ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 895418 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.73
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1

If the area of this square is 9, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
6\( \sqrt{2} \)
9\( \sqrt{2} \)
2\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{9} \) = 3

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 = 32 + 32
c2 = 18
c = \( \sqrt{18} \) = \( \sqrt{9 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{9} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 3\( \sqrt{2} \)


2

If side x = 5cm, side y = 6cm, and side z = 15cm what is the perimeter of this triangle?

84% Answer Correctly
26cm
29cm
33cm
27cm

Solution

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

p = x + y + z
p = 5cm + 6cm + 15cm = 26cm


3

If angle a = 30° and angle b = 51° what is the length of angle c?

71% Answer Correctly
57°
123°
99°
94°

Solution

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:
180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 30° - 51° = 99°


4

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

74% Answer Correctly

squaring

factoring

normalizing

deconstructing


Solution

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


5

If AD = 21 and BD = 14, AB = ?

76% Answer Correctly
1
19
15
7

Solution

The entire length of this line is represented by AD which is AB + BD:

AD = AB + BD

Solving for AB:

AB = AD - BD
AB = 21 - 14
AB = 7