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4-6 Practice: The Quadratic Formula and The Discriminant

This document contains 30 quadratic equations and 2 word problems. The quadratic equations are to be solved using the quadratic formula, and for each the document asks to find the discriminant, describe the number and type of roots, and find the exact solutions. The word problems ask to find the time(s) an object is at a certain height given its position equation, and the fastest speed a car could be traveling given the stopping distance formula and information provided.

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4-6 Practice: The Quadratic Formula and The Discriminant

This document contains 30 quadratic equations and 2 word problems. The quadratic equations are to be solved using the quadratic formula, and for each the document asks to find the discriminant, describe the number and type of roots, and find the exact solutions. The word problems ask to find the time(s) an object is at a certain height given its position equation, and the fastest speed a car could be traveling given the stopping distance formula and information provided.

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NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD _____________

4-6 Practice
The Quadratic Formula and the Discriminant
Solve each equation by using the Quadratic Formula.
1. 7𝑥 2 – 5x = 0 0, 𝟓 2. 4𝑥 2 – 9 = 0 𝟑
±𝟐
𝟕
𝟏
3. 3𝑥 2 + 8x = 3 ,–𝟑 4. 𝑥 2 – 21 = 4x –3, 7
𝟑
𝟏 𝟐 𝟒
5. 3𝑥 2 – 13x + 4 = 0 𝟑
,4 6. 15𝑥 2 + 22x = –8 − 𝟑 , − 𝟓

7. 𝑥 2 – 6x + 3 = 0 3 ± √𝟔 8. 𝑥 2 – 14x + 53 = 0 7 ± 2i
𝟐 ± √𝟏𝟎
9. 3𝑥 2 = –54 ±3i√𝟐 10. 25𝑥 2 – 20x – 6 = 0 𝟓
𝟏 ±𝟒𝒊 𝟐 ± √𝟑
11. 4𝑥 2 – 4x + 17 = 0 12. 8x – 1 = 4x2
𝟐 𝟐
𝟑 ± √𝟐
2
13. 𝑥 = 4x – 15 2 ± 𝒊√𝟏𝟏 2
14. 4𝑥 – 12x + 7 = 0 𝟐

Complete parts a-c for each quadratic equation.


a. Find the value of the discriminant.
b. Describe the number and type of roots.
c. Find the exact solutions by using the Quadratic Formula.

15. 𝑥 2 – 16x + 64 = 0 16. 𝑥 2 = 3x 17. 9𝑥 2 – 24x + 16 = 0


𝟒
0; 1 rational; 8 9; 2 rational; 0, 3 0; 1 rational; 𝟑

18. 𝑥 2 – 3x = 40 19. 3𝑥 2 + 9x – 2 = 0 20. 2𝑥 2 + 7x = 0


−𝟗 ± √𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝟕
169; 2 rational; –5, 8 105; 2 irrational; 49; 2 rational; 0, − 𝟐
𝟔
21. 5𝑥 2 – 2x + 4 = 0 22. 12𝑥 2 – x – 6 = 0 23. 7𝑥 2 + 6x + 2 = 0
𝟏 ±𝒊√𝟏𝟗 𝟑 𝟐 −𝟑 ±𝒊√𝟓
–76; 2 complex; 289; 2 rational; 𝟒 , − 𝟑 –20; 2 complex;
𝟓 𝟕
2 2 2
24. 12𝑥 + 2x – 4 = 0 25. 6𝑥 – 2x – 1 = 0 26. 𝑥 + 3x + 6 = 0
𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 ± √𝟕 −𝟑 ± 𝒊√𝟏𝟓
196; 2 rational; 𝟐 , − 𝟑 28; 2 irrational; –15; 2 complex;
𝟔 𝟐
2 2 2
27. 4𝑥 – 3𝑥 – 6 = 0 28. 16𝑥 – 8x + 1 = 0 29. 2𝑥 – 5x – 6 = 0
𝟑 ± √𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝟏 𝟓 ± √𝟕𝟑
105; 2 irrational; 0; 1 rational; 𝟒 73; 2 irrational;
𝟖 𝟒
30. GRAVITATION The height h(t) in feet of an object t seconds after it is propelled straight up from the ground with an
initial velocity of 60 feet per second is modeled by the equation h(t) = −16𝑡 2 + 60t. At what times will the object be at
a height of 56 feet? 1.75 s, 2 s

31. STOPPING DISTANCE The formula d = 0.05𝑠 2 + 1.1s estimates the minimum stopping distance d in feet for a car
traveling s miles per hour. If a car stops in 200 feet, what is the fastest it could have been traveling when the driver
applied the brakes? about 53.2 mi/h

Chapter 4 39 Glencoe Algebra 2

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