First Long Test on Math 9
Name:______________________________ Yr. & Sec:_____________ Date:__________
I. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
_____1. It is a polynomial equation of degree two than can be written in the form ax 2 + bx + c = 0,
where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
A. linear equation C. quadratic equation
B. linear inequality D. quadratic inequality
_____2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
A. 2r 2 + 4r – 1 C. 2
s + 5s – 4 = 0
B. 3t – 7 = 2 D. 2 x 2 – 7x ≥ 3
_____3. In the quadratic equation 3 x 2 + 7x – 4 = 0, which is the quadratic term?
A. x 2 B. 3 x 2 C. 7x D. -4
_____4. Which of the following is the factored form of the equation x 2 – 5x + 6 = 0?
A. (x – 2) (x – 3)=0 B. (x – 2) (x + 3)=0 C. (x + 2) (x + 3)=0 D. (x + 2) (x – 3)=0
_____5. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x 2 + 5x = 0 have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
_____6. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following quadratic equations has
these roots?
A. x 2 – 8x + 15 = 0 C. x 2 – 2x – 15 = 0
B. x 2 + 8x + 15 = 0 D. x 2 + 2x – 15 = 0
_____7. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?
A.2r 2 – 3r – 5 = 0 C.3 t 2 + 7t – 2 ≥ 0
B.7h + 12 ˂ 0 D. s2 + 8s + 15 = 0
_____8. Which of the following values of x make the equation x 2 + 7x – 18 = 0 true?
1. -9 2. 2 3. 9
A. 1 and 2 C. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3 D.1,2 and 3
_____9. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?
2
A.2 x + 4x = 3 C.3 s 2 – 2s = -5
B.t 2 – 8t – 4 = 0 D.-2 r 2 + r + 7 = 0
_____10. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is
zero?
A. the roots are not real.
B. the roots are rational and not equal.
C. the roots are irrational and not equal.
D. the roots are rational and equal.
_____11. One of the roots of 2 x2 – 13x + 20 = 0 is 4. What is the other root?
2 2 5 5
A. - B. C. - D.
5 5 2 2
2
_____12. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x + x – 56 = 0?
A. 2 and -1 C.-8 and 7
B. 8 and -7 D. 3 and -2
_____13. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 + 6x – 14 = 0?
A. -7 B. -3 C. -6 D. 14
_____14. Which of the following quadratic equations can be solved easily by extracting square roots?
A. x 2 + 7x + 12 = 0 C.4 t 2 – 9 = 0
2
B.2 w + 7w – 3 = 0 D.3 v 2 + 2v – 8 = 0
_____15. Which of the following is the correct application of the quadratic formula applied to 2x 2 + 3x –
5 = 0?
A. 3± 32 – 4 (2) (-5) B. -3± 32 – 4 (2) (-5)
2(2) 2(2)
C. 3± 32 – 4 (-2) (-5) D. -3± 32 – 4 (-2) (-5)
2(2) 2(2)
_____16. In the quadratic equation s2 + 6s + 9 = 0, which is the linear term?
A. 9 B. 6 s2 C. s2 D. 6s
_____17. Given the equation 3x – 2x2 = 7, what are the values of a, b and c respectively?
A. 3, -2 and 7 B. 2, -3 and 7 C. 2, 3 and -7 D. 7, -2 and 3
_____18. Which of the following is the factored form of the equation x 2 + 9x + 8 = 0?
A. (x – 8)(x – 1)=0 B. (x + 8)(x – 1)=0 C. (x + 8)(x + 1)=0 D. (x – 8)(x+8)
_____19. True or false: Not all quadratic equations can be solved by factoring.
A. true B. False
_____20. Determine the value of c that will make r2 – 16r a perfect square.
A. 8 B. 16 C. 64 D. 4
_____21. Which of the following is the correct solution for x 2 + 6x – 16 = 0 if completing the square will
be applied?
A. x2 + 6x + 9 = 16 + 9 B. x2 + 6x + 9 = -16 + 9
C. x2 + 6x + 6 = 16 + 6 D. x2 + 6x + 6 = -16 + 6
_____22. What are the roots of x2 + 7x + 12 = 0?
A. -4 and -3 B. 4 and 3 C. -4 and 3 D. 4 and -3
_____23. If the roots of an equation is -7 and -3, which is the quadratic equation.
A. x2 – 10x + 21 = 0 B. x2 – 10x – 21 = 0
C. x2 + 10x – 21 = 0 D. x2 + 10x + 21 = 0
_____24. If the discriminant is less than zero, what is the nature of the roots?
A. the roots are not real.
B. the roots are rational and not equal.
C. the roots are irrational and not equal.
D. the roots are rational and equal.
_____25. Find the roots of 2x2 = 8x.
A. 1 and 4 B. 0 and 4 C. -1 and 4 D. -2 and 4
II. Solve the following, show your solution. Box your final answer.
1. Solve x2 – 36 = 0 by extracting the square root.
2. Solve x2 – 2x – 24 = 0 by factoring.
3. Solve x2 – 3x – 18 = 0 by completing the square.
4. Solve x2 + 7x + 4 = 0 by using the quadratic formula.
5. Challenge! Solve for the roots of (2s + 3)(s + 4) = 228.
