Bk5 TB Ch12sol 001 021 E

New Progress in Senior Mathematics 5 (Compulsory Part) Test Bank Chapter 12 More about Equations (2)
Solution
Section 12.0 Let’s Review 5. 8.
Level 1 2 x 2  11x  14  0 5 x  100
 ( 11)  ( 11) 2  4( 2)(14)x log 5  log100
1. x
2( 2) 1M
x 2  14 x  45  0
x log 5  2
1M
( x  5)( x  9)  0 1M
2
x  5 or 9 11  9 x
1A  log 5
4
1M 1M
2.  2.86 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) 1A
2 x 2  5 x  12  0 11  3

4
( x  4)(2 x  3)  0 1M 9.
7
3  2 or 52 n 1  52 n 1  48
x   4 or 1A 2
2
52 n  51  52 n  51  48 1M
1A + 1A
1
52n
 (5  5 )  48
3.
6.  1
x 2  8x  0 5 2n  48   5   1M
8 x 2  10 x  25  0  5
x ( x  8)  0
 (10)  (10) 2  4(8)(25) 52 n  10
1M x
x  0 or 8 2(8) log 52 n  log10 1M
1A
1M 2n log 5  1 1M
4. 10  900 1
 n
6x2  9  0 16 2 log 5
1M  0.715 1A
0 0 2  4(6)(9)
x 10  30 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
2( 6) 
16
1M 10.
5 5
 216  or
 1M 4 2 2  3x  4  1  13
12 2  3x  4  12
1A + 1A
6 6 3x  4  6

12 7. 1M
6 (a) y-intercept = 2 1M log 3 x  4  log 6 1M

2  c2
( x  4) log 3  log 6 1M
1A
1A log 6
x4 
log 3
(b) From the graph, the x-intercepts are 3.4
and 0.6. log 6
x 4 1M
 The solution of log 3
x 2  4x  c  0  5.63 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)1A
is x = 0.6 or 3.4. (cor. to 1 d. p.)
1A + 1A 11.
12 3x  6

x2 9
12 3( x  2)
  1M
x2 9
 4
1A
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12. (b) ( x  1) 2  7( x  1)  120  0 17.

4 8 Substituting y  x  1 into the 9 x  y  81

x  3 x2  9 equation, 9 x  y  92
4 8 y 2  7 y  120  0 1M
  1M
x  3 ( x  3)( x  3)  x  1  8 or 15 x  y  2..........................(1)
4 ( x  3)( x  3) (by (a)) 1M 1M
  1M x  9 or 14 1A + 1A
9 x  2 y  27
x3 8
x3 32 ( x  2 y )  33
 16.
2 1M
(a)
2( x  2 y )  3
1A ( x  1)(2 x  1)  ( x  1)( x  h)
 ( x  1)(2 x  1  x  h)
13. 2 x  4 y  3.......... .........( 2)
 ( x  1)( x  1  h)
3 2 1M
  x 2  x  x  1  hx  h
x ( x  3) x3 (1)  4 + (2):
 x 2  hx  (1  h) 1M 4x  2x  8  3
3 2x
  1M By equating the corresponding 1M
x ( x  3) x ( x  3)
3  2x
coefficients, 6 x  11
 1M
x ( x  3)  h  k ......................(1)

 (1  h )  15..........(2) 1M 11
2A x  ...................(3) 1A
From (2), 6
14.
(1  h)  15 Substituting (3) into (1),
1 2 1  h  15 11
 y2
h  14..............(3) 6
x2 x3
x  3  2( x  2) 1A 1M
 1M Substituting (3) into (2), 11
( x  2)( x  3) k  14 y  2
1A 6
x  3  2x  4
 1
( x  2)( x  3) 
(b) x 2  14 x  15  0 6
1M ( x  1)( x  15)  0 1M
1A
3x  1 x  1 or 15

( x  2)( x  3)
1A + 1A 18.
1A (a) Substituting x  2 into the equation,
( 2) 2  h  ( 2)  12  0 1M
4  2h  12  0 1M
Level 2
2h  8
h  4 1A
15.
(a) y  7 y  120
2
y  7 y  120  0
2 (b) x 2  4 x  12  0
( y  15)( y  8)  0 1M ( x  6)( x  2)  0 1M
y  8 or 15 1A + x  6 or 2 1A
1A  The other root is 6. 1A
2
19. (b) y-intercept is 6 . 1A (ii)  x 2  x  10  0

