ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 918935 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
Score 0% 68%

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1

If the area of this square is 49, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

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

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{49} \) = 7

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 = 72 + 72
c2 = 98
c = \( \sqrt{98} \) = \( \sqrt{49 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{49} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 7\( \sqrt{2} \)


2

If side x = 6cm, side y = 10cm, and side z = 15cm what is the perimeter of this triangle?

84% Answer Correctly
31cm
26cm
25cm
27cm

Solution

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

p = x + y + z
p = 6cm + 10cm + 15cm = 31cm


3

Which of the following is not required to define the slope-intercept equation for a line?

42% Answer Correctly

\({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\)

x-intercept

y-intercept

slope


Solution

A line on the coordinate grid can be defined by a slope-intercept equation: y = mx + b. For a given value of x, the value of y can be determined given the slope (m) and y-intercept (b) of the line. The slope of a line is change in y over change in x, \({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\), and the y-intercept is the y-coordinate where the line crosses the vertical y-axis.


4

A quadrilateral is a shape with __________ sides.

90% Answer Correctly

5

3

4

2


Solution

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


5

Simplify (6a)(5ab) - (8a2)(4b).

59% Answer Correctly
2ab2
132ab2
62a2b
-2a2b

Solution

To multiply monomials, multiply the coefficients (the numbers that come before the variables) of each term, add the exponents of like variables, and multiply the different variables together.

(6a)(5ab) - (8a2)(4b)
(6 x 5)(a x a x b) - (8 x 4)(a2 x b)
(30)(a1+1 x b) - (32)(a2b)
30a2b - 32a2b
-2a2b