DSE Mathematics (Quadratic Equations)

1. Solve the equation −36 x 2 + 49 = 0.

6
A. x=
7
7
B. x=
6
6 6
C. x = or x = −
7 7
7 7
D. x = or x = −
6 6

2. Solve the equation 216 − 6(2 x − 3) 2 = 0 .

3 9
A. x= or x = −
2 2
3 9
B. x = − or x =
2 2
3 3
C. x = or x = −
2 2
3 2
D. x = or x = −
2 3

3. Solve the equation 3x 2 − 10 x + 3 = 0 .

1
A. x=− or x = −3
3
1
B. x = − or x = 3
3
1
C. x = or x = −3
3
1
D. x = or x = 3
3

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4. Solve the equation 6 − 3 x 2 = 17 x .

1
A. x=− or x = − 6
3
1
B. x = − or x = 6
3
1
C. x = or x = − 6
3
1
D. x = or x = 6
3

8(3x − 2)
5. Solve the equation x 2 = .
9
3
A. x=
4
3 3
B. x = or x = −
4 4
4
C. x=
3
4 4
D. x = or x = −
3 3

6. Solve the equation 2 x( x − 19) = −96 .

A. x = 16 or x = 3
B. x = 16 or x = −3
C. x = −16 or x = 3
D. x = −16 or x = −3

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7. Solve the equation x 2 − 2 = − x.
7
2
A. x=− or x = 7
7
2
B. x= or x = − 7
7
1
C. x = or x = −14
7
1
D. x = − or x = 14
7

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8. Solve the equation 8(2 x − 3)( x + 1) = −25 .

1
A. x=
4
1
B. x=−
4
1 1
C. x= or x = −
4 4
D. x = 4 or x = −4

9. Solve the equation x + 2 = ( x − 3)( x + 2) .

A. x=3
B. x=4
C. x = −2 or x = 3
D. x = −2 or x = 4

10. Solve the equation (2 x + 1)( x + 6) + (2 x + 1)( x + 4) = (3 x + 5)( x + 6) .

1 5
A. x=− or x = −
2 3
1
B. x=− or x = −5
2
C. x = −4 or x = 5
D. x = −4 or x = −6

q p
11. Solve the equation x 2 − 1 = − x + x , where p and q are non-zero constants.
p q
q p
A. x=− or x =
p q
q p
B. x= or x = −
p q
1
C. x = pq or x = −
pq
1
D. x = − pq or x =
pq

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12. Solve the equation ( x + 6) 2 = 17 .

A. x = 6 + 17 or x = 6 − 17
B. x = 6 + 17 or x = −6 + 17
C. x = −6 + 17 or x = −6 − 17
D. x = 6 − 17 or x = −6 − 17

13. Solve the equation ( x − 6) 2 − 81 = 0.

A. x = −15 or x = 3
B. x = 15 or x = −3
C. x = 6 or x = −9
D. x = − 6 or x = 9

14. Solve the equation 7 x 2 − 5 x − 9 = 0.

9  229
A. x=
10
5  229
B. x=
14
5  277
C. x=
14
−7  277
D. x=
10

15. Solve the equation 5 x + 3 = − x 2 .

3  29
A. x=
2
−3  29
B. x=
2
5  13
C. x=
2
−5  13
D. x=
2

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16. Solve the equation x(5 x − 1) = 24 .

−1  481
A. x=
10
1  481
B. x=
10
−1  481
C. x=
5
1  481
D. x=
5

17. Solve the equation 3 x 2 + 6 x − 5 = 0.

−5  129
A. x=
10
5  129
B. x=
10
−3  2 6
C. x=
3
3 2 6
D. x=
3

18. Solve the equation x 2 = 7(2 x + 7) .

A. x = 7
B. x = 7 or x = −7

C. x = 7 + 7 14 or x = 7 − 7 14

D. x = 7 + 7 2 or x = 7 − 7 2

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19. Solve the equation 4 x 2 − 4 7 x + 7 = 0 .

7
A. x=
2
7
B. x=
2

7 7
C. x= or x = −
2 2
7 7
D. x= or x = −
2 2

20. Solve the equation 2 ( x 2 + 4) = −5 x .

−5 2  14i
A. x=
4
−5  7
B. x=
2 2

5 2  14i
C. x=
4
5 7
D. x=
2 2

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21. Solve the equation x 2 − 4 x + 9 = 0.

