wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Quadratics Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Find the axis of symmetry for
f(x) = x2- 8x + 15.
a)
x = -4
b)
x = 4
c)
y = 4
d)
y = -4
2.
For the quadratic y = -x2 - 4x + 5, What is the y-intercept?
a)
(0, 5)
b)
(5, 0)
c)
(-2, 9)
d)
(-5, 1)
3.

The discriminant is

a)

ax2 + bx + c

b)

b - 4ac

c)

b2 - 4ac

d)

b2 + 4ac

4.

If the discriminant is positive, then the solution will be

a)

one real solution

b)

two real solutions

c)

no real solutions

d)

one imaginary solution

5.

____________

For the function above, is the discriminant positive, negative, or zero?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

6.

Factor:

x2 + 5x - 24

a)

(x - 8)(x + 3)

b)

(x + 8)(x - 3)

c)

(x + 6)(x - 4)

d)

(x + 12)(x - 2)

7.
Solve by factoring:  4x2 + 11x - 3 = 0
a)
x = -3/4 and x = -1
b)
x = 4 and x = 3
c)
x = 1/4 and x = -3
d)
x = -1/4 and x = 3
8.
Determine the values of
a, b, and c for
the quadratic equation: 
4x2 – 8x = 3
a)
a = 4, b = -8, c = 3
b)
a = 4, b =-8, c =-3
c)
a = 4, b = 8, c = 3
d)
a = 4, b = 8, c = -3
9.
Solve using the quadratic formula.
2x2 - 9x - 35 = 0
a)
x = 7/2, x = -6
b)
x = -5/2, x =5
c)
x = -3/7, x =6
d)
x = -5/2, x = 7
10.

Use the quadratic formula to solve.  4x2 +7x15=04x^{2\ }+7x-15=0  

a)

x= 1.25

b)

x= 289

c)

x= 1.25, 3 

d)

x= 1.25, -3 

11.
Complete the square.
x2 + 6x + ____
a)
x2 + 6x + 9
b)
x2 + 6x - 36
c)
x2 + 6x + 36
d)
x2 + 6x - 9
12.
Solve the following equation by completing the square:
n2 - 2n - 3 = 0
a)
{3 and-1}
b)
{4 and -4}
c)
{5 and -3}
d)
{8 and -7}
13.

Solve the following equation by completing the square and write the solution in simplest radical form.
 3x26x=113x^2-6x=11  

a)

 3±423\frac{-3\pm\sqrt{42}}{3}  

b)

 6±1686\frac{6\pm\sqrt{168}}{6}  

c)

 6±2426\frac{6\pm2\sqrt{42}}{6}  

d)

 3±423\frac{3\pm\sqrt{42}}{3}  

14.

Write the equation of the quadratic

whose roots are -4, -2.

a)

x2-6x+8

b)

x2+6x+8

c)

x2-4x-2

d)

x2-2x-4

15.

Write the equation of the quadratic

whose roots are 5/2 and 7/3.

a)

x2 - 12x + 35

b)

6x2 - 29x + 35

c)

6x2 + x + 35

d)

x2 - x - 35

16.

Write a quadratic equation that has the roots of  x=3±2x=3\pm\sqrt{2} 

a)

 y=x2+3x+2y=x^2+3x+2  

b)

 y=x26x+9y=x^2-6x+9  

c)

 y=x26x+7y=x^2-6x+7  

d)

 y=x2+6x+11y=x^2+6x+11  

17.

Write a quadratic equation that has the roots of  x=4±6ix=-4\pm6i 

a)

 y=x210x+32y=x^2-10x+32  

b)

 y=x2+8x+52y=x^2+8x+52  

c)

 y=x2+8x20y=x^2+8x-20  

d)

 y=x2+8x+22y=x^2+8x+22  

18.
An object in launched directly upward at 64 feet per second (ft/s) from a platform 80 feet high. Its height is represented by the equation s(t) = –16t2 + 64t + 80. What will be the object's maximum height? 
a)
2 ft
b)
80 ft
c)
144 ft
d)
64 ft
19.
The function f(t) = -5t2+20t + 60 models the approximate height of an object t seconds after it is launched. How many seconds does it take the object to hit the ground? 
a)
4 seconds
b)
-2 seconds
c)
-6 seconds
d)
9 seconds
20.

Find two consecutive positive integers such that the first number squared is 25 more than 3 times the second.

a)

4 and 5

b)

7 and 8

c)

-4 and -5

d)

-4 and -3