Q. Find the sum of the roots of the equation 3x^2 - 12x + 9 = 0.
Solution
The sum of the roots is given by -b/a = 12/3 = 4.
Correct Answer: B — 4
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Q. Find the value of k for which the equation x^2 + kx + 16 = 0 has no real roots.
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A.
k < 8
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B.
k > 8
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C.
k = 8
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D.
k < 0
Solution
For no real roots, the discriminant must be less than 0: k^2 - 4*1*16 < 0, which gives k < 8.
Correct Answer: A — k < 8
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Q. Find the value of k for which the roots of the equation x^2 - kx + 9 = 0 are real and distinct.
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A.
k < 6
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B.
k > 6
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C.
k = 6
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D.
k ≤ 6
Solution
The discriminant must be positive: k^2 - 4*1*9 > 0, which gives k < 6 or k > -6.
Correct Answer: A — k < 6
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Q. For the quadratic equation 2x^2 - 4x + k = 0 to have real roots, what is the condition on k?
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A.
k >= 0
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B.
k <= 0
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C.
k >= 2
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D.
k <= 2
Solution
The discriminant must be non-negative: (-4)^2 - 4*2*k >= 0, which simplifies to k <= 2.
Correct Answer: C — k >= 2
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Q. For the quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0, if a = 1, b = -3, and c = 2, what are the roots?
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A.
1 and 2
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B.
2 and 1
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C.
3 and 0
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D.
0 and 3
Solution
The roots can be found using the quadratic formula: x = (3 ± √(9-8))/2 = 1 and 2.
Correct Answer: A — 1 and 2
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0, what is the nature of the roots?
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A.
Real and distinct
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B.
Real and equal
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C.
Complex
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D.
None of the above
Solution
The discriminant is 0, indicating that the roots are real and equal.
Correct Answer: B — Real and equal
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0, what is the vertex of the parabola?
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A.
(-1, 0)
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B.
(-1, 1)
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C.
(0, 1)
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D.
(1, 1)
Solution
The vertex can be found using the formula (-b/2a, f(-b/2a)). Here, vertex is (-1, 0).
Correct Answer: A — (-1, 0)
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + 2x + k = 0 to have no real roots, k must be:
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A.
< 0
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B.
≥ 0
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C.
≤ 0
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D.
> 0
Solution
The discriminant must be negative: 2^2 - 4*1*k < 0 => 4 < 4k => k > 1.
Correct Answer: A — < 0
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + 4x + 4 = 0, what is the nature of the roots?
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A.
Real and distinct
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B.
Real and equal
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C.
Complex
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D.
None of the above
Solution
The discriminant is 0 (b^2 - 4ac = 16 - 16 = 0), indicating real and equal roots.
Correct Answer: B — Real and equal
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + 4x + k = 0 to have no real roots, k must be:
Solution
The discriminant must be negative: 4^2 - 4*1*k < 0 => 16 < 4k => k > 4.
Correct Answer: A — 0
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + 4x + k = 0 to have real roots, what is the condition on k?
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A.
k >= 4
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B.
k <= 4
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C.
k > 0
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D.
k < 0
Solution
The discriminant must be non-negative: 4^2 - 4*1*k >= 0, which simplifies to k <= 4.
Correct Answer: A — k >= 4
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + 6x + 8 = 0, what are the roots?
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A.
-2 and -4
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B.
-4 and -2
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C.
2 and 4
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D.
0 and 8
Solution
Factoring gives (x+2)(x+4) = 0, hence the roots are -2 and -4.
Correct Answer: B — -4 and -2
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + 6x + 9 = 0, what is the nature of the roots?
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A.
Two distinct real roots
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B.
One real root
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C.
No real roots
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D.
Complex roots
Solution
The discriminant is 0, indicating one real root (a repeated root).
Correct Answer: B — One real root
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + mx + n = 0, if the roots are 2 and 3, what is the value of n?
Solution
The product of the roots is n = 2 * 3 = 6.
