Example 11 The line y = 2x +.q does not intersect the curve y - x? + 3x ~ 1. Find the range of values of g. 0 23K-1 2x4 x2+3x-2x-1-g-0 Rex-1-q 0 The line does not intersect the curve so the discriminant, b — 4ac, is negat Pax tx(1-ql0 b (x+2)x-6)<0 © + 0.75)(2x-3)20 d x2+x-6<0 © 2x?-325x f 2xts3-x © soWve these inequalities a (x+5)(r— 3) > 2(3x— 5) b 24 Ix 6<5x-3 © (x-4)-4<2-3x d (2x +3)%2(1-x¥ So Solve these inequalities. a p2+3x-d]<6 b pe-3x-7]<3 c+ ax- 13)<8 dx? 10x +20) <4 © Find the values for x. a x(x—2)> 10 and 0.5x-4>0 b x2 3x 90 m. a Show that x > 20 (2 marks) The area of the garden is < 644 m?. b i. Write an inequality, in terms of x, for the garden's area. Solve this inequality. (4 marks) © What is the maximum perimeter of the garden and its area? (2 marks) Find the range of values for x where: [3x”- x- 1 < 1. (3 marks) eaper questions reproduced by permission of Cambridge Assessment Inlernalional Education, ‘exam-style questions have been written by the authors. Chapter 2: Quadratic Functions 49