Revision of the second quiz Gr.

10

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

What are the solutions of the system? Solve by graphing.

____ 1.

a. The c. The

solutions of the system are and 3 3

solution of the system is ( , ).
. 2 4
b. The d. The

solutions of the system are and . system has no solution.

____ 2.
 a. The c. The

solution of the system is (–1, –2). solution of the system is (–1, 2).
b. The d. The

system has no solution. solution of the system is (1, –2).

____ 3.

a. The c. The

solutions of the system are and

 . 3 17
solution of the system is ( , − ).
2 4
b. The d. The

solutions of the system are and . system has no solution.

____ 4. Since opening night, attendance at Play A has increased steadily, while attendance at Play B first rose and
then fell. Equations modeling the daily attendance y at each play are shown below, where x is the number of
days since opening night. On what day(s) was the attendance the same at both plays? What was the
attendance?

Play A:
Play B:

a. The attendance was the same on days 4 and 13. The attendance at both plays on those days
was 100 and 181 respectively.
b. The attendance was the same on day 13. The attendance was 181 at both plays on that day.
c. The attendance was never the same at both plays.
d. The attendance was the same on day 4. The attendance was 100 at both plays on that day.

What are the solutions of the system?

____ 5.

a. (–3, –8) and (1, 0) c. (–3, 0) and (1, –8)

b. (–3, –8) and (–1, –4) d. no solution

____ 6.

a. (1, 0) and (–6, –28) c. (1, 0) and (6, 20)

b. (1, 20) and (6, 0) d. no solution

____ 7.

a. (1, –1) and (–3, –9) c. (1, –1) and (3, 3)

b. (1, 3) and (3, –1) d. no solution
____ 8. The area of a playground is 50 square yards. The length of the playground is 2 times longer than its width.
Find the length and width of the playground.
a. length = 10 yd, width = 5 yd c. length = 2.5 yd, width = 20 yd
b. length = 5 yd, width = 10 yd d. length = 20 yd, width = 2.5 yd
____ 9. A model rocket is launched from a roof into a large field. The path of the rocket can be modeled by the
equation y = 0.04x + 5.8x + 4.9, where x is the horizontal distance, in meters, from the starting point on the
roof and y is the height, in meters, of the rocket above the ground. How far horizontally from its starting point
will the rocket land?
a. 145.84 m c. 291.68 m
b. 0.84 m d. 146.12 m

How many real-number solutions does the equation have?

____ 10.
a. one solution c. no solutions
b. two solutions d. infinitely many solutions

____ 11. What is the value of c such that is a perfect-square trinomial?

a. 11 b. 121 c. 121 d. 121
−
2 2 4

____ 12. A rocket is launched from atop a 65-foot cliff with an initial velocity of 113 ft/s. The height of the rocket
above the ground at time t is given by . When will the rocket hit the ground after it is
launched? Round to the nearest tenth of a second.
a. 0.5 s c. 3.5 s
b. 7.6 s d. 7.1 s

____ 13. If an object is dropped from a height of 144 feet, the function gives the height of the object
after t seconds. When will the object hit the ground?
a. 9 s c. 1.5 s
b. 6 s d. 3 s

Graph the function. Identify the vertex and axis of symmetry.

____ 14.
a. c.
 axis of symmetry: axis of symmetry:
vertex: (2, –3) vertex: (–2, –3)
b. d.

axis of symmetry: axis of symmetry:

vertex: (–2, 3) vertex: (2, 3)
____ 15. A ball is thrown into the air with an upward velocity of 48 ft/s. Its height h in feet after t seconds is given by
the function . How long does it take the ball to reach its maximum height? What is the
ball’s maximum height? Round to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.
a. 1.5 s; 54 ft b. 1.5 s; 42 ft c. 3 s; 6 ft d. 1.5 s; 114 ft

What are the solutions of the equation?

____ 16.
a. 1, –2 c. 3, –2
b. 1, 2 d. 3, 2

____ 17.
a. 1, – c. 0,
b. 0, –10 d. 0, 10

____ 18.
a. b. c. d.

____ 19.
a. b. c. d.

____ 20.
a. 4 1 b. 4 1 c. 4 1 d. 4 1
, − − , − , − ,
5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4

____ 21. Identify the vertex and the axis of symmetry of the graph of the function .
a. vertex: (–2, 4);
 axis of symmetry:
b. vertex: (2, –4);
axis of symmetry:
c. vertex: (–2, –4);
axis of symmetry:
d. vertex: (2, 4);
axis of symmetry:
____ 22. Identify the maximum or minimum value and the domain and range of the graph of the function
.
a. minimum value: 3
domain: all real numbers
range: all real numbers
b. maximum value: –3
domain: all real numbers
range: all real numbers
c. maximum value: 3
domain: all real numbers
range: all real numbers
d. minimum value: –3
domain: all real numbers
range: all real numbers

____ 23. What steps transform the graph of to ?

a. translate 3 units to the right, translate down 5 units
b. translate 3 units to the left, translate up 5 units
c. reflect across the x-axis, translate 3 units to the left, translate up 5 units
d. reflect across the x-axis, translate 3 units to the right, translate down 5 units
____ 24. Suppose a parabola has vertex (–8, –7) and also passes through the point (–7, –4). Write the equation of the
parabola in vertex form.
a. c.
b. d.

____ 25. Suppose a parabola has an axis of symmetry at , a maximum height of 1 and also passes through the
point (9, –1). Write the equation of the parabola in vertex form.
a. c.
b. d.

Simplify the expression.

____ 26.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 27.
a. c.
b. d.
____ 28.
 a. c.
b. d.

____ 29.

a. c.

b. d.

What are the solutions?

____ 30.
a. 4 4 c. 3 3
− i, i − i, i
3 3 4 4
b. 16 16 d. 4 4
− i, i − ,
9 9 3 3

What are the vertex and the axis of symmetry of the equation?

____ 31.

a. vertex: ( –6, –88) c. vertex: ( 6, –88)

axis of symmetry: axis of symmetry:
b. vertex: ( –6, 88) d. vertex: ( –6, –88)
axis of symmetry: axis of symmetry:

____ 32.

a. vertex: ( –2, 12) c. vertex: ( –2, –12)

axis of symmetry: axis of symmetry:
b. vertex: ( 2, –12) d. vertex: ( 2, –12)
axis of symmetry: axis of symmetry:

What is the maximum or minimum value of the function? What is the range?

____ 33.

a. minimum value: 7 c. minimum value: –106

range: range:
b. minimum value: –7 d. minimum value: –106
range: range:

What is the vertex form of the equation?

____ 34.
 a. c.
b. d.

Short Answer

35. For the equation , find all the values of j such that the equation has two real number solutions.
Show your work.
Revision of the second quiz Gr.10
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

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

SHORT ANSWER

35. ANS:
The equation will have two real solutions when its discriminant is greater than 0. So:
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