1. If , find the value(s) of x.

        A. 1 or 9     B. - 1 or 9     C. 1 or - 9         D. - 1 or -9        E. None of the above

2. If and p > q, find the value of q.

        A. -5     B. - 4          C. 4             D. 5          E. 6

3. If , find the value(s) of x.

        A. 1             B. 0 or 1     C. 1 or - 1          D. - 1 or             E. 1 or

4. If and x is positive, find the value(s) of x.

        A.         B.             C.             D.             E.

5. Solve .

        A. 1             B. 3         C. 4              D. 1 or 3         E. 1 or 4

6. If - 2 is a root of , find the value of k.

        A. 2          B. - 2      C. 10        D. - 10         E. It cannot be determined.

7. If , find the value(s) of x.

        A.              B.              C. or -             D. - or             E. or

8. Which of the following equations has no real roots?

        A.             B.             C.

        D.                 E.

9. If has two unequal real roots, find the range of values of k.

        A.             B.             C.             D.             E.

10. Find the value(s) of k so that the equation has equal real roots.

        A.         B.         C.             D.             E. None of the above

11. Solve .

        A. 1 or 4        B. - 1 or - 4       C. - 1 or 2          D. 1 or - 2          E. 1 or 2

12. Solve .

        A.             B.             C. or - 3        D. or -         E. None of the above

13. Solve .

        A. 1         B. 1 or 3        C. - 1 or - 3         D. 1 or             E. - 1 or

14. If , which of the following must be true?

        A.         B.         C.

        D.         E.

15. If p and q are roots of , which of the following must be true?

        A. pq = b         B.         C. pq = c         D.         E.

16. If p is a root of , which of the following is a root of ?

        A. p          B.         C.         D. 2p         E. 4p

17. The length of a rectangle is longer than its width by 5 cm. The area of the rectangle

        is .  Find the width of the rectangle.

        A. 4 cm         B. 6 cm          C. 8 cm          D. 10 cm          E. 12 cm

18. A number is formed by two digits whose sum is 7. If the digits are reversed,

        the number will decrease by 27. Find the number.

        A. 52       B. 43          C. 34         D. 25         E. 16

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