2
12 x 9  x 2  x  12  2  0
2
 (c) (i) From the graph, the x-intercepts
x  2 x  15 18  x 2  x  12  2 1M
are 1.2 and 5.2. (cor. to 1 d. p.)
12 ( x  3)( x  3)
  The solution of the equation is
( x  3)( x  5) 18 x  1.2 or 5.2. 1A + 1A
1M + 1M
2( x  3) (ii) The graph does not meet the

3( x  5) line y  12 . 1M
 The equation does not have
2A
any real solution. 1A
20.
22.
3x  6 9
 (a) y-intercept is 12. 1A
x 3  8 ( x  1)( x 2  2 x  4)
3( x  2) 9
(b) Substituting (0, 12) into the equation,
  2
( x  2)( x 2  2 x  4) ( x  1)( x 2  212x  4)0  b  0  c 1M Draw a line y = 2 on the graph
c  12 y   x 2  bx  c , 1M
1M
the line cuts P at
3( x  2) ( x  1)( x 2  21A
x  4)
 2
 Substituting (2, 6) into the equation, (3.7, 2.0) and
( x  2)( x  2 x  4) 9 2
6  2  b  2  c 1M (2.7, 2.0). (cor. to 1 d. p.)
1M 6  4  2b  12 1M  The solution is x  3.7
x 1 2b  6  4  12 or 2.7. 1A

3
2b  2
2A b  1 Section 12.1 Equations Reducible to
21. Quadratic Equations
1A
(a) y  x2  4 x  6 Level 1
x 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 (c) The equation of P is

1.
y   x 2  bx  12 .
y 6 1 6 9 10 9 6 1 6 2A 12
(i) x 2  x  12  0  x 1
x
 x 2  x  12  0 12  x 2  x
From the graph, P passes through
x 2  x  12  0 1M
the x-axis at (4.0, 0) and
( x  4)( x  3)  0 1M
(3.0, 0.0) . (cor. to 1 d. p.)
x  4 or 3 1A + 1A
1M
 The solution is x  4.0
2.
or 3.0. 1A
15
 x3
x 1
15  ( x  3)( x  1)
15  x 2  4 x  3
2
x  4 x  12  0 1M
( x  6)( x  2)  0 1M
x  6 or 2 1A + 1A
2A

3. 7. 11.
1 x 1  3x  1 x 4  8x 2  9  0
6x   1
x 2
( x  1)  3 x  1 1M Let y  x 2 , the equation becomes 1M
2
6x 1  x 2
x  2 x  1  3x  1 y  8y  9  0
2
1M
2
6x  x  1  0 1M 2
x  5x  0 (y + 1)(y  9)  0
( 2 x  1)(3 x  1)  0 1M 1M y  9 or 1
Since y  x 2 ,
1 1 x ( x  5)  0
x or 1A + 1A
2 3 1M x 2  9 or 1 (rejected) 1M
x  5 or 0 (rejected) x  3 or 3 1A + 1A
4. 1A + 1A
x 12 12.
 1 8. x6  7 x3  8
2 x
x5 x 60 x6  7 x3  8  0
x 2  24
1 Let y  x , the equation becomes 1M Let y  x 3 , the equation becomes 1M
2x
y2  5y  6  0 1M
y  7y 8  0
2
1M
x 2  24  2 x
(y  2)(y  3)  0 (y + 8)(y  1)  0
x 2  2 x  24  0 1M
y  2 or 3 Since y  x 3 ,
( x  4)( x  6)  0 1M Since y  x ,
x  4 or 6
x 3  8 or 1
1A + 1A x  2 or 3 1M
1M
x  4 or 9 1A + 1A x  2 or 1 1A + 1A
5.
 2 9.
1  ( x  2)  3 13.
x 2x  5 x 3
 32 x  8(3 x )  9  0
Let y  x , the equation becomes 1M
4 Let y  3 x , the equation becomes 1M
x22 3 2y2  5y  3  0 1M
x y  8y  9  0
2
1M
4 (2y + 1)(y  3)  0
x 3 1 (y + 1)(y  9)  0
x y  3 or  1M y  9 or 1 1M
2
x  4  3x
2
Since y  3 x ,
Since y  x ,
x 2  3x  4  0 1M 3 x  9 or 1 (rejected) 1M
1
( x  1)( x  4)  0 1M x 3 or  (rejected) 1M x
3 3 2
x  1 or 4
2
1A + 1A x 2
x 9
1A
1A
6.
x6  x
10.
x  6  x2 1M
x 4  10 x 2  9  0
2
x  x6 0 1M
Let y  x 2 , the equation becomes 1M
( x  3)( x  2)  0 1M
y  10 y  9  0
2
1M
x  3 or 2 (rejected)
(y  1)(y  9)  0
1A + 1A y  1 or 9
Since y  x 2 ,
x2  1 or 9
1M
x  1 or  3 1A + 1A
4
14. 17. 20.

