1. Page | 1 Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 1.Solve the following equations. (a) x 2 + 7x + 10=0(b) 3x 2 – 4x + 1=0 (c) x 3 – 4x 2 – 5x=0(d)x2x2 =25 2.Solve each of the following quadratic equations by using “Completing the square”. (a) x 2 + 6x – 16=0(b) x 2 – 6x=2x – 16(c) 2y 2 – 8y + 6=0 3.Solve each of the following quadratic equations by using “Completing the square”. (a) x 2 + 6x – 7=0(b)x 2 – 6x=x – 6 4. Solve each of the following quadratic equations by using “Completing the square” Give your answers t 1 decimal place. (a) x 2 + 4x – 21 = 0(b) x 2 – 5x = 32 5.For each of the following quadratic equations indicate whether there are 0, 1 or 2 real solutions. (You do not need to calculate the solutions – you need only say how many there are) (a) x 2 – 4x + 4 =0 (b) x 2 – 5x + 20 = 0 (c) 2x 2 – 5x + 3=0 6.  b  b 2  4ac 2a Solve the following Quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula. x  (a) x 2 – 3x – 10 = 0 (b) x 2 – 5x – 4 =0 7.Solve the following equations by any method you choose. (a) x 2 + 6x + 5 = 0 (b) x 2 – x =20 (c) 4x 2 + 4x – 24 =0(d) 3x 2 = 6x – 3

2. Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 8.Solve the following Quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula. (a) x 2 – 3x – 10=0(b) 0.5x 2 =4x – 8 9.The quadratic equation x 2 – 2x + 2 = 0 has two solutions which are both complex numbers. Use the quadratic formula to find these solutions. 10. For the quadratic function f(x) = 2x 2 – 6x + 10 find the following. (a) Is the shape of the parabola Concave Down or Convex Up? (b) Where is its y-intercept? (c) Where is its vertex? 11. For the quadratic function y = x 2 – 6x + 8 (a) Where does the curve cut the y – axis (b) Where does the curve cut the x – axis (c) Draw the parabola with the equation y = x 2 – 6x + 8 12. The quadratic y = x 2 + 2x – 8 (a) What is the shape of the quadratic? (b) What is the y-intercept? (c) What are the x-intercepts? (d) What are the coordinates of the vertex? (e) Sketch the quadratic 13. For the quadratic function f(x) = x 2 + 6x + 5 find the following. (a) Is the shape of the parabola Concave Down or convex Up? (b) Where is its y-intercept? (c) Where is its vertex? (d) Where is its x-intercepts? (e) Draw a graph of the quadratic function. Page | 2

3. Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics Page | 3 14. There exists two positive numbers where one is 4 more than the other and their product is 45. (a) Write down the above information in an algebraic form. (b) Find an equation and by solving it find the value of these two numbers? 15. A rectangle has its length two more than three times its width. The area of the rectangle is 85 square feet. (a) Write down the above information in the form of an algebraic equation. (b) What is the length and width of the rectangle? 16. John traveled from his own home to his mother’s home 200 miles away and then he returned back home that same day.During these journey’s he noticed that his speed was 10 mph faster coming home than it was when he traveled to his mothers home. The total time spent on both parts of the journey was 9 hours. What were his speeds during this journey? 17. Professor Robertson was jogging one day from his home to the College a distance of 4 miles. On the return journey he was very tired and jogged 2 miles per hour slower than on the first part of the journey. The total time he took jogging was 9.6 hours. What were the going and returning speeds? 18. The formula for the height of a cannon ball after t seconds is H = 20t 2 – t +15 (a) What is the height of the ball after 2 seconds? (b) How long will it take before the cannon ball is at a height of 510 ft?

4. Page | 4 Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics Test on Topic 18 Quadratics Solutions 1.Solve the following equations. (a) x 2 + 7x + 10=0(b) 3x 2 – 4x + 1=0 (x + 2)(x + 5) =0(3x – 1)(x – 1) =0 x = – 2 and x = – 5x= 1313 and x = 1 0(d)(c) x 3 – 4x 2 – 5x x(x 2 – 4x – 5) = =0=0 x x 2 2 – 25 ==== 25 0 x(x – 5)(x + 1) =0(x + 5)(x – 5) =0 x = 0 and x = 5 and x = – 1x = –5 and x = 5 2.Solve each of the following quadratic equations by using “Completing the square”. (a) x 2 + 6x – 16 x 2 + 6x (x +3) 2 x+3 ========== 0 16 16 + 9 25  25 x+3=5orx +3 =– 5 x=2orx=– 8 (b) x 2 – 6x x 2 – 8x (x – 4) 2 x – 4 x (c) 2y 2 – 8y + 6 2y 2 – 8y y 2 – 4y (y – 2) 2 y – 2 ========================== 2x – 16 – 16 – 16 + 16 0  0 0 4 0 – 6 – 3 – 3+4 1  1 y – 2=1ory – 2=– 1 y=3ory=1

5. (x + 2)  – 6+   x  7  Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics Page | 5 3.Solve each of the following quadratic equations by using “Completing the square”. (a) x 2 + 6x – 7 x 2 + 6x (x + 3) 2 ======== 0 7 7+9 16 x +3 =  16 x= – 3  4 Answer: The two solutions are x = – 3 – 4 = 0 – 7 and x = 0 – 3 + 4 = 1 (b) x2x2 x 2 – 6x – 6x – x x 2 – 7x ====== x – 6 – 6 2  7   2  = 2  7   2  49 4 2  x  =  2  2  x  =  2  – 6+ 25 4 72727272 x  ====== 7272 25 4 5 2 5  2 Answer: The two solutions are x = 7272 – 5252 = 1 andx= 7272 + 5252 =6 4. Solve each of the following quadratic equations by using “Completing the square” Give your answers t 1 decimal place. (a) x 2 + 4x – 21 = 0(b) x 2 – 5x =32 (x + 2) 2 2 x+2 ======== 21 + 4 25  25  5 (x – 2.5) 2 x – 2.5 ======== 32 + 6.25 38.25  38.25  6.2 x + 2 = 5 or x + 2 = – 5 x = 3 or x = – 7 x – 2.5 = 6.2 x = 8.7 or x – 2.5 = – 6.2 or x = – 3.7

6. x   b  b 2  4ac 3  49 3  7 3  7 10 Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics Page | 6 5.For each of the following quadratic equations indicate whether there are 0, 1 or 2 real solutions. (You do not need to calculate the solutions – you need only say how many there are) (a) x 2 – 4x + 4 =0 a=1 b= – 4 c=4 b 2 – 4ac = (– 4) 2 – 4(1)(4) = 16 – 16 = 0 Number of solutions = 1 (b) x 2 – 5x + 20 = 0 a = 1 b = – 5 c = 20 b 2 – 4ac = (– 5) 2 – 4(1)(20) = 25 – 80 = – 55 Number of solutions = 0 (c) 2x 2 – 5x + 3=0 a=2 b= – 5 c=3discriminant=b 2 – 4ac = (-5) 2 – 4(2)(3) = 25 – 24 = 1 since discriminant > 0 there will be two distinct real solutions. 6.  b  b 2  4ac 2a Solve the following Quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula. x  (b) x 2 – 3x – 10 =0 a = 1 b = – 3 c = – 10discriminant= b 2 – 4ac = (-3) 2 – 4(1)( – 10) = 9 + 40 = 49 = 2 = 2a The two solutions are x = 2  5 and x =  2  4 2  3  7 2 (b) x 2 – 5x – 4 =0 a=1 b= – 5 c= – 4 b 2 – 4ac = (– 5) 2 – 4(1)( – 4) = 25 + 16 = 41 xxxx ====  b  b 2  4ac 2a 5  41 2 so x = 5  6. 4 2 = 5.7 or x = 5  6.4 2 = 0.7

