Cambridge Senior Mathematical Methods AC/VCE Units 1 & 2

Online Teaching Suite Chapter 3 Quadratics: Chapter test 1

Multiple-choice questions
1 The expression (2x + 3)2 + 5x – 1 is equal to
A 2x2 + 5x + 8
B 2x2 + 17x + 8
C 4x2 + 5x + 8
D 4x2 + 11x + 8
E 4x2 + 17x + 8

2 The expression 6x2 + 7x – 20 is equal to

A (3x – 2)(2x + 10)
B (3x – 4)(2x + 5)
C (3x – 5)(2x + 4)
D (3x + 2)(2x – 10)
E (3x + 4)(2x – 5)

3 The value(s) of x for which 2x2 + x – 1 < 0 is/are

A {x: x < –1}
1
B {x: x < }  {x: x > 1}
2
1
C {x: x < –1}  {x: x > }
2
1
D {x: < x < 1}
2
1
E {x: –1 < x < 2 }

4 The coordinates of the turning point of the graph with equation y = x2 + 4x + 5 are
A (2, 1)
B (1, –2)
C (2, –1)
D (–2, 1)
E (–2, –1)

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5 The equation of the parabola that passes through the point (2, 11) and has its vertex at
(–1, 4 ) is
7
A y = 9(x + 1)2 + 4

B y = (x + 1)2 + 4
C y = (x – 1)2 + 4
D y = (x – 1)2 – 4
7
E y = 9(x – 1)2 + 4

6 The x-axis intercepts of the graph of y = 3x2 – 11x + 10 are

5
A x = and x = 2
3

5
B x = and x = –2
3

3
C x = 5 and x = 2

3
D x = 5 and x = 2

3
E x = 5 and x = 3

7 For y = 8 + 2x – x2, the maximum value of y is

1
A –34

1
B 54

C 9
1
D 92

E 10

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8 The equation of the curve shown is most likely to be

y
25
A y – 5 = 16(x + 2)2

25
B y + 5 = 16(x – 2)2
0 1 2 3 4 x
25
C y = 16(x + 2)2 – 5
(2,––5)
(2,
25 55554
D y + 2 = 16(x – 5)2
43)
25
E y + 5 = 16(x + 2)2

9 The graph of y = 2x2 – kx + 3 touches the x-axis. The possible values of k are
A k = 2 or k = –3
B k=1
1
C k = – 3 or k = –2

D k = 1 or k = 3
E k = 2 6 or k = –2 6

10 The turning point form of the expression 3x2 + 6x – 2 is

A (3x + 1)2 + 5
B (3x – 1)2 – 5
C 3(x – 1)2 – 5
D 3(x + 1)2 – 5
E 3(x – 1)2 + 5

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11 The x-coordinates of the point(s) of intersection of the parabola y = 2x2 + x – 5 and the
line y = 2x + 1 is/are
3
A x = 2, x = –2

3
B x= 2,x=2

C x=1
5
D x= ,x=2
2
5
E x=2,x=2

12 If x2 – tx + t = 0, where t  0, has one solution for x, then x is equal to

A 1
B –1

C –t + t2 t
D 2
E –t

13 If 5x2 – t = 4x, and x and t are both positive real numbers, then x is equal to
A t
2 4 + 5t
B 
5 5
1
C –5 or 1

D 1
2 4 + 5t
E 5+ 5

4 2
14 If + = 1 and x  0 then x is equal to
x3 x
9  57
A 2
B 2
9  57
C 2
D 7

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9 + 57
E 2

15 A car travels a distance of 1200 km at a speed of a km/h, while a train travels the same
distance at (a – 20) km/h. If the time taken by the train is 5 hours more than the time
taken by the car, then a is equal to
A –60 or 80
B 80
C –60
D 10  2 145
E 10 + 2 145

Short-answer questions (technology-free)

1 A parabola has turning point (2, –3) and passes through the point (3, 6). Find its
equation.

2 A parabola has x- axis intercepts of –1 and 2 and passes through the point (3, 6). Find
the equation of the parabola.

3 The height, h m, of a stone t seconds after it is thrown vertically upwards is given by

h = 41t – 5.5t2.
a Find the maximum height reached by the stone.
b What is the height of the stone when t = 3?
c Find the time it takes for the stone to return to the ground.
d Find the times at which the height of the stone is 60 m.

4 Find the x-axis intercepts of the following graphs:

a y = x2 + 3x + 2
b y = 9 – x2
c y = – (x – 6)2 + 10

5 For each of the following, give the coordinates of the turning point:
a y = (x + 4)2 – 6
b y = –(x – 6)2 + 4
c y = –2(x – 6)2 + 10

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6 Complete the square for each of the following:

a x2 + 4x + 6
b 2x2 + 6x + 2

7 The length of a rectangle is 16 cm more than the width. If the area is 80 cm2, find the
length and width of the rectangle.

8 Consider the quadratic equation 2px2 + (p – 1)x + 2p = 0.

a Find the discriminant.
b Find the values of p for which there are 2 solutions.
c Find the values of p for which there are no solutions.
d Find the value of p for which there is 1 solution.

Extended-response question
The distance from Melbourne to a railway station in Gippsland is 120 km. The average speed
of one train is 9 km/h more than that of another train. The faster train takes 40 minutes less
time for the trip.

Let x km/h be the speed of the faster train.

a Give the speed of the slower train in terms of x.
b Give the time taken, in hours, for each of the trains to travel from Melbourne to the
Gippsland station.
c Write an equation relating the two times.
d From this equation show that x2 – 9x – 1620 = 0.
e Solve this equation for x.
f Hence find the speeds of the two trains.

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Answers
Multiple-choice questions

1 E 2 B 3 E 4 D 5 A

6 A 7 C 8 B 9 E 10 D

11 B 12 D 13 E 14 A 15 B

Short-answer questions (technology-free)

1 y = 9(x – 2)2 – 3

3
2 y = 2(x + 1)(x – 2)

1681 147
3 a 22 m b 2 m
82 60
c 11 s d 11 s, 2 s

4 a –1 or –2 b 3 or –3 c 6 + 10 or 6 – 10

5 a (–4, –6) b (6, 4) c (6, 10)

3 5
6 a (x + 2)2 + 2 b 2(x + 2)2 – 2

7 Width 4 cm, length 20 cm

1 1
8 a –15p2 – 2p + 1 b –3< p < 5

1 1 1 1
c p > 5 or p < –3 d p = 5 or p = –3

Extended-response question

120 120 2 120 120

a (x – 9) km/h b x ,x9 c 3=x9– x
e x = 45 f 45 km/h and 36 km/h

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