Passport to advanced mathematics

Part I solving quadratic equations

1. Which of the following could be the factored form of the
polynomial shown below?
x2+3x18
A. (x3)(x+6)
B. (x+3)(x6)
C. (x3)(x6)
D. (x+3)(x+6)
Correct answer: A
difficult degree: 1
2. Which of the following could be the factored form of the
polynomial shown below?
x2+16x+60
A. (x+6)(x+10)
B. (x+6)(x10)
C. (x6)(x+10)
D. (x6)(x10)
Correct answer: A
difficult degree: 1
3. Which of the following could be the factored form of the
polynomial shown below?
x2+12x+27
A. (x3) (x+9)
B. (x+3) (x9)
C. (x3) (x9)
D. (x+3) (x+9)
Correct answer: Ddifficult degree: 1
4. Which of the following could be the factored form of the
polynomial shown below?
x2x6
A. (x3) (x+2)
B. (x+3) (x+2)
C. (x3) (x2)
D. (x+3) (x2)
Correct answer: A
difficult degree: 1
5. Which of the following could be the factored form of the
polynomial shown below?
x2+3x28
A. (x+7) (x4)
B. (x7) (x4)

C. (x+7) (x+4)
D. (x7) (x+4)
Correct answer: A

difficult degree: 1

6. 100121k2=0
What are the solutions to the equation above?
100
A. k=
121
100
100
B. k=
and k=
121
121
10
C. k=
11
10
10
D. k=
and k=
11
11
Correct answer: D
difficult degree: 2
7. (2x3)(x+4)=0
Let x=a and x=b be the solutions to the equation above. What is
the value of ab?
Correct answer: 5/2
difficult degree: 2
8. 0=(2y1)(8y)
Let y=u and y=d be the solutions to the equation above. What is the
value of ud?
Correct answer: 4 difficult degree: 2
9. (2x+5)(mx+9)=0
In the equation above, m is a constant. If the equation has the
5
3
solutions x=
and x=
, what is the value of m?
2
2
Correct answer: 6 difficult degree: 2
13
13
)(x
)=0
2
2
How many distinct real solutions does the equation above have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
Correct answer: C
difficult degree: 2
10. (x+

11.

2
3

x2

1
2

3
4

=0

Let x=w and x=z be the solutions to the equation above. What is
the value of w+z?
3
A.
2
3
B.
4
C. 0
3
D.
4
Correct answer: D
difficult degree: 3
11
3
x
=0
2
2
What are the solutions to the equation above?
1
A. x=
and x = 2
4
1
B. x=
and x = 3
4
C. x= 2 and x = 3
1
D. x=
, x= 2, and x = 3
4
Correct answer: B
difficult degree: 3
12. 2x2

13. (t+15)2+5=0
How many distinct real solutions does the equation above have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
Correct answer: A
difficult degree: 3
14. x213x+30=0
What are the solutions to the equation above?
A. x=15 and x=2
B. x=10 and x=-3
C. x = 3 and x=10
D. x=-2 and x=15
Correct answer: C
difficult degree: 3
15. 2x2+5xk=0
In the equation above, k is a constant. For what value of k does the
equation have exactly one distinct real solution?
25
A.
8

5
4
5
C.
4
25
D.
8
Correct answer: A
B.

difficult degree: 3

16. (t10)216=0
What are the solutions to the equation above?
A. t=4 and t=36
B. t=6 and t=14
C. t=10 and t=16
D. t=10 and t=16
Correct answer: B
difficult degree: 3
17. x1=(2x)2
What are the solutions to the equation above?
A. x=0
5 5
5+ 5
B. x=
and x=
2
2
1 21
1+ 21
C. x=
and x=
2
2
D. The equation has no real solutions.
Correct answer: B
difficult degree: 3
1
(t3)+t2=0
2
How many distinct real solutions does the equation above have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
Correct answer: A
difficult degree: 3
18.

