Algebra: 15 MCQs

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Warm-up · 5 questions

Q1. Which of the following is the standard form of a quadratic equation?

Beginner
A $ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d = 0$
B $ax + b = 0$
C $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$
D $a x^2 + b x + c$

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Q2. What is the degree of a quadratic equation?

Beginner
A 1
B 3
C 2
D 0

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Q3. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

Beginner
A $x^2 + 3x + 2 = 0$
B $x^3 - 1 = 0$
C $2x + 5 = 0$
D $\frac{1}{x} + x = 2$

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Q4. Which method can be used to solve a quadratic equation?

Beginner
A Factoring
B All of the above
C Quadratic formula
D Completing the square

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Q5. A quadratic equation can have at most two real roots.

Beginner
A True
B False

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Building up · 9 questions

Q6. What is the discriminant of a quadratic equation $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$?

Intermediate
A $b^2 + 4ac$
B $4ac - b^2$
C $-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}$
D $b^2 - 4ac$

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Q7. If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is zero, then the roots are:

Intermediate
A Complex and distinct
B Imaginary
C Real and distinct
D Real and equal

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Q8. The roots of the quadratic equation $x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0$ are:

Intermediate
A 2 and 3
B -1 and -6
C -2 and -3
D 1 and 6

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Q9. Which of the following is the quadratic formula?

Intermediate
A $x = \frac{b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$
B $x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{4ac - b^2}}{2a}$
C $x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 + 4ac}}{2a}$
D $x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$

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Q10. If a quadratic equation has discriminant $D > 0$, then the roots are:

Intermediate
A Complex
B Real and equal
C Real and distinct
D Imaginary

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Q11. The sum of the roots of $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ is:

Intermediate
A $\frac{b}{a}$
B $-\frac{b}{a}$
C $-\frac{c}{a}$
D $\frac{c}{a}$

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Q12. The product of the roots of $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ is:

Intermediate
A $\frac{b}{a}$
B $-\frac{c}{a}$
C $\frac{c}{a}$
D $-\frac{b}{a}$

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Q13. The equation $x^2 + 4 = 0$ has:

Intermediate
A No real roots
B Two real roots
C One real root
D Infinitely many roots

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Q14. The discriminant of $x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0$ is negative.

Intermediate
A True
B False

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Topper level · 1 questions

Q15. If the roots of a quadratic equation are 3 and -2, the equation is:

Advanced
A $x^2 - x + 6 = 0$
B $x^2 - x - 6 = 0$
C $x^2 + x - 6 = 0$
D $x^2 + x + 6 = 0$

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