ALG 2 CH 4.5-4.8 TEST REVIEW

What are the solutions of the quadratic equation?

1.

____2. = 0

a. / 2, 4 / c. / ,
b. / –2, / d. / 2,

Solve by using GRAPHING CALCULATOR. Give each answer to at most two decimal places.

____3.

a. / 0.24, 1.19 / c. / –1.19, –0.24
b. / –0.47, 0.47 / d. / 0.48, 2.38

Solve by graphing.

____4.

a. / –2, 4 / c. / 2, –4
b. / 2, –4 / d. / –2, 4

____5.The function models the height y in feet of a stone t seconds after it is dropped from the edge of a vertical cliff. How long will it take the stone to hit the ground? Round to the nearest hundredth of a second.

a. / 7.79 seconds / c. / 0.25 seconds
b. / 11.02 seconds / d. / 5.51 seconds

____6.The function models the path of a ball thrown by a boy where h represents height, in feet, and t represents the time, in seconds, that the ball is in the air. Assuming the boy lives at sea level where h = 0 ft, which is a likely place the boy could have been standing when he threw this ball?

a. / his backyard / c. / a ladder
b. / an underground cave / d. / a bridge

What is the solution of each equation?

____7.

a. / / c. /
b. / , – / d. /

____8.

a. / , / c. / ,
b. / , / d. / ,

____9.A landscaper is designing a flower garden in the shape of a trapezoid. She wants the length of the shorter base to be 3 yards greater than the height, and the length of the longer base to be 5 yards greater than the height. For what height will the garden have an area of 360 square yards? Round to the nearest tenth of a yard.

a. / 17.1 yards / c. / 39.2 yards
b. / 34.2 yards / d. / 152.6 yards

Solve the equation.

10.

What value completes the square for the expression?

____11.

a. / 64 / c. /
b. / 8 / d. /

Solve the quadratic equation by completing the square.

12.

Rewrite the equation in vertex form. Name the vertex and y-intercept.

____13.

a. /
vertex: (6, – 2)
y-intercept: (0, 34) / c. /
vertex: (–12, –2)
y-intercept: (0, –2)
b. /
vertex: (–12, –2)
y-intercept: (0, –2) / d. /
vertex: (6, – 2)
y-intercept: (0, 34)

Use the Quadratic Formula to solve the equation.

14.

____15.

a. / / c. /
b. / / d. /

____16.A landscaper is designing a flower garden in the shape of a trapezoid. She wants the shorter base to be 3 yards greater than the height and the longer base to be 7 yards greater than the height. She wants the area to be 155 square yards. The situation is modeled by the equation . Use the Quadratic Formula to find the height that will give the desired area. Round to the nearest hundredth of a yard.

a. / 320 yards / c. / 20.4 yards
b. / 10.2 yards / d. / 12.7 yards

What is the number of real solutions?

____17.

a. / one solution / c. / two solutions
b. / no real solutions / d. / cannot be determined

____18.

a. / one solution / c. / two solutions
b. / no real solutions / d. / cannot be determined

____19.During a manufacturing process, a metal part in a machine is exposed to varying temperature conditions. The manufacturer of the machine recommends that the temperature of the machine part remain below 132F. The temperature T in degrees Fahrenheit x minutes after the machine is put into operation is modeled by . Will the temperature of the part ever reach or exceed 132F? Use the discriminant of a quadratic equation to decide.

a. / no
b. / yes

Simplify the number using the imaginary unit i.

____20.

a. / / c. /
b. / / d. /

____21.Identify the graph of .

a. / / c. /
b. / / d. /

What is the absolute value of each number?

____22.

a. / –3 / c. /
b. / –9 / d. /

Simplify the expression.

23.

____24.

a. / / c. /
b. / / d. /

____25.

a. / i / c. / i
b. / i / d. / i

What pair of factors should be used to find the complex solutions for x?

____26.

a. / / c. /
b. / / d. /

____27.Find the solutions of the equation.

a. / / c. /
b. / / d. /

28.Find the solutions of the equation.

ALG 2 CH 4.5-4.8 TEST REVIEW

Answer Section

1.ANS:

3, 6

2.ANS:D

3.ANS:A

4.ANS:C

5.ANS:D

6.ANS:D

7.ANS:B

8.ANS:B

9.ANS:A

10.ANS:

–4, –14

11.ANS:A

12.ANS:

13.ANS:A

14.ANS:

,

15.ANS:C

16.ANS:B

17.ANS:C

18.ANS:A

19.ANS:B

20.ANS:B

21.ANS:A

22.ANS:C

23.ANS:

24.ANS:B

25.ANS:C

26.ANS:D

27.ANS:A

28.ANS: