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Quadratic Equations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Solve the equation by factorizing:

x2 - 11x +19 = -5

a)

x = {3,8}

b)

x = {-3,8}

c)

x = {3,-8}

d)

x = {-3,-8}

2.

What number added would make a perfect square trinomial?

x2 - 8x + ______

a)

- 4

b)

- 64

c)

12

d)

16

3.

What should you do first in solving this equation?

x2 + 6x - 13 = 3

a)

Write down: a=1, b=6, c=-13

b)

Get factored form

c)

Make it equal 0 by subtracting 3 on each side

d)

Type it all in a calculator

4.

Complete the Square

x2 + 6x + 20

a)

(x + 3x)2 + 11

b)

(x + 3)2 + 11

c)

(x + 6)2 + 11

d)

(x + 3)2 + 29

5.

What is the green dashed line called?

a)

roots or x-intercepts

b)

parabola

c)

axis of symmetry

d)

y intercept

6.

What is the axis of symmetry for this graph?

a)

y = 2

b)

x = 0

c)

x = 2

d)

y = 0

7.

A parabola is upside-down when a is:

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

0

d)

infinite

8.

What is the significance of the ordered pair (0, -2) to the graph?

a)

It is the vertex

b)

It is an x-intercept

c)

It is the y-intercept

d)

It is the axis of symmetry

9.

A parabola has a vertex at (-3,2).

What is the axis of symmetry?

a)

y = -2

b)

x = 3

c)

x = -3

d)

y = 2

10.

What is the equation for standard form?

a)

y = x2 + bx + c

b)

y = ax2 + bx + c

c)

y = mx + b

d)

Ax + By = C

11.

Does this graph have any roots?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

I am not sure

12.

Does this graph have a maximum or a minimum?

a)

maximum

b)

minimum

c)

I am not sure.

d)

neither

13.

Use the discriminant to find the number of solutions for the following equation.


y = -3x2 +5x - 8

a)

2 solutions

b)

0 solutions

c)

1 solution

14.

Which value is the vertex?

a)

(-4, 0)

b)

(-1, -9)

c)

(0, -8)

d)

(2, 0)

15.

What are the coordinates of the minimum point of the equation

y = (x + 3)2 - 5

a)

( 3, -5 )

b)

( -3, -5 )

c)

( -3, 5 )

d)

( -5, 3 )