Chapter 3-4 Review Revised

Chapter 3 & 4: Quadratic Functions and Quadratic Equations Name:_____________________
1. Describe the translation that would be applied to the graph of y = x 2 to get the graph of y = x 2 + 5 ?
Describes the translation that would be applied to the graph of y = x 2 to get the graph of y = ( x − 15 ) ?
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*3. Which statement(s) is/are NOT true for the graph of y = ax 2 ?

a) When a is greater than 1, the graph is the image of the graph of y = x 2 after a vertical stretch.
b) When 0  a  1 , the image graph is narrower than the graph of y = x 2 .
c) The vertex of the graph is always at the origin.
d) When a is less than −1 , the image graph is the graph of y = x 2 after a vertical stretch and a
reflection in the x-axis.
What are the domain and range of y = 5 ( x − 2 ) + 6 ?

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5. Identify the y-intercept of the graph of this quadratic function: y = −7 ( x − 5 )2 + 8
*6. Determine an equation for this graph of a quadratic function.
*7. Use the following graph to determine:
a) the x and y – intercepts
b) the coordinates of the vertex
c) the equation of the axis of symmetry
d) the domain of the function
e) the range of the function
Expand the quadratic function y = 4 ( x − 9 ) − 2 and write it in standard form.

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9. Use Completing the square to write y = −3 x 2 + 18 x + 22 in vertex form, then identify the coordinates of its vertex.
*10. A) A flare is launched from a boat. The path of the flare is modeled by the function h(t) = 225t – 7t2, where t is time in
seconds and h(t) represents the height in metres. Determine the maximum height of the flare to the nearest tenth.
B) From a height of 2 m, a volleyball is hit into the air. After 1 second, the ball reaches a maximum height of 7 m. Write
the quadratic function, in the form 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑝)2 + 𝑞 , that models the situation and use it to determine the height of
the ball at 1.5 seconds.
11. A rectangular horse corral is to be enclosed with 80 m of fencing. A side of the barn will be used as one side in the corral
and will not require fencing. Determine a quadratic equation which models the area, A, in square metres, of the horse
coral, where x is the width, in metres. What is the width that gives maximum area? What is the maximum area of the
corral?
*12. A rectangular playground is to be enclosed by a fence and divided into three sections with fencing parallel to two of its
sides as shown. If 1200m of fence are used to enclose a maximum area. Algebraically determine the overall dimensions
of the playground?
13. McDonald’s sells a cheeseburger for $1.49. At this price, they sell approximately 3000 cheeseburgers per day.
Research indicates that for every $0.05 increase in price, the store will sell 50 fewer cheeseburgers. Determine the
price of a cheeseburger that will maximize the revenue.
*14. Solve 2 ( x − 5 ) = 56 . Leave your answers in exact form.

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15. Circle the error in this solution which uses completing the square. Write the correct solution.
2 x 2 + 16 x − 7 = 0
2x 2 + 16 x = 7 line 1
2 ( x + 8x ) = 7
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line 2
2 ( x + 8 x + 16 ) = 7 + 16
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line 3
2 ( x + 4 ) = 23
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line 4
( x + 4 ) = 11.5
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line 6
 ( x + 4 ) = 11.5 line 7
x + 4 =  11.5 line 8
x = −4  11.5 line 9
x = −0.6088 and x = −7.3911 line 10
16. If the graph of a quadratic equation has one x – intercept, what is a possible value of the discriminant?
*17. For what values of k does the equation x 2 + 23x + k = 0 have two real and unequal roots?
*18. A flare was shot into the air with an upward velocity of 76 m/s. Its height, h metres, after t seconds is modelled by the
equation y = 200 + 76t − 16t 2 . Determine the following algebraically. Give your answers to the nearest tenth, if
necessary.
a) From what height was the ball thrown?
b) After how many seconds did the ball reach its maximum height?
c) What was the ball’s maximum height?
d) When did the ball hit the ground?
*19. A) Find the x-intercepts of the quadratic function y = 2 x 2 + 14 x − 9 . Express your answers as exact values
( )
B) Determine the exact roots for 2 x + 15 = ( 6 − x ) 2 x
2
*20. A) A wide screen TV has a diagonal measure of 55 inches. The length of the screen is 24 inches more than the height.
Write a quadratic equation that could be used to determine the dimensions of the television.
B) A play space measuring 8 m by 12 m is enlarged by adding a border of uniform width along the three
sides as shown in the diagram, enlarging the area to 168 m2. Set up a quadratic equation to model the new area and
be able to algebraically solve your equation to determine the width of the border.
Quadratic Functions and Equations
R : y  6 5. ( 0, −167 ) 6. y = −2 ( x + 4 ) + 8
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1. translated 5 units up 2. translated 15 units right 3. B 4. Vertex(2,6) D : x  R
7. a) x-intercepts : x = -2 or (-2,0) and x=6 or (6,0) , y-int (0,-6) b) vertex (2, -8) c) x = 2 d) x  R e) y  −8 8. y = 4x2 – 72x + 322
y = −5 ( x − 1) + 7; at 1.5 sec, ball's height =5.75m

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9. y = -3(x – 3)2 + 49; vertex (3, 49) 10. A) 1808.0 m B)
11. A = −2 x 2 + 80 x ; width = 20 m , max Area = 800m 2

12. w = 150 m ; L = 300 m 13. $2.25 14. x = 5  2 7
15. In line 3, the 16 should be 32.
Correcting the solution from this point will give: x = −4  19.5  x = −8.4159 and x = 0.4159
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16. discriminant = 0 17. k < 132.25 18. a) 200 m b) 2.375 sec c) 209.25 m d) approx. 6.6 seconds 19 A). x = −7  67 B) x = 3  i 21
2 2
20. A). 2x2 + 48x – 2449 = 0 where x = height B) (8 + 2 x )(12 + 2 x ) = 168 , width of border =2 m

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Chapter 3 & 4: Quadratic Functions and Quadratic Equations Name:_____________________

*3. Which statement(s) is/are NOT true for the graph of y = ax 2 ?

What are the domain and range of y = 5 ( x − 2 ) + 6 ?

5. Identify the y-intercept of the graph of this quadratic function: y = −7 ( x − 5 )2 + 8

*6. Determine an equation for this graph of a quadratic function.

*7. Use the following graph to determine:

a) the x and y – intercepts

b) the coordinates of the vertex

c) the equation of the axis of symmetry

d) the domain of the function

e) the range of the function

Expand the quadratic function y = 4 ( x − 9 ) − 2 and write it in standard form.

*14. Solve 2 ( x − 5 ) = 56 . Leave your answers in exact form.

c) What was the ball’s maximum height?

d) When did the ball hit the ground?

y = −5 ( x − 1) + 7; at 1.5 sec, ball's height =5.75m

11. A = −2 x 2 + 80 x ; width = 20 m , max Area = 800m 2

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