ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 942479 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

If c = 6 and z = -6, what is the value of 4c(c - z)?

68% Answer Correctly
288
0
-200
40

Solution

To solve this equation, replace the variables with the values given and then solve the now variable-free equation. (Remember order of operations, PEMDAS, Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.)

4c(c - z)
4(6)(6 + 6)
4(6)(12)
(24)(12)
288


2

If angle a = 23° and angle b = 67° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
133°
126°
158°
157°

Solution

An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite:

d° = b° + c°

To find angle c, remember that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:

180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 23° - 67° = 90°

So, d° = 67° + 90° = 157°

A shortcut to get this answer is to remember that angles around a line add up to 180°:

a° + d° = 180°
d° = 180° - a°
d° = 180° - 23° = 157°


3

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

24% Answer Correctly

c = π r2

c = π d

c = π d2

c = π r


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

Solve for a:
a2 - 4a - 12 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
1 or -3
-6 or -8
-2 or 6
6 or -8

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic equation that's set to zero is to factor the quadratic equation:

a2 - 4a - 12 = 0
(a + 2)(a - 6) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (a + 2) or (a - 6) must equal zero:

If (a + 2) = 0, a must equal -2
If (a - 6) = 0, a must equal 6

So the solution is that a = -2 or 6


5

Which of the following statements about parallel lines with a transversal is not correct?

36% Answer Correctly

all acute angles equal each other

angles in the same position on different parallel lines are called corresponding angles

all of the angles formed by a transversal are called interior angles

same-side interior angles are complementary and equal each other


Solution

Parallel lines are lines that share the same slope (steepness) and therefore never intersect. A transversal occurs when a set of parallel lines are crossed by another line. All of the angles formed by a transversal are called interior angles and angles in the same position on different parallel lines equal each other (a° = w°, b° = x°, c° = z°, d° = y°) and are called corresponding angles. Alternate interior angles are equal (a° = z°, b° = y°, c° = w°, d° = x°) and all acute angles (a° = c° = w° = z°) and all obtuse angles (b° = d° = x° = y°) equal each other. Same-side interior angles are supplementary and add up to 180° (e.g. a° + d° = 180°, d° + c° = 180°).