CHAPTER ONE: QUADRATICS

Tutorial 1

1.

Multiply out the following expressions and collect like terms.

a.

(a+2)(a+ 3)

b.

(c4)(c2)

c.

(e +6)(e1)

d.

( h+5 )2
2

b. c 6 c +8

d. h+10 h+25

a. a +5 a+6

Answer:

c. e +5e-6

2.

Factorise the following quadratic expressions.

a.

x 2+6 x +8

b.

y + 9 y+ 20

c.

a29

d.

r 2 r15

e.

( x+ 3 )29

f.

2 x 2 +5 x+ 2

g.

2 x 2 +14 x +24

h.

9 x 26 x+ 1

Answer:

a. ( x+ 2 )( x +4 )

b.

( y +4 ) ( y +5 )

c. ( r5 )( r +3 )

d.

( a+3 )( a3 )

x ( x +6 )

f.

( 2 x +1 ) ( x+2 )

h.

( 3 x1 )2

e.

g. 2 ( x +3 ) ( x+ 4 )

3.

Solve the following equations.

2

a.

x 11 x+ 24=0

b.

x 264=0

c.

3 x 5 x +2=0

d.

9 x 212 x + 4=0

e.

x x=20

x1=

f.
Answer:

6
x

a.

x=8

c.

or

x=3 b.

x=2/ 3 or

e.

x=8 or
x=1

x=5 or

d.
x=4

x=3

4.
a.

Write the following in completed square form.

2 x 2 +4 x+6

x=8

2
3

(repeated)

f.

x=2 or

x=

b.

1 x 2 x+5

c.

5 x 10 x +7

d.

3 x 212 x

a. 2 ( x +1 ) +4

Answer:

b. ( x +1 ) +6

c. 5 ( x1 ) + 2

d. 3 ( x +2 ) +12

5.
Use the quadratic formula to solve the following equations, where
possible.
a.

x 2+ 8 x +5=0

b.

x 25 x19=0

c.

3 x2 +2 x4=0

d.

x 212=0

Answer:

a.

x=0.683 or

b.

x=7.525 or

c.

x=2.525

x=0.869 or

d.
6.

x=7.317

x=1.535

x=3.464

or

x=3.464

Find the value of discriminant and use it to find the number of real roots
for each of the following equations.

a.

x 23 x+ 4=0

b.

4 x 3 x=0

c.

3 x2 + 4 x+ 1=0

d.

x +10 x +25=0

Answer:

7.

a. -7, no real roots

c. 4, two real roots

b. 9, two real roots

d. 0, one repeated root

Sketch the quadratic curve.

2

a.

y=x +4 x +9

b.

y=x +4 x +3

c.

y=x 2 +6 x1

d.

y=x + x+ 2

e.

Answer:

2 1
y=x + x+1
2

a.

( x+ 2 )2+5 ;

x = -2; (-2, 5) intercept-y (0, 9)

b.

( x+ 2 )21 ;

x = -2; (-2, -1) intercept-y (0, 3)

c.

( x+ 3 )210 ;

x = -3; (-3, -10) intercept-y (0, -1)

d.

( )
x+

1 2 7
+
2
4 ;

x=

1
1
;
(
2
2 ,

x=

1
1
4 ; ( 4 ,

7
4 ) intercept-y (0, 2)

e.
intercept-y (0, 1)

1 2 15
+
4
16 ;

( )
x

15
16 )