QUADRATIC EXPRESSION

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EQUATION

QUADRATIC EXPRESSION

ax bx c
2

General Form:

a = could be any number except 0

b and c = could be any number (positive or negative)
One unknown : x, y

2m 2 4n 7 quadratic expression

x2 4

-4

-5

-5

Examples :

3x

5x 4x

6 2x 2 5x

QUADRATIC EQUATION
General Form:

Example :

ax bx c 0
2

x 7 x 12 5 2 x
2

x 2 2 x 2 7 x 12 5 0
3x 2 7 x 7 0

a = 3, b = 7 and c = 7

MULTIPLYING 2 LINEAR EQUATION

Example :
All item in the 1st bracket should be multiply
with all the item in the 2nd bracket

Expand (x + 4)(x + 2)

( x 4)( x 2
2)

) (

) (

) (

x2 2x 4x 8
x

6x 8

MULTIPLYING 2 LINEAR EQUATION

Exercise:

1. Expand (2x 3)(x + 4)

2. Expand ( 2x + 4)(x 3)
3. Expand (3x 5)(x 2)
4. Expand (1 4x)(x + 5)

FACTORISATION
Concept :

a 2 b 2 (a b)(a b)

Example :

4 x 2 64
2
2
(2 x) 8

(2 x 8)(2 x 8)

FACTORISATION
Concept :

a 2 2ab b 2 (a b) 2
a 2 2ab b 2 (a b) 2

Highest Common Factor (HCF)

Example :

8 x 2 4 x 16

4(2 x 2 x 4)

HCF = 4

FACTORISATION

Example :

x 2 x 12

Step 1 : Identify the

value of a, b and c

Multiply

x2

12

x.x x 2
a

4.3
6.2

3.4
2.6

a x 2 ; b x; c 12

3x
Add

- 12.1
- 1.12

4x

x
b
Multiply the combination = c
Add the combination = b

FACTORISATION

Example :

2 x 2 13 x 6

Step 1 : Identify the

value of a, b and c a

2x

Multiply

6 )

2x 2

2 x.x 2 x 2
a

6.1
3.2

1.6 - 1. - 6 - 6. - 1
2.3 - 3. - 2 - 2. - 3

2 x 2 ; b 13 x; c 6

12 x

Add

13 x
b
Multiply the combination = c
Add the combination = b

FACTORISATION
Exercise:
1. Factorise

2x 4
2

x 9
2

x 2x 3
2

86p p

2y 5y 3
2

4n 23n 6
2

CONCEPT OF ROOTS
Substitution Method :
To determine whether the given values are the roots of the equations.

p 2 6 p 7 0, p 1,1

when p - 1

when p 1

(-1)2 6(1) 7 0
1 6 7 0
00
- 1 is the root of the equation

(1) 2 6(1) 7 0
1 6 7 0
12 0
1 is NOT a root of the equation

SOLVING PROBLEMS

Example :
Solve/Determine the root the equation

1. Rearrange to quadratic expression

Check For HCF

2. Factorise

3m

m
3m 2
3. State the value of m

1 m

21m

20m

3m 2 5(1 4m) 2

3m 2 5 20m 2

3m 2 20m 7
3m 2 20m 7 0
(3m 1)(m 7) 0
3m 1 0 or m 7 0

1
m
3

or m 7

SOLVING PROBLEMS
Exercise:
1. Solve the quadratic equation

y 6y 0
2

2 y 2 y 36
x 3
4

2
x4
7n
2
2n 1
2
3 p2 4 p
5
2 p

SOLVING PROBLEMS
2.
D
2t cm

(2t 1)cm

E
4 cm
B

In the diagram above, ABCD and GCEF are rectangles, BEC and CFD are
straight line.
a) Express in term of t,
a) The width FG
b) The area of the green region
b) Given that the area of the green region is 88 cm2, find the value of t.