ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 850207 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.10
Score 0% 62%

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1

Simplify (5a)(5ab) - (9a2)(7b).

62% Answer Correctly
160a2b
88ab2
-38a2b
160ab2

Solution

To multiply monomials, multiply the coefficients (the numbers that come before the variables) of each term, add the exponents of like variables, and multiply the different variables together.

(5a)(5ab) - (9a2)(7b)
(5 x 5)(a x a x b) - (9 x 7)(a2 x b)
(25)(a1+1 x b) - (63)(a2b)
25a2b - 63a2b
-38a2b


2

If the base of this triangle is 7 and the height is 1, what is the area?

59% Answer Correctly
67\(\frac{1}{2}\)
48
78
3\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

The area of a triangle is equal to ½ base x height:

a = ½bh
a = ½ x 7 x 1 = \( \frac{7}{2} \) = 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)


3

Which of the following statements about a triangle is not true?

58% Answer Correctly

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

area = ½bh

perimeter = sum of side lengths

sum of interior angles = 180°


Solution

A triangle is a three-sided polygon. It has three interior angles that add up to 180° (a + b + c = 180°). An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite (d = b + c). The perimeter of a triangle is equal to the sum of the lengths of its three sides, the height of a triangle is equal to the length from the base to the opposite vertex (angle) and the area equals one-half triangle base x height: a = ½ base x height.


4

For this diagram, the Pythagorean theorem states that b2 = ?

47% Answer Correctly

c - a

a2 - c2

c2 + a2

c2 - a2


Solution

The Pythagorean theorem defines the relationship between the side lengths of a right triangle. The length of the hypotenuse squared (c2) is equal to the sum of the two perpendicular sides squared (a2 + b2): c2 = a2 + b2 or, solved for c, \(c = \sqrt{a + b}\)


5

If side x = 12cm, side y = 14cm, and side z = 9cm what is the perimeter of this triangle?

85% Answer Correctly
28cm
38cm
35cm
40cm

Solution

The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of its sides:

p = x + y + z
p = 12cm + 14cm + 9cm = 35cm