ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 945611 Results

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1

If the area of this square is 4, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
4\( \sqrt{2} \)
2\( \sqrt{2} \)
8\( \sqrt{2} \)
5\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{4} \) = 2

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 = 22 + 22
c2 = 8
c = \( \sqrt{8} \) = \( \sqrt{4 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{4} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 2\( \sqrt{2} \)


2

The dimensions of this trapezoid are a = 5, b = 4, c = 7, d = 2, and h = 4. What is the area?

51% Answer Correctly
24
25\(\frac{1}{2}\)
12
10

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(4 + 2)(4)
a = ½(6)(4)
a = ½(24) = \( \frac{24}{2} \)
a = 12


3

If angle a = 41° and angle b = 22° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
129°
139°
150°
143°

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° - 41° - 22° = 117°

So, d° = 22° + 117° = 139°

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° - 41° = 139°


4

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

78% Answer Correctly

a = π r

a = π r2

a = π d2

a = π d


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.


5

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 2) and (2, -8). What is the slope of this line?

46% Answer Correctly
2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
1
-1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-2\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

The slope of this line is the change in y divided by the change in x. The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 2) and (2, -8) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(-8.0) - (2.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-10}{4} \)
m = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)