1.
What is the sum and product of the −8 5
A. ,−
roots for this equation x 2−2 x+ 2 = 0 3 3
8 5
B. ,
A. 1, 1 3 3
B. -2, 2 8 5
C. ,−
C. 2, 2 3 3
−8 5
D. 0,1 D. ,
3 3
6. Factorize (25 b 2−4 a2)
2. Find the quadratic equation whose
A. (5 b−2 a)(5 b−2 a)
roots are -7 and -4
B. (5 b+2 a)(5 b−2 a)
C. (5 b+2 a)(5 b+ 2 a)
2
D. (2 a−5 b)(2 a+5 b)
A. x + 11 x−28=0
2
B. x −11 x +28=0
2
C. x −11 x−28=0 7. Factorize x 2+ 7 x+10 ?
2
D. x + 11 x+28=0
A. (x+2)(x+5)
B. (x-2)(x-5)
C. (x+2)(x-5)
3. What is the quadratic equation
D. (x-2)(x+5)
2
whose sum and product are -3 and
5
8. Factorize n2 +24 n−81=0.
2
A. x + 13 x +6=0 A. (n-3)(n+27)
2
B. x + 13 x −6=0 B. (n+3)(n-27)
2
C. 5 x +13 x +6=0 C. (n-9)(n-9)
2
D. 5 x +13 x−6=0 D. (n+9)(n-9)
9. If c and k are the roots of the
equation 6−x−x 2=0, find c+k
4. Construct the quadratic equation
whose roots are 2 and 3
2
A. 2
A. x −5 x+ 6=0
2
B. 1
B. x + 5 x +6=0
2
C. -1
C. x + 5 x −6=0
2
D. -3
D. x −5 x−6=0
5. What is the sum and product of the
roots of the quadratic equation 10. Solve for x, if (3x+2)(2x-7) = 0
2
3 x + 8 x −5=0
A. 3 or 2
B. 2 or -7
2 −7
C. or 2
3 2 A.
5
2 7
D. - or −3
3 2 B.
5
2
C. -
5
11. Think of a number, square it, add 2 3
times the original number. The result D.
5
is 80. Find the number
15. What is the value of k in question 14.
A. 8 or -10
B. -8 or -10
C. 8 or 10
A. 2
D. -8 or 10
B. 3
C. -2
D. -3
12. What is the quadratic equation
2
whose roots are 6 and
3
16. 7 and -3 are the roots of the quadratic
2 equation x 2+ kx−21=0. What is the
A. 3 x −20 x+12=0
2 value of k
B. 3 x −20 x−6=0
2
C. 3 x −20 x−12=0
2
D. 3 x −20 x+ 6=0 A. 4
B. -4
C. 10
13. Form a quadratic equation such that D. -10
the sum of the roots is 8 and the
product of the roots is 15
17. If a and b are the roots of the
1 1
A. 2 equation 4 x 2+10 x +4=0 , find +
x −8 x +15=0 a b
2
B. x + 8 x+15=0
2
C. x + 8 x−15=0
2
D. x −8 x−15=0 5
A.
2
−5
B.
14. If 1 is a root of the equation 2
2
5 x + kx−3=0, find the other root 3
C.
2
−3 21. What is the minimum value of y in
D.
2 the graph below
18. Factorize 81 x 2− y 2
A. 9x-y)(9x+y)
B. (9x+y)(9x+y)
C. (9x-y)(9x-y)
D. Impossible
19. Factorize m2−4 n2
A. 4
B. -4
A. (m-2n)(m-2n) C. 2
B. (2n-m)(2n+m) D. 6
C. (m+2n)(m-2n)
D. (m+2n)(m+2n)
22. What is the roots of the question
above
20. The present ages of two siblings are
7 and 9. In how many years’ time
will the product of their ages be 195.
A. 2 or 6
B. -2 or -6
C. 2 or -6
A. 6 D. -2 or 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Use the information below to answer
the questions 23-26
X -3 - - 0 1 2 3 4 5
2 1
Y 28 0 - 16 60
4
Use the equation y=3 x 2−2 x−5.
23. What is the value of y when x = -2
A. 11
B. -11 D. P = -9, q = -6
C. -21
D. 3 29. The sum and product of the roots of
the quadratic equation using
24. What is the value of y when x = 0 factorization method
A. x 2+ ( α + β ) x+ αβ
A. 0 B. x 2−( α + β ) x +αβ
B. -4 C. x 2+ ( α + β ) x−αβ
C. 4
D. x 2−( α + β ) x−αβ
D. -5
30. The sum and product of the roots of
25. What is the value of y when x = 2
the quadratic equation using
quadratic formula method
A. 11
B. 3
−b c
C. 4 A. Sum = , product =
a a
D. -5
b −c
B. Sum = , product =
a a
26. What is the value of y when x = 4
−b −c
C. Sum = , product =
a a
A. 23
b c
B. 11 D. Sum = , product =
a a
C. 35
D. 48
27. A certain number is subtracted 4
times from twice the square of the
number and the result is 70. Find the
number.
A. -7 or 5
B. 5 or 7
C. 7 or -5
D. -7 or -5
28. The roots of the equation
2
2 x + ( p+1 ) x +q=0 are 1 and 3,
where p and q are constants find the
values of p and q
A. P = -9, q = 6
B. P = 9, q = 6
C. P = 9, q = -6
Theory
Answer all the questions in this section
1. Using completing the square method derive the quadratic equation formula
2. A) Copy and complete the table of values for the relation x 2−x−2=0 for −3 ≤ x ≤ 3
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y -10 2 -4
B) Using scales of 2cm to I unit on the X axis and 2cm to 2 units on the Y axis, draw a graph
of the relation x 2−x−2=0
C) from the graph, find the roots of x 2−x−2=0
3. The square of the sum of two numbers is 64 and the sum of their squares is 34. Find the
numbers.
b) using factorization or completing the square method find the roots of 4 b2−7 b−22=0
1
4. Derive an equation whose coefficients are integers and which has roots of ∧−7.
2
b) What is the value of k in b 2−kb+12=0
c) what is the sum and products of the equation on question 4b.
