ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 850439 Results

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1

Order the following types of angle from least number of degrees to most number of degrees.

75% Answer Correctly

acute, obtuse, right

right, acute, obtuse

right, obtuse, acute

acute, right, obtuse


Solution

An acute angle measures less than 90°, a right angle measures 90°, and an obtuse angle measures more than 90°.


2

Which of the following is not true about both rectangles and squares?

63% Answer Correctly

the lengths of all sides are equal

the area is length x width

the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all four sides

all interior angles are right angles


Solution

A rectangle is a parallelogram containing four right angles. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) are equal and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d) or, comonly, 2 x length x width. The area of a rectangle is length x width. A square is a rectangle with four equal length sides. The perimeter of a square is 4 x length of one side (4s) and the area is the length of one side squared (s2).


3

Solve for a:
-7a - 6 < \( \frac{a}{8} \)

44% Answer Correctly
a < 3\(\frac{3}{17}\)
a < 4
a < 2
a < -\(\frac{16}{19}\)

Solution

To solve this equation, repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the < sign and the answer on the other.

-7a - 6 < \( \frac{a}{8} \)
8 x (-7a - 6) < a
(8 x -7a) + (8 x -6) < a
-56a - 48 < a
-56a - 48 - a < 0
-56a - a < 48
-57a < 48
a < \( \frac{48}{-57} \)
a < -\(\frac{16}{19}\)


4

If angle a = 51° and angle b = 21° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
129°
131°
158°
137°

Solution

An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite:

d° = b° + c°

To find angle c, remember that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:

180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 51° - 21° = 108°

So, d° = 21° + 108° = 129°

A shortcut to get this answer is to remember that angles around a line add up to 180°:

a° + d° = 180°
d° = 180° - a°
d° = 180° - 51° = 129°


5

Which of the following is not required to define the slope-intercept equation for a line?

42% Answer Correctly

x-intercept

slope

y-intercept

\({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\)


Solution

A line on the coordinate grid can be defined by a slope-intercept equation: y = mx + b. For a given value of x, the value of y can be determined given the slope (m) and y-intercept (b) of the line. The slope of a line is change in y over change in x, \({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\), and the y-intercept is the y-coordinate where the line crosses the vertical y-axis.