2x x
4  4( 4 )  3  0 x ( x  1)  12
2 2
4 x  7( 2 x )  8  0
Let y  4 x , the equation becomes 1M x 4  x 2  12  0 Let u  2 x , then
y  4y  3  0
2
1M Let y  x 2
, the equation becomes 1M u 2  (2 x ) 2  22 x  4 x 1M
(y  1)(y  3)  0 y  y  12  0
2
1M The equation becomes
y  1 or 3 (y + 3)(y  4)  0 u 2  7u  8  0
Since y  4 x , y  4 or 3 1M 1M
4x  1 or 4x  3 Since y  x 2 , (u  8)(u  1)  0
1M x 4  4 or 3 (rejected) u 8 or 1
4 4x 0 or xlog4  log3 1M 1M
log 3 x  1.41 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) Since u  2 x ,
x  0 or x
log 4 1M 2 x  8 or 2 x  1 (rejected)1M +
= 0.792 1M
 x  0 or 0.792 (cor. to 18.
2 x  23
3 sig. fig.) 6 x 3
x  2
1A + 1A x 1 1A
x( x  1)  6
15.  2 1M
2x x
x 1 21.
2  9( 2 )  8  0 2 x 3 ( x 3  1)  72
x  x6
Let y  2 x
, the equation becomes 1M  2 Let u  x 3 , the equation becomes 1M
x 1
y  9y  8  0
2
1M 2 u (u  1)  72
x  x  6  2 x  2 1M
(y  1)(y  8)  0 2
x  3x  4  0 u 2  u  72
y  1 or 8
( x  4)( x  1)  0 1M u 2  u  72  0
2 x  1 or 2x  8
x  4 or 1 1A + 1A (u  9)(u  8)  0 1M
1M
u  9 or 8 1M + 1M
2 x  20 or 2 x  23
x  0 or 3 19. Since u  x 3 ,
12 8 x3  9 or x 3  8
1A + 1A  3
x2 x3
x 3
9 or x 3
8
12( x  3)  8( x  2)
16. 3 1M x = 2.08 or x  2
( x  2)( x  3)
5 2 x  7(5 x )  10  0  x  2 or 2.08 (cor. to
Let y  5 x , the equation becomes 1M 12 x  36  8 x  16 3 sig. fig.)
3
y 2  7 y  10  0 1M x2  x  6 1A + 1A
(y  2)(y  5)  0 4 x  52
y  5 or 2
3 1M
x2  x  6
Since y  5 x ,
4 x  52  3( x 2  x  6)
x x
5 5 or 5 2
1M
4 x  52  3 x 2  3 x  18
5 x  51 or x log 5  log 2
3 x 2  x  70  0 1M
log 2
x (3 x  14)( x  5)  0 1M
log 5
14
x  1 or x  0.431 x  or 5 1A
3
 x  1 or 0.431 (cor. to
+ 1A
3 sig. fig.)
1A + 1A

22. 24. 26.