7. x – x – 20 Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics Page | 7 7.Solve the following equations by any method you choose. (a) x 2 + 6x + 5 = 0 (b) x 2 – x =20 (x + 5)(x + 1)=0 2 =0 So x = – 5 or x = – 1(x – 5)(x + 4)= 0 So x = 5 or x = – 4 (c) 4x 2 + 4x – 24 =0(d) 3x 2 = 6x – 3 4(x 2 + x – 6) = 0 3x 2 – 6x – 3 = 0 4(x + 3)(x – 2) =0 a=3b= – 6 c= – 3 So x = – 3 or x = 2 b 2 – 4ac =(– 6) 2 – 4(3)( – 3) = 36 + 36= 72 x=  b  b 2  4ac 2a 6  72 6 6  8.5 = 2.4 or x = 6 6  8.5 6 = – 0.6 8. x = So x = Solve the following Quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula. (a) x 2 – 3x – 10 = 0 a = 1 b = – 3 c = – 10 b 2 – 4ac =(– 3) 2 – 4 x 1 x (– 10)=9 + 40=49 x=  b  b 2  4ac 2a = 3  49 2 = 3  7 2 So x = 3  7 2 = 5 or x = 3  7 2 = – 2 8.(b)4x – 8 0.5x 2 – 4x + 8 = =0=0 a = 0.5 b = – 4 c = 8 b 2 – 4ac =(– 4) 2 – 4 x 0.5 x 8 =16 – 16 =0 x=  b  b 2  4ac 2a = 4  0 0.5 = 4  0 0.5 So x = 4  0 0.5 =8

8. Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 9.The quadratic equation x 2 – 2x + 2 = 0 has two solutions which are both complex numbers. Use the quadratic formula to find these solutions. a=1 b= – 2 c=2 b 2 – 4ac =(– 2) 2 – 4 x 1 x (2) =4 – 8=– 4 So b 2  4ac =  4 = 4  1 = 4  1 =2i x=  b  b 2  4ac 2a = 2  2i 2 So x = or x= 2  2i 2 2  2i 2 ==== 2(1  i) 2 2(1  i) 2 ==== (1  i) 1 (1  i) 1 ==== 1+i 1 – i 10. For the quadratic function f(x) = 2x 2 – 6x + 10 find the following. (a) Is the shape of the parabola Concave Down or Convex Up? Convex Up since positive coefficient on the x 2 term. (b) Where is its y-intercept? Y –intercept is 10 since f(0) = 2(0) 2 – 6(0) + 10 = 10 (c) Where is its vertex? x-coordinate of vertex is x =  b 2a =  (  6) 2(2) = 6464 = 1.5 y-coordinate of vertex is f(1.5) = 2(1.5) 2 – 6(1.5) + 10 = 4.5 – 9 + 10 = 5.5 Answer: Coordinates of vertex are (1.5,5.5) Page | 8

9. y = x – 6x + 8 b  2 Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 11. For the quadratic equation:- 2 (c) Where does the curve cut the y – axis (d) At y = 8 Where does the curve cut the x – axis x 2 – 6x + 8 = 0 (x – 2)(x – 4) = 0 x = 2 and x = 4 (c) Draw the parabola with the equation y = x 2 – 6x + 8 on the grid above (choose suitable scales) x-coordinate of the vertex x =  b 2a =  (  6) 2(1) =3 = – 1 y-oordinate of the vertex y = x 2 – 6x + 8 = 12. The quadratic y = x 2 + 2x – 8 (a) What is the shape of the quadratic? Answer = concave up U (b) What is the y-intercept? Answer Y-intercept is y = – 8 (c) What are the x-intercepts? Answer Solve x 2 + 2x – 8 =0 (x + 4)(x – 2) = 0 x = – 4 and x = 2 (d) What are the coordinates of the vertex? x-coordinate = y-coordinate =  = = – 1 2a 2 (– 1) 2 + 2(– 1) – 8 = – 9 (e) Sketch the quadratic Page | 9 2 4 3 8 – 2 x (3) 2 – 6(3) + 8 = 9 – 18 + 8 y

10. Page | 10 Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 13. For the quadratic function f(x) = x 2 + 6x + 5 find the following. (a) Is the shape of the parabola Concave Down or convex Up? Answer:Concave Up since it is a positive number of x 2. (b) Where is its y-intercept? since cuts the y-axis at f(0) = (0) 2 + 6(0) + 5 = 5y-intercept is at (0,5) (c) Where is its vertex? b2ab2a x-cordinate of vertex at x =  6 2(1) =  6262 = – 3 y-cordinate of vertex at f(– 4) = (– 3) 2 + 6(– 3) + 5 = 9 – 18 + 5 = – 4 Coordinate of vertex is (– 3,– 4) (d) Where is its x-intercepts? x-intercepts happen when0x 2 + 6x + 5 (x + 1)(x + 5) = =0=0 x = – 1 and x = – 5 So x-intercepts are at (– 1, 0) and (– 5, 0) (e) Draw a graph of the quadratic function. x y 0

