ASVAB Practice Math Questions

Category - Math - Hard

If diagonal of a square room is x, what is the area of the room?
  1. x/2
  2. x/√2
  3. 2x
  4. x2/2
Explanation
Answer D: A square is a rectangle whose all sides are equal. Its area is equal to square of its sides.
Area= (side)2
Diagonal x2=2(side)2,
Area=x2/2.

Key takeaway: The word problems based on basic geometry are easy to tackle if you remember simple formulae (perimeter, area) of rectangle, square, circle etc. and their applications. Practice over relationships of length, width perimeter and area rectangle and square.
Was this helpful? Upvote!
Login to contribute your own answer or details

Top questions

Related questions

Most popular on PracticeQuiz