Student Assignment

Quadratic Equations Assignment 1

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1. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the roots of 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12 = 0 then the equation, whose roots are 2𝛼, 2𝛽
is
(A) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 48 = 0 (B) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 48 = 0
(C) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 48 = 0 (B) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 48 = 0

2. If the sum of the squares of two consecutive even numbers is 100, then the
numbers are
(A) 6, 8 (B) −6, 8 (C) −6, −8 (D) −6, −8

3. The standard form of a quadratic equation 30 − 𝑏 2 = 𝑏 is

(A) 30 = 𝑏 2 + 𝑏 (B) 𝑏 2 − 𝑏 − 30 = 0 (C) 𝑏 2 + 𝑏 − 30 = 0 (D) 𝑏 2 + 𝑏 + 30 = 0

4. The perimeter and area of a rectangle are 28 meters, 40 square meters

respectively, then its length is
(A) 10 meters (B) 4 meters (C) 8 meters (D) None

5. The altitude of a right angled triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse
is 13 cm, then the lengths of the other two sides are
(A) 7 cm, 12 cm (B) 5 cm, 12 cm (C) 5 cm, 7 cm (D) 13 cm, 7 cm

6. If two numbers whose sum is 27 and product is 182, then the largest number is
(A) 15 (B) 14 (C) 12 (D) 6

7. The difference of squares of two numbers is 180. If the square of the smaller
number is 8 times the larger number, then the larger number is
(A) 18 (B) 12 (C) 22 (D) 14

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8. The sum of the area of two squares is 468 square meters. If the difference of their
perimeters is 24 meters, then length of the side of a larger square is
(A) 12 meters (B) 16 meters (C) 18 meters (D) 22 meters

9. The base of a right angled triangle is 2 cm less than the length of its perpendicular.
The length of the hypotenuse is 10 cm. which of the following equations represents
this situation? Assume that 𝑥 represents the length of perpendicular.
(A) 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 96 = 0 (B) 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 96 = 0
(C) 2𝑥 2 − 104 = 0 (D) 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4 = 0

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10. If + 𝑥+5 = 3, then the possible value of 𝑥 is
𝑥−3

(A) 3 (B) −3 (C) 7 (D) 2, 3

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11. The discriminant of the quadratic equation 𝑥 + =
𝑥 2

(A) 9 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 5

12. The value of 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐, when 𝑎 = 3, 𝑏 = −6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = 2 is

(A) 36 (B) 12 (C) 60 (D) 24

13. The discriminant of 𝛼𝑥 2 + 𝛽𝑥 + 𝛾 = 0

(A) 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 (B) √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 (C) 𝛽 2 − 4𝛼𝛾 (D) 𝛽 2 + 4𝛼𝛾

14. The discriminant of the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 − 2√2 𝑥 + 1 = 0

(A) Negative (B) Positive (C) 0 (D) None

15. Which of the following equation has real and distinct roots?
(A) 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 5 = 0 (B) 2𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 2 = 0
(C) 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 1 = 0 (D) All the above

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