11. Page | 11 Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 14. There exists two positive numbers where one is 4 more than the other and their product is 45. (c) Write down the above information in an algebraic form. x = first numberx + 4 = second numberso x(x + 4) = 45 (d) Find an equation and by solving it find the value of these two numbers? Solvex(x + 4)=45 x 2 + 4x – 45 = 0 ( x + 9)(x – 4) = 0 So x = – 9 ( cant use its negative) and x = 4 so the second number is number is x + 4 = 5 + 4 = 9 15. A rectangle has its length two more than three times its width. The area of the rectangle is 85 square feet. (c) Write down the above information in the form of an algebraic equation. =3x + 2 Width = x Length = 3 times width + 2 Area = 85 x(3x + 2) = 85 (d) What is the length and width of the rectangle? x(3x + 2) = 3x 2 + 2x = 85 ==== 0000 3x 2 + 2x – 85 (3x + 17)(x – 5) Use only x = 5 So Width = x = 5 feet and Length = 3x + 2 = 3(5) + 2 =17 feet

12. + 200( x  10) Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 16. John traveled from his own home to his mother’s home 200 miles away and then he returned back home that same day.During these journey’s he noticed that his speed was 10 mph faster coming home than it was when he traveled to his mothers home. The total time spent on both parts of the journey was 9 hours. What were his speeds during this journey? Time (going)= Dis tan ce Speed = 200 x = 200 x  10 Time (return) = Total time Dis tan ce Speed = 9 200 x x  10 + x( x  10) = 9 200 x ( x  10) x = 9191 200( x  10)  200 x x( x  10) 200 x  2000  200 x x( x  10) 400 x  2000 x 2  10 x 400x + 2000 2000 0 ================ 9 1 9 1 9 1 9(x 2 + 10x) 9x 2 + 90x 9x 2 – 310x 9x 2 – 310x – 2000 (9x + 50)(x – 40) So x = 40 (speed going) and (speed returning) = x + 10 = 40 + 10 = 50 Page | 12

13. SpeedDistance Time = Speed First Journey x4 4x4x Return Journey x – 24 4 x  2 Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 17. Professor Robertson was jogging one day from his home to the College a distance of 4 miles. On the return journey he was very tired and jogged 2 miles per hour slower than on the first part of the journey. The total time he took jogging was 9.6 hours. What were the going and returning speeds? Take the information and make this table 4x4x + 4 x  2 =9.6 x(x – 2) 4x4x + x(x – 2) 4 x  2 =9.6x(x – 2) 4(x – 2) + 4x =9.6x 2 – 19.2x 4x – 8 + 4x=9.6x 2 – 19.2x 8x – 8 0000 ====== 9.6x 2 – 19.2x 9.6x 2 – 19.2x – 8x + 8 9.6x 2 – 27.2x + 8 We now solve the quadratic equation9.6x 2 – 27.2x + 8=0 a = 9.6 b = –27.2 c = 8 the disciminant=b 2 – 4ac =(–27.2) 2 – 4(9.6)(8) = 739.84 – 307.2 = 432.64 ( so 2 possible solutions) The two solutions are:xxxxxx ======  b  b 2  4ac 2a 27.2  432.64 2(9.6) 27.2  20.8 19.2 Answer: The two solutions are x= 27.2  20.8 19.2 = 6.4 19.2 = 0.3 but x – 2 is negative and so cannot be used. andx = 27.2  20.8 19.2 = 48 19.2 =2.5 and x – 2 = 0.5 so we can use this solution. Answer: The first journey the speed was x = 2.5 mph and the return journey was x – 2 = 0.5 mph Page | 13

14. Practice Test on Topic 19 Quadratics 18. The formula for the height of a cannon ball after t seconds is H = 20t 2 – t +15 (a) What is the height of the ball after 2 seconds? H = 20t 2 – t +15=20(2) 2 – (2) +15 = 20(4) – 2 + 15 = 80 – 2 + 15 = 93 ft (b) How long will it take before the cannon ball is at a height of 510 ft? 20t 2 – t +15=510 20t 2 – t – 495 =0 a = 20 b = – 1 and c = – 495 discriminant= b 2 – 4ac = (-1) 2 – 4(20)( – 495) = 1 + 39600 = 39601 1  199 40  1  39601 40 There are two real number solutions t  200 40  5 sec  1  199 40 t  and  4.95 sec  198 40  1  199 40 t  Only one solution t = 5 sec is usable in this solution. Page | 14