Equations Review Jeopardy

Quadratic Equations

100

x² - 6x - 27 = 0

 x = 9 x = -3

200

(x+2)² -9 = 55

x = 6 , -10

300

 x² - 2x = 5

x = 1 +- √ 6

400

2x² + 9x + 4 = 0

x = -1/2 x = -4

500

-x² = -6x + 5

x = 1 x = 5

Linear Equations

100

4y - (y - 4) = -20

What is -8?

200

⁴⁄₃(2x - 1) = -12

What is -4?

300

4(x - 3) = -2 (6 - 2x)

What is "all real numbers"?

400

18 - 2(x + 3) = x

What is 4?

500

A square has sides of 8x - 3 and 6x + 5. What is the perimeter of the square?

What is 116 units?

Absolute Value Equations

100

Solve the equation

|r|=9

r=9 , r=-9

200

Solve the equation

|r-7|=9

r=16, r=-2

300

Solve the equation

4|t+9|-5=19

t=-3 or t=-15

400

Solve the equation, if possible

|x-1|+5=2

no solution

500

Solve the equation, if possible

-10|14-r|-2=-7

r=13.5 or r=14.5

Radical Equations

100

 Solve √x-7=0

What is x=49?

200

Solve √(4x) - 1 =3

What is x=4?

300

Solve √(2x+9) − 5 = 0

What is x=8?

400

√(7-2x) - x = 4

What is x=-1?

500

Solve 0 = √(4x-7)+3

What is " no solution"?

Literal Equations

100

12am = 4, Solve for a

a = 1/3m

200

-3x + 2c = -3, Solve for x

x = (2c + 3)/3

300

u = kx + yx, Solve for x

x = u/(k + y)

400

-3a - 3 = -2n + 3p, Solve for a

a = (2n - 3p - 3)/3

500

g = (x - c)/x, Solve for x

x = - c/(g - 1)