x x 1  5 2x  x  3  21 (a) L.H.S.
 ( x  3) 2  8 x  4
x 5  x  1.......... ......() x  3  2 x  21..............()  x2  6 x  9  8x  4
1M 1M  x 2  14 x  13
( x  5) 2  x  1 1M 1M
2 x  3  ( 2 x  21) 2
x  10 x  25  x  1 R.H.S.
x 2  11 x  24  0 1M x  3  4 x 2  84 x  441  ( x  3) 2  8( x  k )  20
( x  3)( x  8)  0 1M 4 x 2  85 x  444  0 1M  x 2  6 x  9  8 x  8k  20
x  3 or 8 1M (4x  37)(x  12)  0  x 2  14 x  8k  11 1M
37
Checking: Put x = 3 into (*). x or 12 1M + 1M Equating the constant term:
L.H.S.  3  5  2 4 13  8k  11
R.H.S.  3 1  2 37 8k  24
Checking: Put x  into () .
L.H.S.  R.H.S. 4 k 3
 x = 3 is not a solution of the equation. 1M 37 1A

L.H.S.   3  2. 5
 The solution is x = 8. 1A 4
(b) y 2  8 y  20  0
 37 
Level 2 R.H.S.  2   21  2.5 ( y  10)( y  2)  0 1M
 4  y  2 or 10 1A
23. L.H.S.  R.H.S.
8 2x  1 37
 5  0  x is not a solution of (c) ( x  3) 2  8 x  4  0
x 1 x2 4
( x  3) 2  8( x  3)  20  0
8( x  2)  ( 2 x  1)( x  1) the equation. 1M
5 Let y  x  3 , the equation becomes
( x  1)( x  2)  The solution is x  12. 1A
y 2  8 y  20  0 1M
1M
25. y  2 or 10 (by (b))
2 2
(a) 2x  6 Since y  x  3 ,
8 x  16  2 x  x  1  5( x  x  2)
log 2 x  log 6 x  3  2 or 10
 2 x 2  7 x  15  5 x 2  5 x  10 x  1 or 13
x log 2  log 6 1M 1A
7 x 2  12 x  5  0 1M
log 6
x 1M
(7 x  5)( x  1)  0 1M log 2 27.
5  2.58 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)1A (a) u 2  3u  10  0
x or 1 1A
7 (u  5)(u  2)  0 1M
+ 1A (b) 22 x  2 x  3  12  0  u  2 or 5 1A
22 x  23  2 x  12  0
2 2 x  8(2 x )  12  0 1M
x
Let u  2 , the equation becomes
u 2  8u  12  0 1M
(u  2)(u  6)  0
u  2 or u  6
Since u  2 x ,
2x  2 or 2x  6
x  2.58 (by
(a))
x  1 or 2.58 (cor. to 3 sig.
fig.)
1A + 1A
6
(b) 29. Since y  3 x ,

2
x  x3 2
x  x  13  3 (a) x 4  x 2  12  0
3 x  3 (rejected) or 6 1M
Let y  x 2
, the equation becomes1M log 3  log 6
x
1M
x 2  x  13  3 x 2  x  13  10  0 y 2  y  12  0 1M x log 3  log 6
Let u  x 2  x  13 , the equation ( y  3)( y  4)  0 log 6
x
becomes 1M y  3 (rejected) or log 3
u 2  3u  10  0 4  1.63 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)1A
By the result of (a), Since y  x 2

