Year 10 Mathematics Quadratics Test

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Section 1 Multiple Choice

Q. 1 Which one of the following is not a quadratic equation?

A. y = 2x2 + 7x + 4
B. y = 5x - 9
C. y = 3x2 12
4. y = 2 5x + 5x2
E. y 3x2 = 3x 10

Q. 2 The solution to the quadratic equation x2 - 5x + 6 = 0 is:

A. x = 3 or x = 2
B. x = -3 or x = -2
C. x = -3 or x = 2
D. x = 3 or x = -2
E. there is no solution

Q. 3 The discriminant of 3x2 - 4x - 2 is:

A. 40
B. 40

C. 4+ 40

D. 4- 40

E. -40
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Q. 4 Using the quadratic formula, x = , the solution to the equation x2 + 7x
2a
+ 4 = 0 is:

7 33
A.
2
7 33
B.
2
1. 17
4 33
D.
2

4 33
E.
2

Q.5 If the discriminant of an equation is equal to 4, then we can say:

A. The solutions will be integers

B. There will be two real solutions
C. There will be no solutions
D. There will be one solution
E. One solution will be positive and the other will be negative.

Q.6 The graph of y = (x + 3)2 - 1 will:

A. Be the same shape as y = x2, moved 1 unit to the right and moved 3 units up.
B. Be the same shape as y = x2, moved 3 units to the right and moved 1 unit up.
C. Be the same shape as y = x2, moved 3 units to the left and moved 1 unit down.
d. Be the same shape as y = x2, moved 1 unit to the left and
move 3 units down.
E. Be the same shape as y = x2, moved 3 units to the right and moved 3 units up.

Q.7 The turning point of the graph y = 2(x + 3)2 + 2 will be:

A. (3,-2)
B. (-3,-2)
C. (2,-3)
D. (-3,2)
E. (3,2)
Q. 8 The x-intercept(s) of the graph y = x2 8x + 16 will be:

A. x = -4 and x = 4
B. x = 4 only, as it is a perfect square
iii. x = 16 or x = -16
4. x = -4 only, as it is a perfect square
E. there are no solutions.

(8 Marks)

Section 2 - Short Answer Questions

Q. 1 Find the solutions to the following quadratics:

(a) x2 - 3 x = 0 (b) 2x2 128 = 0

(c) x2 9 x + 20 = 0

(1 + 2 + 2 = 5 Marks)

Q. 2 Find the discriminant of the following expressions and state the number of solutions they
have.

(a) x2 + 6x + 7 = 0 (b) 2x2 + 4x + 5 = 0 (c) x2 + 2x + 1 = 0

(2 + 2 + 2 = 6 Marks)
Q. 3 Sketch the graph of y = -(x + 3)2 + 2.
(a) Find the y intercept.

(b) Find the x intercept(s)

(c) Find the coordinates of the turning point.

(d) Sketch the graph on the axes provided

(1 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 7 Marks)
Q. 4 For the quadratic y = x2 + 2x - 63

(e) Find the y intercept.

(f) Find the x intercept(s)

(g) Find the coordinates of the turning point.

(h) Sketch the graph on the axes provided

(1 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 7 Marks)