Worksheet: Solving Quadratic Equations Using Quadratic Formula

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Use the quadratic formula to solve . Round your answer to two decimal places.
a. –0.81 c. –0.81 and 1.64
b. 1.64 d. no real solution
____ 2. Use the quadratic formula to solve . Round your answer to two decimal places.
a. –5.43 and 1.93 c. –4.5 and 0.98
b. –1.93 and 5.43 d. no real solution
____ 3. Set up the quadratic equation for .

a. c.

x= x=

b. d.

x= x=
____ 4. Determine the roots of to the nearest hundredth.
a. 1.19 c. –1.19 and 0.61
b. –0.61 and 1.19 d. no real solution
____ 5. Determine the roots of to the nearest hundredth.
a. 11 c. 2 and 11
b. –11 d. no real solution
____ 6. A golf ball is chipped out of a sand trap along a path that can be modelled by the quadratic function
, where time, t, is in seconds and height, h(t), is in metres. Use the quadratic formula to
determine where the ball will land to the nearest hundredth.
a. 0 m c. 7.26 m
b. 4.81 m d. 88.47 m
____ 7. All of the following are ways to determine the roots of a quadratic function except:
a. graphing c. completing the square
b. finding the discriminant d. quadratic formula
____ 8. Determine the discriminant of .
a. c.
b. d.

____ 9. Determine the discriminant of .

a. c.
b. d.

____ 10. Use the discriminant to determine the number of roots of .

a. zero c. two
b. one d. three
____ 11. Use the discriminant to determine the number of roots of .
a. zero c. two
b. one d. three
____ 12. For what value(s) of t does the function have no zeros?
a. t = 12 c. t < 12
b. t > –12 d. –12 < t < 12

Short Answer

13. Identify a method that can be used to determine the roots of . Then use it to determine the
roots.

14. Use the quadratic formula to solve . Round your answer to two decimal places. If there is no
real solution, say so.

15. Use the quadratic formula to solve . Round your answer to two decimal places. If there is
no real solution, say so.
16. Set up the quadratic formula for .
Worksheet: Solving Quadratic Equations Using Quadratic Formula
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
2. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
3. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
4. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
5. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
6. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Application
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
7. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
8. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots
9. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots
10. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots
11. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots
12. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 4.4 - Investigating the Nature of the Roots

SHORT ANSWER

13. ANS:
isolate the squared term; x = –7 and x = –3

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
14. ANS:
–1 and 0.38

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
15. ANS:
no real solution

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
16. ANS:

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 4.3 - Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula