Intermediate Algebra

Quadratic Equations
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use the zero-factor property to solve the equation.
1) x2 + 7x + 6 = 0
A) {0, 6}

2) 2x2 + x - 15 = 0
5
A) -3,
2
3) x2 = 10x - 24
A) {4, 6}

B) {-6, 0}

C) {-6, -1}

5
2

B) -3, -

C)

B) {-4, -6}

A) {7, -7}

D) {1, 6}

5
,3
2

D) -

C) {-24, -1}

Use the square root property to solve the equation.

4) x2 = 49
B) {24.5}

1)

5
,3
2

3)

D) {1, 24}

C) {8, -8}

4)

D) {7}

5) x2 - 4 = 0
A) {2}

B) {2, -2}

C) {4.5}

D) {1, -1}

6) (x + 4)2 = 25
A) {-29}

B) {-9, 1}

C) {9, -1}

D) {1}

7) (3s + 8)2 = 36
2
14
A) - , 3
3

2
B) - , 0
3

2 14
,
C)
3 3

28
D)
3

C) {-7, -3}

D) {5, - 5}

Solve the equation by completing the square.

8) a2 - 10a + 21 = 0
A) {18, 3}

B) {7, 3}

9) z2 + 16z + 44 = 0
A) 8 + 2 5
C) -16 + 2 11
10) 0.1x2 - 0.2x - 0.5 = 0
A) {1 + 6, 1 - 6}

5)

6)

7)

8)

9)
B) 8 + 2 11, 8 - 2 11
D) -8 + 2 5, -8 - 2 5
10)
B) {2 -

6}

C) {2 +

Find the nonreal complex solutions of the equation.

11) x2 - 4x + 20 = 0
A) {2 + 4i, 2 - 4i}

2)

B) {6, -2}

6, 2 -

C) {4 + 8i, 4 - 8i}

6}

D) {1 +

6}

D) {-2 + 4i, -2 - 4i}

11)

12) x2 + 4x + 53 = 0
A) {-2 + 7i, -2 - 7i}
C) {2 + 7i, 2 - 7i}

12)
B) {5, -9}
D) {-2 + 53i, -2 -

53i}

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. (All solutions are real numbers.)
13) 2n 2 = -10n - 7

-10 + 11 -10 - 11
,
A)
2
2
C)

14)

13)

-5 + 39 -5 - 39
,
B)
2
2

-5 + 11 -5 - 11
,
2
2

D)

-5 + 11 -5 - 11
,
4
4

z2 z 5
= +
3
2 6
A)

14)

5
2

B) -1,

C) {-1}

D)

5
2

3 + 2 10 3 - 2 10
,
4
4

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation.

15) x2 + x + 4 = 0

15)

A)

1 + i 15 1 - i 15
,
2
2

B)

C)

-1 + i 15 -1 - i 15
,
2
2

D)

16) 8x2 + 7x = -2
7 + i 15 7 - i 15
,
A)
16
16
C)

1+

15 1 ,

15

-1 + 15 -1 - 15
,
2
2
16)

-7 + i 15 -7 - i 15
,
16
16

B)

-7 + 15 -7 - 15
,
16
16

D)

7 + 15 7 - 15
,
16
16

Use the discriminant to determine whether the equation has two rational solutions, one rational solution, two irrational
solutions, or two nonreal complex solutions. Do not actually solve.
17) s2 + 3s - 4 = 0
17)
A) Two nonreal complex solutions
C) Two irrational solutions

B) One rational solution

D) Two rational solutions

18) t2 + 8t + 16 = 0
A) Two irrational solutions
C) Two rational solutions

B) One rational solution

D) Two nonreal complex solutions

19) 4y2 = 6y - 7
A) Two irrational solutions
C) Two nonreal complex solutions

B) One rational solution

D) Two rational solutions

18)

19)