Chapter 5 – Quadratic Equations

Diagnostic Test 1
Name: _____________________ Date: ____________

1) Solve the following equations. If the answer is not exact, give your answer to 2
decimal places.

a) 2x2 + 3x – 2 = 0 b) 3y2 + 4y – 4 = 0

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2) Fill in the blanks.

Prefix Magnitude
e.g. Tera 1012
Giga
Mega
Kilo
Milli
Micro
Nano
Pico

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3) Simplify

a) x 3  x 4

b) y 3  y 4

z5  z7
c)
z2

1
2
d) 
 p

 

Answers

a) __________________ b) __________________
c) __________________ d) __________________

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4) Find a, b, c and d when

a) 32  3a  27

b) 16b  4

c) 10 c  0.001

t3 t4
d)  td
t

Answers

a) __________________ b) __________________
c) __________________ d) __________________

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