ASVAB Math Knowledge Polygons Practice Test 465037 Results

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1

If angle a = 59° and angle b = 24° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
121°
157°
145°
126°

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° - 59° - 24° = 97°

So, d° = 24° + 97° = 121°

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° - 59° = 121°


2

If the area of this square is 49, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{2} \)
2\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)

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\( \sqrt{2} \)


3

If a = c = 8, b = d = 1, and the blue angle = 56°, what is the area of this parallelogram?

65% Answer Correctly
12
10
8
42

Solution

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

a = l x w
a = a x b
a = 8 x 1
a = 8


4

If the base of this triangle is 1 and the height is 9, what is the area?

58% Answer Correctly
38\(\frac{1}{2}\)
105
15
4\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

The area of a triangle is equal to ½ base x height:

a = ½bh
a = ½ x 1 x 9 = \( \frac{9}{2} \) = 4\(\frac{1}{2}\)


5

If angle a = 35° and angle b = 30° what is the length of angle c?

71% Answer Correctly
97°
115°
86°
106°

Solution

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:
180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 35° - 30° = 115°