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MCF 3M Unit 3 - Quadratic Functions - In-Class Assignment Name: ____________________

1. Write each of the following in vertex form, state the vertex, domain and range.

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a) f ( x ) = −5x 2 + 20 x + 2 b) g( x ) = x + 4x + 3
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2. Solve the following quadratic equations using the most efficient strategy.
a) – 2x 2 + 11x – 12 = 0 b) 2x 2 + 2x – 4 = 12x + 3

c) 2(x + 2)(x – 1) = (x – 1)(x + 1) d) 12 = 2(x + 5) 2 – 6

3. Determine the number of real solutions for each of the following.. DO NOT SOLVE.
a) x 2 − 3x + 4 = 0 b) 3x 2 − 4 x − 6 = 0

4. For what values of k does 2x 2 + kx + 8 = 0 have each of the following. Show your work.

a) one solutions b) two solutions

5. The function P(x) = -25x 2 + 2500x + 825 models the profit, P(x), earned by a dance studio on the basis of the cost of a
dance lesson, x. Both profit and ticket price are in dollars.

a) What is the dance studio’s profit when b) What is the maximum profit of the dance studio?
the cost of a lesson is $32?

c) What ticket price yields the maximum profit?

6. A water balloon is launched at a target. The path of the water balloon can be modeled by the function
h(t)=-5 (t – 0.5) 2 + 20, where height, h(t), is in metres and time, t, is in seconds. When will the water balloon reach a
height of 15 metres?