ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 887862 Results

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1

A quadrilateral is a shape with __________ sides.

91% Answer Correctly

5

2

4

3


Solution

A quadrilateral is a shape with four sides. The perimeter of a quadrilateral is the sum of the lengths of its four sides.


2

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 5) and (2, -7). What is the slope of this line?

46% Answer Correctly
-2
-3
3
-2\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

The slope of this line is the change in y divided by the change in x. The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 5) and (2, -7) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(-7.0) - (5.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-12}{4} \)
m = -3


3

Find the value of a:
-5a + y = -1
-2a - 5y = 3

42% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{28}{47}\)
-73
\(\frac{2}{27}\)

Solution

You need to find the value of a so solve the first equation in terms of y:

-5a + y = -1
y = -1 + 5a

then substitute the result (-1 - -5a) into the second equation:

-2a - 5(-1 + 5a) = 3
-2a + (-5 x -1) + (-5 x 5a) = 3
-2a + 5 - 25a = 3
-2a - 25a = 3 - 5
-27a = -2
a = \( \frac{-2}{-27} \)
a = \(\frac{2}{27}\)


4

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

75% Answer Correctly

deconstructing

factoring

squaring

normalizing


Solution

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


5

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

58% Answer Correctly

perimeter = sum of side lengths

area = ½bh

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

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.