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Worksheet Quadratic Formula

This document is a worksheet for solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. It contains multiple choice and short answer questions about using the quadratic formula to determine the roots of quadratic equations, setting up quadratic equations, calculating discriminants to determine the nature of the roots, and identifying methods for solving quadratic equations. The answer key provides the correct responses to the questions.

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Worksheet Quadratic Formula

This document is a worksheet for solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. It contains multiple choice and short answer questions about using the quadratic formula to determine the roots of quadratic equations, setting up quadratic equations, calculating discriminants to determine the nature of the roots, and identifying methods for solving quadratic equations. The answer key provides the correct responses to the questions.

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Srivatsa Ramesh
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Worksheet: Solving Quadratic Equations Using Quadratic Formula

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Use the quadratic formula to solve . Round your answer to two decimal places.
a. –0.81 c. –0.81 and 1.64
b. 1.64 d. no real solution
____ 2. Use the quadratic formula to solve . Round your answer to two decimal places.
a. –5.43 and 1.93 c. –4.5 and 0.98
b. –1.93 and 5.43 d. no real solution
____ 3. Set up the quadratic equation for .

a. c.

x= x=

b. d.

x= x=
____ 4. Determine the roots of to the nearest hundredth.
a. 1.19 c. –1.19 and 0.61
b. –0.61 and 1.19 d. no real solution
____ 5. Determine the roots of to the nearest hundredth.
a. 11 c. 2 and 11
b. –11 d. no real solution
____ 6. A golf ball is chipped out of a sand trap along a path that can be modelled by the quadratic function
, where time, t, is in seconds and height, h(t), is in metres. Use the quadratic formula to
determine where the ball will land to the nearest hundredth.
a. 0 m c. 7.26 m
b. 4.81 m d. 88.47 m
____ 7. All of the following are ways to determine the roots of a quadratic function except:
a. graphing c. completing the square
b. finding the discriminant d. quadratic formula
____ 8. Determine the discriminant of .
a. c.
b. d.

____ 9. Determine the discriminant of .


a. c.
b. d.

____ 10. Use the discriminant to determine the number of roots of .


a. zero c. two
b. one d. three
____ 11. Use the discriminant to determine the number of roots of .
a. zero c. two
b. one d. three
____ 12. For what value(s) of t does the function have no zeros?
a. t = 12 c. t < 12
b. t > –12 d. –12 < t < 12

Short Answer

13. Identify a method that can be used to determine the roots of . Then use it to determine the
roots.

14. Use the quadratic formula to solve . Round your answer to two decimal places. If there is no
real solution, say so.

15. Use the quadratic formula to solve . Round your answer to two decimal places. If there is
no real solution, say so.
16. Set up the quadratic formula for .
Worksheet: Solving Quadratic Equations Using Quadratic Formula
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
2. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
3. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
4. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
5. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
6. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Application
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
7. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
8. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots
9. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots
10. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots
11. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots
12. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots

SHORT ANSWER

13. ANS:
isolate the squared term; x = –7 and x = –3

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
14. ANS:
–1 and 0.38

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
15. ANS:
no real solution

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
16. ANS:

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula

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