,
u  2 or 5 x 42 31.
Since u  x  x  13 ,
2 x  2 or 2 1A (a) 4u 2  5u  1  0
x 2  x  13  5 or 2 (rejected)
( 4u  1)(u  1)  0 1M
(b) 1
1M u  or 1 1A
2 x 4  4 x 3  x 2  16 x  12  0 4
x  x  13  25
x 2  x  12  0 (b) (i)
x 4  x 2  12  4 x 3  16 x  0 1M
( x  4)( x  3)  0 1
x  3 or 4 1A +
4( x  1)  5 
4 2
x  x  12  4 x ( x  4)  0 2 x 1
1A
From (a),
4( x  1) 2  5( x  1)  1  0 1M
28.
( x  3)( x  4)  4 x ( x  4)  0
2 2 2 Let u  x + 1, the equation
18
(a) u 3 becomes 1M
u 4u 2  5u  1  0 1M
2 2
( x  4)( x  3  4 x )  0 1M
u 2  3u  18 From (a),
2
u 2  3u  18  0 1M x 40 or
1
x2  4x  3  0 u or 1
(u  6)(u  3)  0 1M 4
u  6 or 3 1A x 2  4 or (x  1)(x  3)  0
Since u  x + 1,
x  2 or x  1 or 3 1
 x  2, 1, 2 or 3 1A + x 1  or x + 1 = 1
18 4
(b) x 1  3 
x 1 1A 3
x orx
Let u  x  1 , the equation
30.
4
becomes 1M =0
(a) u 2  3u  18
18 3
u 3 u 2  3u  18  0  x
4
or 0 1A
u
(u  3)(u  6)  0
u  6 or 3 (by (a))
u  3 or 6 1A + 1A
Since u  x  1 , (ii) 2 2 x  2  1  5( 2 x )
x  1  6 (rejected) or 3 1M 4( 2 2 x )  5( 2 x )  1  0 1M
1
x+19 (b) x
x 8
9 2  3 x  2  54 Let u  2 x , the equation becomes
x
1 1M
1A (32 ) 2  3 x  2  54 1M 4u 2  5u  1  0 1M
2x 1 x2
3 3  54 From (a),
3 2x
3 x 1
 18 1M 1
u or 1
Let y  3 , the equation becomes1M
x 4
Since u  2 x ,
y 2  3 y  18  0 1M
1
From (a), 2x  or 2x  1
y  3 or 6 4
2 x  2 2 or 2 x  20
x  2 or x0
 x  2 or 0 1A

 6
2
 6 (c) f (2 x )  8  f ( x  1)
32. (c)  x    2 x    35  0
 x  x 22 x  1  8  2 x 1  1
(a) y2  2 y  8  0
6 22 x  2 x 1  8  0
( y  4)( y  2)  0 1M Let u  x , the equation becomes
x 22x  2  2 x  8  0
y  2 or 4 1A
1M Let v  2 x , the equation becomes
2
(b) 2 2x  x3
2 u  2u  35  0 v 2  2v  8  0 1M
2 2x x
2  2 3 (u  7)(u  5)  0 1M (v  4)(v  2)  0
Let y  2 x , the equation become 1M u  7 or 5 1M v  4 or 2 1M + 1M
8 6 Since v  2 x ,
y 2 1M Since u  x ,
y x 2x  4 or 2 x  2 (rejected)1A
2
y 8 6 2 2x 2
2 x   7
y x  x  2
y  2y  8  0
2 6 1A
or x   5 1A
( y  4)( y  2)  0 x
x  6 or 1 or x  2 or 3 35.
 y  4 or 2 (by (a)) 1M
Since y  2 x ,
 x  6,  1, 2 or 3 (a) Substituting x  4 into the equation,
1A 4 k 1
  1M
2x  4 or 2 x  2 (rejected) 1M 4 1 4  2 2
x 2 34. 4 k 1
 
1A (a) f ( x)  2 x  k 3 6 2
 f (0)  2 8k 3
(c) 4 x  8  4 x  2 
2 x 2 x3
 20  k  2 1M 6 6
2 2 2 1 k  2 8+k3 1M
Let z  2 x , the equation becomes k  1 1A k  5 1A
1M
2 z  2  z 3  2 1M
(b) f ( x)  2 x  1 (b) The equation is
 z2 (by (b)) 1M
f ( x )  f (  x)  4 4 5 1
Since z  2 x ,   1M
x 1 x  2 2
2 x  2 2 x  1  2 x  1  4
4( x  2)  5( x  1) 1
x  1 1A 2 x  2  2 x  0 1M  1M
x
Let u  2 , the equation becomes
( x  1)( x  2) 2
33. u  2  u 1  0 1M
6 1 2
(a) x 5
2
u  2u  1 4x  8  5x  5  ( x  x  2)
x 0 2
u
x2  6  5x  2 x  26  x 2  x  2
u 2  2u  1  0
2
x  5x  6  0 1M x 2  3 x  28  0 1M
(u  1) 2  0
( x  2)( x  3)  0 1M ( x  4)( x  7)  0 1M
u 1 1M
x  2 or 3 1A x  7 or 4
Since u  2 x ,
 The other root is 7. 1A
6 2x  1
(b) x   7 x  0
36.
x
1A (a) Substituting u  4 into the equation,
x 2  6  7 x
4 2  k ( 4)  20  0 1M
2
x  7x  6  0 1M
4k  36
( x  1)( x  6)  0 1M k  9 1A
x  6 or  1 1A
8
(b) The equation is (c) 2.

