ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 870455 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.49
Score 0% 70%

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1

If a = c = 9, b = d = 3, and the blue angle = 73°, what is the area of this parallelogram?

66% Answer Correctly
72
56
15
27

Solution

The area of a parallelogram is equal to its length x width:

a = l x w
a = a x b
a = 9 x 3
a = 27


2

Breaking apart a quadratic expression into a pair of binomials is called:

75% Answer Correctly

deconstructing

factoring

normalizing

squaring


Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL (First, Outside, Inside, Last) method in reverse.


3

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

58% Answer Correctly

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

perimeter = sum of side lengths

area = ½bh

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

A right angle measures:

91% Answer Correctly

360°

45°

90°

180°


Solution

A right angle measures 90 degrees and is the intersection of two perpendicular lines. In diagrams, a right angle is indicated by a small box completing a square with the perpendicular lines.


5

Solve for y:
y2 + 5y - 6 = 0

59% Answer Correctly
9 or 7
1 or -6
-4 or -4
9 or 1

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic equation that's set to zero is to factor the quadratic equation:

y2 + 5y - 6 = 0
(y - 1)(y + 6) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (y - 1) or (y + 6) must equal zero:

If (y - 1) = 0, y must equal 1
If (y + 6) = 0, y must equal -6

So the solution is that y = 1 or -6