ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 868979 Results

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1

Which of the following is not a part of PEMDAS, the acronym for math order of operations?

91% Answer Correctly

exponents

division

addition

pairs


Solution

When solving an equation with two variables, replace the variables with the values given and then solve the now variable-free equation. (Remember order of operations, PEMDAS, Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.)


2

A cylinder with a radius (r) and a height (h) has a surface area of:

54% Answer Correctly

2(π r2) + 2π rh

π r2h2

π r2h

4π r2


Solution

A cylinder is a solid figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section with a radius (r) and a height (h). The volume of a cylinder is π r2h and the surface area is 2(π r2) + 2π rh.


3

Factor y2 + 3y - 10

54% Answer Correctly
(y + 2)(y + 5)
(y + 2)(y - 5)
(y - 2)(y - 5)
(y - 2)(y + 5)

Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL method (First, Outside, Inside, Last) in reverse. First, find the two Last terms that will multiply to produce -10 as well and sum (Inside, Outside) to equal 3. For this problem, those two numbers are -2 and 5. Then, plug these into a set of binomials using the square root of the First variable (y2):

y2 + 3y - 10
y2 + (-2 + 5)y + (-2 x 5)
(y - 2)(y + 5)


4

If the area of this square is 16, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

69% Answer Correctly
4\( \sqrt{2} \)
9\( \sqrt{2} \)
5\( \sqrt{2} \)
8\( \sqrt{2} \)

Solution

To find the diagonal we need to know the length of one of the square's sides. We know the area and the area of a square is the length of one side squared:

a = s2

so the length of one side of the square is:

s = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{16} \) = 4

The Pythagorean theorem defines the square of the hypotenuse (diagonal) of a triangle with a right angle as the sum of the squares of the other two sides:

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 42 + 42
c2 = 32
c = \( \sqrt{32} \) = \( \sqrt{16 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{16} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 4\( \sqrt{2} \)


5

If angle a = 69° and angle b = 41° what is the length of angle c?

71% Answer Correctly
130°
70°
61°
87°

Solution

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:
180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 69° - 41° = 70°