19. 7(x8)2=63
Let x=k and x=l be solutions to the equation above. What is the
value of kl?
Correct answer: 55
difficult degree: 3
20. ax2+5x+2=0
In the equation above, a is a constant. If the equation has the
1
solutions x=2 and x=
, what is the value of a?
2

Correct answer: 2

difficult degree: 3

21. 3n2=27
What are the solutions to the equation above?
A. n= 3
B. n=3
C. n= 3 and n= 3
D. n= 3 and n=3
Correct answer: D
difficult degree: 3
22. Which of the following quadratic equations has exactly one
distinct real solution?
9
A.
x23x4=0
16
9
B.
x23x+4=0
16
16 2
C.
x 25=0
25
16 2
D.
x +25=0
25
Correct answer: B
difficult degree: 3
5 2
) =49
3
What are the solutions to the equation above?
142
152
A. v=
and v=
3
3
B. v=44 and v=54
C. v=2 and v=12
16
26
D. v=
and v=
3
3
Correct answer: D
difficult degree: 3
23. (v

24. (1a)+3(1a)2=0
What are the solutions to the equation above?
A. a=1
4
B. a=
3
4
C. a=1 and a=
3
1
D. a=0 and a=
3
Correct answer: C
difficult degree: 3

1
1
)=
2
16
What are the solutions to the equation above?
1
A. k=
8
1
B. k=
4
1
1
C. k=
and k=
8
8
1
1
D. k=
and k=
4
4
Correct answer: B
difficult degree: 3
25. k(k

26. (t+

8
)(t+b)=0
3

8
and
3
solutions to the equation, then what is the value of b?
13
A.
3
8
B.
3
8
C.
3
13
D.
3
Correct answer: A
difficult degree: 4
In the equation above, b is a constant. If

13
3

are

1
)2 9=0
5
is the sum of the solutions to the equation above?
3
5
2
5
1
5

27. (v +
What
A.
B.
C.

D. 0
Correct answer: B

difficult degree: 4

28. (xa)23=0
In the equation above, a is a constant. If the equation has the
solutions x=43 , what is the value of a?
Correct answer: 4
difficult degree: 4

29. (x+1)c+x2=0
In
the
equation
The equation has solutions at
A.
B. 3
C.

above, c is
a
constant.
3
and 3. What is the value of c?
2

3
2
9
2

D. 9
Correct answer: C

difficult degree: 4

30. 2(x3)2b=0
In the equation above, b is a constant. If the equation has the
solutions x=35, what is the value of b?
Correct answer: 10
difficult degree: 4
12
b)= b2
8
If b=s and b=t are the solutions to the equation above, what is the
value of st?
3
A.
2
2
B.
3
2
C.
3
3
D.
2
Correct answer: A
difficult degree: 4
31. (

32. 3x2+4xk=0
In the equation above, k is a constant. For what value of k does the
equation have no real solutions?
4
A.
3
4
B.
3
5
C.
3
5
D.
3
Correct answer: C
difficult degree: 4

1
1
1
x2
x
=0
2
6
3
What are the solutions to the equation above?
2
A. x=1 and x=
3
1
1
23
23
B. x =

and x =
+
6
6
36
36
4
C. x=2 and x=
3
1
1
23
23
D. x =

and x =
+
6
6
36
36
Correct answer: A
difficult degree: 4
33.

34. (t+1)2+c=0
In
the

equation

above, c is
3
The equation has solutions at t=
and t=
2
value of c?
729
A.
4
121
B.
4
25
C.
4
D. 1
Correct answer: C
difficult degree: 4

a
constant.
7
. What is the
2

35. x2+kx14=0
In the equation above, k is a constant. The equation has solutions
at 7 and 2 . What is the value of k?
A. 9
B. 5
C. 5
D. 9
Correct answer: B
difficult degree: 4
7
t 4=0
2
The above equation has solutions at t=8 and t=1. What is the
value of the constant a?
Correct answer: 1/2
difficult degree: 4
36. at2+

37. 4+kp=4p2
In the equation above, k is a constant. If the sum of the solutions to
the equation is 0, what is the value of k?

A.
B.
C.
D.

0
1
2
4
Correct answer: A

difficult degree: 4

38. 16x28x3=0
Let x=q and x=r be solutions to the equation shown above, with
q>r. What is the value of qr?
Correct answer: 1 difficult degree: 4