2 2 2 
y  x  3..................(1)
u  9u  20  0 1M 2 x ( x  3)  ( x  3 x )  8 

y  2x 2
 6..............( 2)
(u  4)(u  5)  0 1M Substituting (1) into (2), we have

u  4 or 5 2 x ( x  3)  [ x ( x  3)]2  8 x  3  2x 2  6 1M
 The other root is 5. 1A 2
2x  x  3  0
1M
Let y  x(x  3), the equation (x + 1)(2x  3)  0 1M
2
 4  4 becomes 1M 3
(c)  x    9 x    20  0 x  1 or 1M
 x  x 2 y  y 2  8 2
4 y2  2y  8  0 1M Substituting x  1 into (1),
Let u  x . 1M
x (y + 2)(y  4)  0 1M y  1  3  4
The equation becomes y  2 or 4 3 1M
Since y  x(x  3), Substituting x
into (1),
u 2  9u  20  0 2
x(x  3)  2 or x(x  3)  4
u4 or 5 (by (b)) 3 3
4 x  1 or 2 or x  1 or 4 y  3 
Since u  x , (by (a) and (b)) 2 2
x  x  1, 1, 2 or 4 1A +  (x, y)
4 3 3
x 4 or 1A  ( 1,  4) or  ,  
x 2 2
4 Section 12.2 Solving Simultaneous
x 5 1M 1A + 1A
x Equations
Level 1
x 2  4 x  4  0 or 3.

y  x  2....................(1)
2
x  5x  4  0 1M
1.


y  x 2
 x  6............( 2)
( x  2)  0 2
or 
y  x
2
...................(1) Substituting (1) into (2), we have


 y  x  2...............( 2)
(x  1)(x  4)  0
x  2  x2  x  6 1M
Substituting (1) into (2), we have 2
x2 orx = 1 or x  2x  8  0
x2  x  2 1M
4 (x + 2)(x  4)  0 1M
 x  1, 2 or 4 2A x2  x  2  0 x  2 or 4 1M
(x + 1)(x  2)  0 1M Substituting x  2 into (1),
x  1 or 2 1M y  2 + 2  0
37. 1M
Substituting x  1 into (1), Substituting x  4 into (1),
(a) x(x  3)  4
y  ( 1) 2  1 y4+26
x 2  3x  4  0 1M
1M
Substituting x  2 into (1),  (x, y)  (2, 0) or (4, 6)
(x + 1)(x  4)  0 1M
x  1 or 4 1A y  22  4 1A + 1A
 (x, y)  (1, 1) or (2, 4)
4.
(b) x(x  3) + 2  0 1A + 1A 
y  4 x  1.......... .........(1)


y  x 2
 3 x  5.......... .( 2)
x 2  3x  2  0 1M
Substituting (1) into (2), we have
( x  1)( x  2)  0 1M
4 x  1  x 2  3x  5 1M
x  1 or 2 1A 2
x  7x  6  0
(x  1)(x  6)  0 1M
x  1 or 6 1M
Substituting x  1 into (1),
y  4(1)  1  3
1M
y  4(6)  1  23
 (x, y)  (1, 3) or (6, 23)
1A + 1A

5. 7. 10.
 x  y  5.......... ........(1)
 
y  x  2....................(1)


y  x
2
 x  3.......... ( 2) y  x2  6  x  y  2 

y  x 2
 3 x  5..........( 2)

y  x
2
 6  2
From (1), 

x  y  2
y  5  x...................(3) 
y  8  x
2
..................(1) x  2  x 2  3x  5 1M


 y  2  x....................( 2)
Substituting (3) into (2), we have x 2
 2 x  7  0.............(3)
5  x  x2  x  3 1M
1M
8  x2  2  x 1M
x2  2 x  8  0 The discriminant of (3)
x2  x  6  0
( x  4)( x  2)  0 1M  ( 2) 2  4(1)( 7) 1M
(x + 2)(x  3)  0 1M
x  4 or 2 1M  32  0
x  2 or 3 1M
Substituting x  4 into (3), Substituting x  3 into (2), 1M
y  5  ( 4)  9 1M y  2  3  1  There are two points of intersection. 1A
1M
Substituting x  2 into (3), Substituting x  2 into (2),
y  52  3 y  2  (2)  4 11.

