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SAT Quadratic Equations And Functions Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 11

Question 12345 of 5

Question 1 of 5

A quadratic expression can be written in the form , where and are positive integers and . Which expression could be the quadratic?

Explanation

Expanding gives . Since , the coefficient of must be . That eliminates any expression without middle term . Also, because and are positive integers that add to , one possible pair is and . Their product is , so the quadratic could be .

Concept summary

For a quadratic written as , the expanded form is . The sum determines the middle coefficient, and the product determines the constant term.

Question 2 of 5

On a coordinate plane, the graph of a parabola has its vertex at and opens upward. Which equation could represent this parabola?

Explanation

A parabola in vertex form is , where the vertex is . Since the vertex is , the equation must be . Because the parabola opens upward, must be positive. The equation that matches is .

Concept summary

In vertex form, , the vertex is . A positive value of means the parabola opens upward, and a negative value means it opens downward.

Question 3 of 5

The system below has exactly one solution:

What is the value of in that solution where ?

Explanation

Since both expressions equal , set them equal to each other: . Then solve:

So the solutions are and . The question asks for the solution where , so the value of is .

Concept summary

For a system with a quadratic and a linear equation, set the two expressions for equal to find the intersection values of .

Question 4 of 5

The equation has two solutions. Which statement must be true?

Explanation

Factor the equation:

So the solutions are and . Their sum is , so this statement must be true.

Concept summary

A quadratic of the form factors as , giving two opposite solutions whose sum is .

Question 5 of 5

The area of a square patio is modeled by the function , where is a length in feet. What is the side length of the patio, in feet?

Explanation

For a square, area equals side length squared. Since , the side length is .

Concept summary

If the area of a square is a perfect-square trinomial, factor it to find the side length.

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