ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 899317 Results

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1

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

75% Answer Correctly

normalizing

squaring

factoring

deconstructing


Solution

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


2

The dimensions of this cylinder are height (h) = 2 and radius (r) = 1. What is the volume?

63% Answer Correctly
200π
12π
243π

Solution

The volume of a cylinder is πr2h:

v = πr2h
v = π(12 x 2)
v = 2π


3

The formula for the area of a circle is which of the following?

24% Answer Correctly

c = π r

c = π d

c = π d2

c = π r2


Solution

The circumference of a circle is the distance around its perimeter and equals π (approx. 3.14159) x diameter: c = π d. The area of a circle is π x (radius)2 : a = π r2.


4

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

76% Answer Correctly

acute, right, obtuse

acute, obtuse, right

right, acute, obtuse

right, obtuse, acute


Solution

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


5

Solve for z:
z2 - 17 = -2z - 2

49% Answer Correctly
3 or -5
1 or -9
2 or -4
8 or -9

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic expression that's not set to zero is to solve the equation so that it is set to zero:

z2 - 17 = -2z - 2
z2 - 17 + 2 = -2z
z2 + + 2z - 15 = 0
z2 + 2z - 15 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

z2 + 2z - 15 = 0
(z - 3)(z + 5) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (z - 3) or (z + 5) must equal zero:

If (z - 3) = 0, z must equal 3
If (z + 5) = 0, z must equal -5

So the solution is that z = 3 or -5