Correct Answer: B — 6
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 + px + q = 0, if the roots are 1 and -3, what is the value of p?
Solution
The sum of the roots is 1 + (-3) = -2, hence p = -2.
Correct Answer: A — 2
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 - 10x + 25 = 0, what is the double root?
Solution
The equation can be factored as (x-5)^2 = 0, hence the double root is x = 5.
Correct Answer: A — 5
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Q. For the quadratic equation x^2 - 6x + k = 0 to have equal roots, what must be the value of k?
Solution
Setting the discriminant to zero: (-6)^2 - 4*1*k = 0 gives k = 9.
Correct Answer: B — 9
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Q. For which value of k does the equation x^2 + kx + 16 = 0 have real and distinct roots?
Solution
The discriminant must be positive: k^2 - 4*1*16 > 0 => k^2 > 64 => k > 8 or k < -8. Thus, k = -4 is valid.
Correct Answer: B — -4
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Q. For which value of k does the equation x^2 - 4x + k = 0 have roots that differ by 2?
Solution
Let the roots be r and r+2. Then, r + (r+2) = 4 and r(r+2) = k leads to k = 4.
Correct Answer: C — 4
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Q. For which value of k does the equation x^2 - kx + 9 = 0 have roots that are both positive?
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A.
k < 6
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B.
k > 6
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C.
k = 6
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D.
k = 0
Solution
For both roots to be positive, k must be greater than 6, as the sum of the roots must be positive.
Correct Answer: B — k > 6
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Q. For which value of k does the quadratic equation x^2 - kx + 4 = 0 have no real roots?
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A.
k < 4
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B.
k = 4
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C.
k > 4
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D.
k ≤ 4
Solution
The discriminant must be negative: k^2 - 16 < 0, hence k > 4.
Correct Answer: C — k > 4
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Q. If one root of the equation x^2 - 3x + p = 0 is 2, what is the value of p?
Solution
Substituting x = 2 into the equation gives 2^2 - 3*2 + p = 0 => 4 - 6 + p = 0 => p = 2.
Correct Answer: D — 4
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Q. If one root of the equation x^2 - 6x + k = 0 is 2, what is the value of k?
Solution
Using the root, we substitute: 2^2 - 6*2 + k = 0 => 4 - 12 + k = 0 => k = 8.
Correct Answer: A — 4
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Q. If one root of the equation x^2 - 7x + k = 0 is 3, what is the value of k?
Solution
Using Vieta's formulas, if one root is 3, the other root is 7 - 3 = 4. Thus, k = 3 * 4 = 12.
Correct Answer: B — 9
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Q. If the quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0 has roots 3 and -2, what is the value of a?
Solution
Using the fact that the product of the roots is c/a and the sum is -b/a, we can set a = 1, b = -1, c = -6.
Correct Answer: A — 1
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Q. If the quadratic equation x^2 + 2px + p^2 - 4 = 0 has roots that are equal, what is the value of p?
Solution
Setting the discriminant to zero: (2p)^2 - 4(1)(p^2 - 4) = 0 leads to p = ±2.
Correct Answer: C — -2
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Q. If the quadratic equation x^2 + 2x + k = 0 has equal roots, what is the value of k?
Solution
For equal roots, the discriminant must be zero: 2^2 - 4*1*k = 0, leading to k = 1.
Correct Answer: C — -1
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Q. If the quadratic equation x^2 + 2x + k = 0 has roots that are equal, what is the value of k?
Solution
For equal roots, the discriminant must be zero: 2^2 - 4*1*k = 0 leads to k = -1.
Correct Answer: D — -2
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Q. If the quadratic equation x^2 + 4x + k = 0 has roots -2 and -2, what is the value of k?
Solution
Using the formula for roots, k = (-2)^2 - 4*(-2) = 4 + 8 = 12.
Correct Answer: B — 4
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Q. If the quadratic equation x^2 + 6x + k = 0 has roots -2 and -4, what is the value of k?
Solution
Using Vieta's formulas, k = (-2)(-4) = 8.
Correct Answer: B — 12
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