SPM Revision Exercise: Quadratic Equations

1 The quadratic equation has equal roots. Find

(a) the value of where and are positive constants,
(b) the roots of the equation.

2 Solve the quadratic equation . Give your answers correct to 3 decimal places.

3 Given that the roots of the equation are and , find the value of .

4 Given that the quadratic equation has a minimum point and two distinct roots, find
the range of values of .

5 Given 6 is one of the roots of a quadratic equation , where is a constant. Find the values of .

6 It is given that 4 is one of the roots of a quadratic equation Find the other root.

7 The roots of a quadratic equation are and . If , find the positive value of
.
8 Given 2 and are the roots of a quadratic equation . Find the values of and .

9 Form the quadratic equation which has the roots and . Give the answer in the form ,
where and are constants.

10 It is given that and are the roots of the quadratic equation , where and are
constants. Find the value of .

11 It is given that the quadratic equation , where k is a constant. Find the value of if the
product of roots is thrice the sum of roots of the quadratic equation.

12 The quadratic equation has two equal roots. Express in terms of .

13 A ball is released from a certain height from the floor. The height, m, of the ball from the floor while it is falling
is given by , where is time, in seconds, after the ball was released. Calculate the time taken
by the ball to reach the floor.

14 It is given that the quadratic equation , where is a constant. Find the value of if
(a) one of the roots of the equation is .
(b) the product of roots of the equation is 8.

15 It is given that the quadratic equation , where p is a constant has no roots. Find the range of
values of .

16 It is given that the equation has roots and . Form a quadratic equation with roots and
.

17 It is given that and are the roots of a quadratic equation . Find the value of , where is a
constant.

18 (a) The quadratic equation , where and are constants, has two equal roots. Find .

(b) Given one of the roots of the quadratic equation , where is a constant, is
negative of the other root. Find the value of the product of roots.