A. x = 2  5i

B. x = −2  5

C. x = 2  5i

D. x = 2 5

22. The cost of making x model cars is given by $( x 2 + 14 x + 116) . Given the budget of $356, how
many model cars can be made?
A. 10
B. 16
C. 24
D. 34

23. The sum of the squares of three consecutive positive odd numbers is 251. Find the sum of the
three numbers.
A. 9
B. 21
C. 27
D. 33

24. The sum of the squares of three consecutive negative even numbers is 200. Find the smallest
even number.
A. 6
B. −6
C. −10
D. −12

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25. In the figure, the area of rectangle PQRS is 21 cm 2 . Find the value of x.
P (2x + 1) cm S

x cm

Q R

3
A.
2
B. 3
7
C.
2
D. 7

26. The area of a rectangle is 54 cm 2. It is given that the length of the rectangle is 3 cm longer
than the width, find the perimeter of the rectangle.
A. 6 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 42 cm

27. In the figure, ABC is a right-angled triangle, where C is the right angle. It is given
that AB = (2 x + 3) cm , BC = ( x + 6) cm and AC = (2 x − 6) cm . Find the perimeter of the
right-angled triangle.
A

(2x + 3) cm
(2x − 6) cm

C B
(x + 6) cm

A. 3 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 21 cm
D. 108 cm

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28. If the price of a photo frame is $40, 30 photo frames can be sold. If the price of each photo
frame is reduced by $x, 2x more photo frames can be sold. What is the price of a photo frame
such that the total income is $1 472?
A. $22.2 (corr. to 3 sig. fig.)
B. $23
C. $40
D. $23 or $32

29. It is given that a, b and c are constants. Which of the following equations have real roots?
I. ( x + a )( x + b) = ab
II. ( x − a)( x − b) = c 2
III. a 2 x 2 + b 2 x − c 2 = 0

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

30. Which of the following equations has / have real roots?

I. 2 x 2 + 3x + 3 = 0
1 2
II. x − x +1 = 0
4
III. x 2 − x = 10 000

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. II and III only

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31. If the equation 4 x 2 + 3x + k 2 = 0 has a double real root and k is a constant, find the value(s)
of k.
3
A.
4
9
B.
16
3 3
C. or −
4 4
9 9
D. or −
16 16

x 2 + 7 x + 12
32. If the equation k = has no real roots and k is a constant, find the range of values
3
of k.
1
A. k−
12
B. k  12
1
C. k
12
D. k  12

33. If the equation 5 x 2 + 4 x + k = 0 has real roots and k is a constant, find the range of values
of k.
4
A. k
5
4
B. k
5
4
C. k
5
4
D. k
5

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34. If the quadratic equation k ( x 2 + 1) = 2(kx + 1) has real roots and k is a constant, find the range
of values of k.

A. k0
B. k0
C. k0
D. k 0

35. Find a quadratic equation in x with roots 3 + 7 and 3 − 7 .

A. x2 + 6x + 2 = 0

B. x2 − 6x + 2 = 0

C. x 2 − 8 x + 46 = 0

D. x 2 + 8 x + 46 = 0

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36. Find a quadratic equation in x with a double root − .
4
A. 49 x + 56 x + 16 = 0
2

B. 49 x 2 − 56 x + 16 = 0

C. 16 x 2 + 56 x + 49 = 0

D. 16 x 2 − 56 x + 49 = 0

37. If a  0 , b  0 and c  0 , then the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 has

A. no real roots.
B. two equal real roots.
C. two unequal positive real roots.
D. a positive and a negative real roots.

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38. If a root of the equation 2 x 2 + 3k = − (2k − 1) x is the negative value of the other root and k is
2
a constant, find the value of k.

1
A. −
2
1
B.
2
1
C. −
3
1
D.
3

39. Let k be a constant. If a root of the equation x 2 + 2kx + 144 = 0 is 4 times the other root, find
the value(s) of k.
A. 15
B. −15 or 15
C. 6
D. −6 or 6

40. If  and  are the roots of the equation 2 x 2 − 10 x + 7 = 0 , find the value of (3 + )( + 3) .
A. 103
B. 89
307
C.
4
227
D.
4

41. If  and  are the roots of the equation x(8 + x) = 5, find the value of ( − ) 2 .

A. −8
B. −5
C. 84
D. 84

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3x 2 + 1
42. If  and  are the roots of the equation x = and    , find the value of  −  .
5
13
A.
9
13
B. −
9
13
C.
3
13
D. −
3

43. If  and  are the roots of the equation 2 x 2 + 4 x − 7 = 0 and    , find the value of  −  .

A. 18

B. − 18

C. 18i

D. − 18i


3 − 5 − 8 = 0
2
1 1
44. If    and  , then + =
  
3 − 5 − 8 = 0
2

3
A. − .
5
5
B. − .
3
5
C. − .
8
8
D. − .
5

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45. If  and  are the roots of the equation x 2 + px + q = 0 , where p and q are constants, find a
2 2
quadratic equation in x with roots and .
 
A. qx 2 + 2 px + 4 = 0

B. 4q 2 x 2 + 2 px + 1 = 0

C. px 2 + pqx + 4 = 0

D. px 2 + 2qx + 4 = 0

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Solution:
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. C
18. D
19. A
20. A
21. C
22. A
23. C
24. C
25. B
26. C
27. D
28. D
29. D
30. D
31. C
32. A
33. B
34. D

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35. B
36. C
37. D
38. B
39. B
40. B
41. D
42. C
43. B
44. C
45. A

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