BATTLE OF THE BRAINS

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In the quadratic equation 5w 2 + 9w – 10 = 0,
which is the quadratic term?

w2 9w

5w2 - 10
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 How many real roots does the
2
quadratic equation 3x + 7x + 10 = 0
have?
0 1

2 3
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The roots of a quadratic equation are -4
and -5. Which of the following quadratic
equations has these roots?
x 2 + x – 20 = 0 x2 – x + 20 = 0

x 2 + 9x + 20 = 0 x2 – 9x + 20 = 0
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 Which of the following rational algebraic
expressions is transformable to a quadratic
equation?
7 5 7 1 5
+ = + = 6m
2 𝑠+2 8𝑠 𝑚 𝑚+1
2𝑡 −1 2 3𝑡 𝑤+1 𝑤+2
+ = - =7
5 3 4 2 4
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Which of the following mathematical
statements is a quadratic inequality?

5t2 – r – 20 = 0 9h + 18 < 0

4x2 + 2x – 2 ≥ 0 m2 + 9m + 16 = 0

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Which of the following quadratic
equations has no real roots?
6m2 + 4m = 3 t2 – 5t – 9 = 0

2s2 – 4s = -4 4r2 + 2r – 5 = 0
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What is the nature of the roots of the
quadratic equation if the value of its
discriminant is negative?
Irrational; not
Not real
equal
Rational; not
Rational; equal
equal
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One of the roots of2x 2– 3x – 9 = 0
is 3. What is the other root?
3 2
2 3
2 3
- -
3 2
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What are the roots of the quadratic
2
equation x – 3x – 10 = 0?

2 and 5 -2 and 5
-10 and 1 10 and -1
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 What is the sum of the roots of the
2
quadratic equation 3x + 15x – 21 = 0?

15 5

-5 -7
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Which of the following quadratic equations
can be solved easily by extracting square
roots?

6x2 – 9x + 12 = 0 5n2 + 7n – 51 = 0

4m2 – 64 = 0 v2 – 3v – 10 = 0

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What is the degree of a
quadratic equation?
0 1
2 3
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The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation
is determined by _____.
𝑐 −𝑏
𝑎 𝑎
b2 + 4ac b2 – 4ac

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In the quadratic equation 3x2 + 5x –
8 = 0, what is the value of a?
0 3

5 -8
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The product of the roots of a quadratic
equation is determined by _____.
𝑐 −𝑏
𝑎 𝑎
b 2 + 4ac b 2 – 4ac

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If b2 – 4ac > 0, and is NOT a perfect square,
the roots of the quadratic function are
_____.
rational; Irrational,
irrational unequal
Rational; equal imaginary

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The discriminant determines the nature of
the roots of a quadratic equation. This is
given by the formula _____.
𝑐 −𝑏
𝑎 𝑎
b 2 + 4ac b 2 – 4ac

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 Which of the following quadratic
equations is written in general form?

4(x + 2) 2 +3 4x2 + 12x = 3

4x2 = -12x + 3 4x2 + 12x – 3 = 0

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What are the zeroes of the
2
function y = x – 6x + 5?
1 and 5 1 and -5
-1 and 5 -1 and -5
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What are the roots of the quadratic
2
equation x – 3x + 2 = 0?
1 and 2 -2 and -1
3 1 3 1
and - and -
2 2 2 2
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Where is the opening of the
2
graph y = -x + 2x + 1?
right left
upward downward
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The roots of the quadratic equation
2
x – 9x + 20 = 0 are _____.

4 and 5 -4 and 5
4 and -5 -4 and -5
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Where is the opening of the
2
graph of y = x + 2x + 5?
right left
upward downward
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What is the quadratic equation
whose roots are 2 and -3?
x 2 + x +6 = 0 x2 +x–6=0

x 2 –x+6=0 x 2 –x–6=0
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Which of the following is the standard
form of quadratic equations?

ax2 + bx + c < 0 ax2 + bx + c = 0

Ax + By + C = 0 y = mx + b
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Which of the following is a
quadratic equation?
3m – 7 = 12 -5n2 + 4n – 1

2x2 – 7x ≥ 3 t2 + 5t – 14 = 0
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