Practice

Quadratic Equations
1. Solve the following quadratic equations.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

14x2 11x 15 = 0
14x2 29x 15 = 0
14x2 37x 15 = 0
14x2 67x 15 = 0

2. Solve the following equations.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

28x2 62x + 30 = 0
14x2 = 41x 15
15 + 47x 14x2 = 0
15 + 14x2 = 73x

3. Solve the following equations.

(a)
(b)

(2x 1)2 = 4(3 + 2x)2

x 1

6
0
x

4. (i) Factorise completely (76x + 51y)2 (24x + 49y)2.

(ii) Hence, solve the equation (76x + 51)2 (24x + 49)2 = 0.
5. Solve the following equations.
(a)

x3
7

7
3 x

(b) x4 + x2 6 = 0
(c) x6 + x3 6 = 0
6. The area of each of two rooms is 48 m2. One is 6 m longer than the other but its breadth is
4 m less. Find the length and breadth of each room.
7. Five times a certain whole number is equal to 63 less than twice the square of the number.
Find the number.
8. The area of the figure is 125 m2. Find the value of x.
xm

15 m
xm
15 m
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9. A man bought a number of articles for $20. After losing 3 of the articles, he got $25 by
selling the rest at $0.75 a piece more than they cost. How many articles did he sell?
10. Divide a straight line 80 cm long into two parts so that the area of the rectangle contained
by them may be equal to 1375 cm2. Find the lengths of the two parts.
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