ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 919260 Results

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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\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{2} \)
4\( \sqrt{2} \)
\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 a = c = 7, b = d = 3, and the blue angle = 51°, what is the area of this parallelogram?

65% Answer Correctly
25
10
21
9

Solution

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

a = l x w
a = a x b
a = 7 x 3
a = 21


3

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

57% Answer Correctly

sum of interior angles = 180°

area = ½bh

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

perimeter = sum of side lengths


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

The dimensions of this trapezoid are a = 5, b = 6, c = 7, d = 5, and h = 4. What is the area?

51% Answer Correctly
22
20
22\(\frac{1}{2}\)
24

Solution

The area of a trapezoid is one-half the sum of the lengths of the parallel sides multiplied by the height:

a = ½(b + d)(h)
a = ½(6 + 5)(4)
a = ½(11)(4)
a = ½(44) = \( \frac{44}{2} \)
a = 22


5

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

42% Answer Correctly

x-intercept

slope

y-intercept

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


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.