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Substitute into 3 xy y 2 8 :
3 y (1 2 y ) y 2 8 3x 32 y 1
5 y2 3y 8 0
Equate powers:
x 2( y 1)
b (5 y 8)( y 1) 0
x 2y 2
y 85 or y 1
Substitute into x 1 2 y :
When y 85 , x 1 165 115
When y 1, x 1 2 3
The solutions are 115 , 85 and (3, 1)
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5 b x 2y 2 k
7 a kx 2 x 1 x (k 1) x 1
Substitute into x 2 y 2 7 : 2
(2 y 2) 2 y 2 7 k
kx 2 x x 2 kx x 1 0
4 y2 8 y 4 y2 7 2
kx 2 2kx 2 0
4 y2 y2 8 y 4 7 0
3y2 8 y 3 0 Using the discriminant for one
(3 y 1)( y 3) 0 solution:
b2 − 4ac = 0
y 13 or y 3 (2k)2 − 4(k)(−2) = 0
4k2 + 8k = 0
Substitute into x 2 y 2 : 4k(k + 2) = 0
When y 13 , x 32 2 83 k is non-zero, so k = −2
When y 3, x 6 2 4
b Substituting into kx2 2kx 2 0
The solutions are: gives:
x 83 , y 13 and x 4, y 3 2 x 2 4 x 2 0
x2 2 x 1 0
6 Rearrange x + 2y = 3 to give: x2 2x 1 0
x 3 2y
( x 1) 2 0
Substitute into x2 2 y 4 y 2 18 :
x 1
3 2 y
2
2 y 4 y 2 18
9 12 y 4 y 2 2 y 4 y 2 18 Substitute for x and k:
k
8 y 2 14 y 9 18 0 y 1 x
2
8 y 2 14 y 9 0 1 – (1)
(4 y 9)(2 y 1) 0 2
y 94 or y 12 Therefore, the coordinates are (−1, 2).
Substitute into x 3 2 y :
When y 94 , x 3 92 23
When y 12 , x 3 1 4
The solutions are: x 32 , y 94
and x 4, y 12
k
7 a Rearrange x y 1 and substitute
2
into the quadratic equation:
k
y 1 x
2
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8 a 3 x x 13 8 10 a x 2 x 2 18
2 x 21 x 2 x 20 0
x 212 ( x 5)( x 4) 0
In set notation, the solution is x 5 or x 4
{x: x > 212 }
b (x – 1)(x + 2) > 18
b x 2 5x 14 0 x2 x 20 0
( x 2)( x 7) 0
x 2 or x 7
x2 x 20 0 when x 5 or x 4
x2 − 5x − 14 > 0 when x < −2 or x > 7 In set notation, the solution is
In set notation, the solution is {x : x 5} {x : x 4}
{x : x 2} {x : x 7}
11 a 6 x 2 x 3 7
9 Multiplying out the brackets: 4 x 10
x2 5x 4 2 x 8 x 52
x2 5x 2 x 4 8 0
x 2 7 x 12 0 b (2 x 1)( x 5) 0
x 7 x 12 0
2 x 12 or x 5
( x 3)( x 4) 0
x 3 or x 4
2 x2 11x 5 0 when 1
2 x5
x2 7 x 12 0 when 3 x 4
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20 12
11 c 5 <
x
Multiply both sides by x2:
5x2 < 20x
5x2 − 20x < 0
Solve the quadratic to find
the critical values:
5x2 − 20x = 0
5x(x − 4) = 0
x = 0 or x = 4
The solution is 1 ≤ x ≤ 8
13 a k , b 8, c 5
Using the discriminant b2 4ac 0 :
82 4 k 5 0
64 20k 0
64 20k
64
20 k
d 14 a = 2, b = 4k, c = −5k
Using the discriminant b2 − 4ac < 0:
(4k)2 − 4(2)(−5k) < 0
16k2 + 40k < 0
8k(2k + 5) < 0
k = 0 or k = 52
Intersection is 1
2 x 5
2
8 9
12 2
1
x x
Multiply both sides by x2:
8 + x2 ≤ 9x
x2 − 9x + 8 ≤ 0
Solve the quadratic to find
the critical values:
x2 − 9x + 8 = 0
(x − 1)(x − 8) = 0 52 k 0
x = 1 or x = 8
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15 a y = x2 + 2x − 15 17 y = x2 + 4x − 12
y = (x + 5)(x − 3) x2 + 4x − 12 = 0
0 = (x + 5)(x − 3) (x + 6)(x − 2) = 0
x = −5 or x = 3 x = −6 or x = 2
When x = 0, y = −15 y = 4 − x2
4 − x2 = 0
(2 + x)(2 − x) = 0
x = −2 or x = 2
b x2 + 2x − 15 = 6 − 2x
x2 + 4x − 21 = 0
(x + 7)(x − 3) = 0
x = −7 or x = 3
When x = −7, y = 20
When x = 3, y = 0
The points of intersection are 18 a
(−7, 20) and (3, 0).
16 2x2 + 3x − 15 = 8 + 2x
2x2 + x − 23 = 0
1 185 1
x=
4
4 1 185
4 1 185 x 4 1 185
1 1
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Challenge
0<k< 8
5
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