ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 998310 Results

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1

On this circle, a line segment connecting point A to point D is called:

46% Answer Correctly

radius

chord

diameter

circumference


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).


2

If a = -7 and y = 4, what is the value of -9a(a - y)?

68% Answer Correctly
-693
-9
-25
70

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.)

-9a(a - y)
-9(-7)(-7 - 4)
-9(-7)(-11)
(63)(-11)
-693


3

If the area of this square is 81, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

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

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{81} \) = 9

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 = 92 + 92
c2 = 162
c = \( \sqrt{162} \) = \( \sqrt{81 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{81} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 9\( \sqrt{2} \)


4

Solve for x:
x2 - 6x + 23 = 5x - 1

48% Answer Correctly
2 or -3
-1 or -2
7 or 3
3 or 8

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic expression that's not set to zero is to solve the equation so that it is set to zero:

x2 - 6x + 23 = 5x - 1
x2 - 6x + 23 + 1 = 5x
x2 - 6x - 5x + 24 = 0
x2 - 11x + 24 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

x2 - 11x + 24 = 0
(x - 3)(x - 8) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (x - 3) or (x - 8) must equal zero:

If (x - 3) = 0, x must equal 3
If (x - 8) = 0, x must equal 8

So the solution is that x = 3 or 8


5

Which of the following expressions contains exactly two terms?

82% Answer Correctly

monomial

quadratic

binomial

polynomial


Solution

A monomial contains one term, a binomial contains two terms, and a polynomial contains more than two terms.