Chapter 3 Test: Quadratics

Multiple-choice questions
1 The expression (2x + 3)2 + 5x – 1 is equal to
A 2x2 + 5x + 8
B 2x2 + 17x + 8
C 4x2 + 5x + 8
D 4x2 + 11x + 8
E 4x2 + 17x + 8

2 The expression 6x2 + 7x – 20 is equal to

A (3x – 2)(2x + 10)
B (3x – 4)(2x + 5)
C (3x – 5)(2x + 4)
D (3x + 2)(2x – 10)
E (3x + 4)(2x – 5)

3 For the equation x2 – 48 = 2x, x equals

A –8 or 6
B –6 or 8
C 6 or 8
D –9 or 6
E 9 or –6

4 The coordinates of the turning point of the graph with equation y = x2 + 4x + 5 are
A (2, 1)
B (1, –2)
C (2, –1)
D (–2, 1)
E (–2, –1)

5 The discriminant of x2 + 5x – 10 is
A 5
B –5
C –15
D 65
E –2
6 The x-axis intercepts of the graph of y = 3x2 – 11x + 10 are

A x = and x = 2

B x = and x = –2

C x = and x = 2

D x = and x = 2

E x = and x = 3

7 For y = 8 + 2x – x2, the maximum value of y is

A –3
B 5
C 9
D 9
E 10

8 The solution(s) of the equation x2  5x  14 = 0 is/are

A x = 7 only
B x = 7, x = 2
C x = 2, x = 7
D x = 2, x = 7
E x = 2 only

9 The solution of the inequality 3x2  5x is

A 0 x 
B x 
C x 0
D x 
E 0x

10 The turning point form of the expression 3x2 + 6x – 2 is

A (3x + 1)2 + 5
B (3x – 1)2 – 5
C 3(x – 1)2 – 5
D 3(x + 1)2 – 5
 E 3(x – 1)2 + 5

11 The x-coordinates of the point(s) of intersection of the parabola y = 2x2 + x – 5 and the line y = 2x + 1
is/are
A x = , x = –2
B x=,x=2
C x=1
D x=,x=2
E x= ,x=2

12 The coordinates of the turning point of the parabola y = 2 �

(3 + x) 2  5�
� �are:
A (3, 5)
B (3, 5)
C (3,10)
D (6, 5)
E (6, 10)

13 The solution(s) of the equation 4x2  1 = 0 is/are

A x = 1 only
B x = 1, x = 2
C x=,x=
D x = 2, x =
E x = 2 only

14 If + = 1 and x  0 then x is equal to

A
B 2
C
D 7
E

15 A car travels a distance of 1200 km at a speed of a km/h, while a train travels the same distance at (a –
20) km/h. If the time taken by the train is 5 hours more than the time taken by the car, then a is equal to
A –60 or 80
B 80
 C –60
D 10  2
E 10 + 2

Short-answer questions
1 A parabola has x- axis intercepts of –1 and 2 and passes through the point (3, 6). Find the equation of
the parabola. (2 Marks)

2 Find the x-axis intercepts of the following graphs:

a y = x2 + 3x + 2 (2 marks)
2
b y = – (x – 6) + 10 (2 marks)

3 For each of the following, give the coordinates of the turning point:
a y = (x + 4)2 – 6 (1 mark)
2
b y = –2(x – 6) + 10 (1 mark)

4 The height, h m, of a stone t seconds after it is thrown vertically upwards is given by h = 41t – 5.5t2.
a Find the maximum height reached by the stone. (2 marks)
b What is the height of the stone when t = 3? (1 mark)
c Find the time it takes for the stone to return to the ground. (2 Marks)
d Find the times at which the height of the stone is 60 m. (3 marks)
5 Complete the square for each of the following:
a x2 + 4x + 6 (2 marks)

b 2x2 + 6x + 2 (4 marks)

6 The length of a rectangle is 16 cm more than the width. If the area is 80 cm 2, find the length and width
of the rectangle. (4 marks)

7 Consider the quadratic equation 2px2 + (p – 1)x + 2p = 0.

a Find the discriminant. (2 marks)
b Find the values of p for which there are 2 solutions. (4 Marks)
c Find the values of p for which there are no solutions. (1 mark)
d Find the value of p for which there is 1 solution. (1 mark)
8 Sketch the graphs of the following, showing all key points. (Turning points, intercepts and
whether min or max)
a y = 2( x  3)( x + 1) (3 marks)

b y = x2 + x + 9 (3 marks)

Answers
Multiple-choice questions

1 E 2 B 3 B 4 D 5 D

6 A 7 C 8 C 9 E 10 D

11 B 12 A 13 C 14 A 15 B

Short-answer questions (technology-free)

1 y = (x + 1)(x – 2)
2 a –1 or –2 b 6 + or 6 –

3 a (–4, –6) b (6, 10)

4 a m b m
c s d s, 2 s

5 a (x + 2)2 + 2 b 2(x + )2 –

6 Width 4 cm, length 20 cm

7 a –15p2 – 2p + 1 b –< p <

c p > or p < – d p = or p = –