QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

PAPER 1
1.

Express x(3x 2) = x2 + 5 in the general form.

[2 marks]

Answer : ........
2.

Form the quadratic equation which has roots 2 dan 3.

[2 marks]

Answer: ........
3.

Form the quadratic equation which has roots 3 dan

ax 2 + bx + c = 0 , where a, b and c are constants.

1
. Give your answer in the form
2

[2 marks]

Answer: ........

4.

Solve the quadratic equation 2x(3x 1) + 9x = 5.

[3 marks]

Answer : ........
5.

Solve the quadratic equation h2 3h + 2 = 2(h 1).

[3 marks]

Answer : ........
6.

Solve the quadratic equation 2x(x 4) = (1 x)(x + 2).

Give your answer correct to four significant figures.

[4 marks]

Answer : ........

7.

Solve the qudratic equation x(2 x 5) = 2 x 1 .

Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

[4 marks]

Answer : ........
8

Given one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + kx +1 = 0 is four times the other
root. Determine the values of k.
[3 marks]

Answer : ........
9.

One of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 + 8x = 2k + 1 is three times the other
root ,where k is a constant. Find the roots and the value of k.
[4 marks]

Answer : roots =........

k = ........

10.

Given that m and n are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 3x 9 = 0, form a
quadratic equation whose roots are

m
n
and
.
2
2

[4

marks]

Answer : ........
11.

Find the range of values of p if the quadratic equation (4 p ) x + 3 x 2 = 0 has two

distinct roots.
[3 marks]

Answer : ........

12.

The quadratic equation x 2 + 2(1 k ) x + k 2 = 5 has no roots. Find the range of values of
k.

[3 marks]

Answer : ........

13.

The quadratic equation 2 x( x + 2 p ) = x 2 p 2 has two distinct roots. Find the range
of values of p.
[2 marks]

Answer : ........
14.

A quadratic equation x 2 + px + 9 = 2 x has two equal roots.

Find the possible values of p.

[3 marks]

Answer : ........

ANSWER QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

1.

2x2 2x 5 = 0

2.

x2 + x 6 = 0

3.

2x2 + 5x 3 = 0

4.

x =

5.

h = 1, h = 4

6.

x = 2.591 , x = 0.2573

7.

x = 3.351, x = 0.149

8.

k =

9.

Roots = 1, 3,

10.

4x2 + 6x 9 = 0

11.

p>

12.

k>3

13.

p<

14.

p = 8,- 4.

5
1
, x=
3
2

5
2
k =

7
2

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