ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 922435 Results

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1

If the area of this square is 1, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

69% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{2} \)
6\( \sqrt{2} \)
8\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{1} \) = 1

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 = 12 + 12
c2 = 2
c = \( \sqrt{2} \)


2

On this circle, line segment AB is the:

71% Answer Correctly

circumference

chord

diameter

radius


Solution

A circle is a figure in which each point around its perimeter is an equal distance from the center. The radius of a circle is the distance between the center and any point along its perimeter. A chord is a line segment that connects any two points along its perimeter. The diameter of a circle is the length of a chord that passes through the center of the circle and equals twice the circle's radius (2r).


3

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

42% Answer Correctly

y-intercept

slope

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

x-intercept


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

Find the value of b:
-9b + y = -7
-4b - 2y = -1

42% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{15}{22}\)
\(\frac{1}{3}\)
-\(\frac{9}{20}\)

Solution

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

-9b + y = -7
y = -7 + 9b

then substitute the result (-7 - -9b) into the second equation:

-4b - 2(-7 + 9b) = -1
-4b + (-2 x -7) + (-2 x 9b) = -1
-4b + 14 - 18b = -1
-4b - 18b = -1 - 14
-22b = -15
b = \( \frac{-15}{-22} \)
b = \(\frac{15}{22}\)


5

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

50% Answer Correctly

a parallelogram is a quadrilateral

the area of a parallelogram is base x height

the perimeter of a parallelogram is the sum of the lengths of all sides

opposite sides and adjacent angles are equal


Solution

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) and angles (red = red, blue = blue) are equal. The area of a parallelogram is base x height and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d).