 x  2 y  1.......... .......... .(1)


(x, y) =  (x, y) 
y  x
2
 2 x  4.......... ...( 2)
(4, 9) or (2, 3)  ( 2, 4) or (3, 1) 1A + Substituting (2) into (1), we have
1A + 1A
1A x  2( x 2  2 x  4)  0 1M
6. x  2x 2  4x  8  0
 x  2 y  2.................(1)
 8.
 xy  24.....................( 2) 2 x 2  5 x  8  0
y  x2  2  y  x  3
From (1),

y  x
2
 2  3
x  2  2 y.................(3) 

y  x  3

2 x 2  5 x  8  0.............(3)
y  x 2  1.......... ........(1)
Substituting (3) into (2), we have 

y  x  3.......... .........( 2) 1M
(2  2 y ) y  24 1M
Substituting (1) into (2), we have The discriminant of (3)
2 y  2 y 2  24 x2 1  x  3 1M  ( 5) 2  4(2)(8) 1M
2 y  2 y  24  0
2
2
x x20  39  0
y 2  y  12  0 (x + 1)(x  2)  0 1M 1M
( y  4)( y  3)  0 1M x  1 or 2 1M  There are no points of intersection. 1A
 y  4 or 3 Substituting x  1 into (2),
1M y  1 + 3  2 1M 12.

y  2 x  k ................(1)
Substituting y  4 into (3), Substituting x  2 into (2), 

y  x 2
 6 x  1.........(2)
x  2  2  ( 4)  6 y2+35 Substituting (1) into (2), we have

1M
 (x, y)  (1, 2) or (2, 5)
Substituting y  3 into (3), 2 x  k  x2  6x  1 1M
x  2  23  8 1A + 1A
x  4 x  (1  k )  0.......(3)
2
 (x, y) = 9.
1M
( 6,  4) or (8, 3) 1A + 1A x2  2 y  2x  y  7

x
2
 2 y  7.......... .......... (1)
Since the simultaneous equations have only


 2 x  y  7.......... .......... one
.( 2solution,
) the discriminant of (3) equals to
From (2), y  7  2x…….(3) zero.
Substituting (3) into (1), we have 4 2  4  1   (1  k )  0 1M
x  2( 7  2 x )  7
2
1M 16  4  4k  0
2
x  14  4 x  7 20  4k  0 1M
2 k  5 1A
x  4 x  21  0
(x + 7)(x  3)  0 1M
x  7 or 3 1M
Substituting x  7 into (3),
y  7  2(7)  21 1M
y  7  2(3)  1
 (x, y)
 (7, 21) or (3, 1) 1A +
1A
10
13. 16. Level 2


y  x  k .......... .......... .(1
) y  x 2  10 x  3.................(1)

 )

y  x 2  5 x  1............( 2 
 y  2 x  k .......... .......... ......( 2)
Substituting (1) into (2), we have 19.

Substituting (1) into (2), we have  y  2 x  k .........................(1)


x  k  x 2  5x  1 1M x 2  10 x  3  2 x  k  2
1M  y  3x  x  5.................( 2)

x 2  6 x  1  k  0..........(3) x 2  8 x  3  k  0................(3)
2 x  k  3x 2  x  5 1M
1M 1M
Since the simultaneous equations have only 3 x  3 x  5  k  0.............(3)
2
Since the straight line touches the parabola at
one solution, the discriminant of (3) equals to one point only, the discriminant of (3) equals 1M
zero. to zero. Since the straight line does not meet the
( 6) 2  4(1)(1  k )  0 1M 8 2  4(1)(3  k )  0 1M parabola, the discriminant of (3) is less than
36  4  4k  0 zero.
64  12 + 4k = 0
32  4k  0 1M 52 + 4k = 0 1M
( 3) 2  4(3)(5  k )  0 1M
4k  32 4k  52 9  60 + 12k < 0

k  8 1A k  13 1A 12k  51 < 0 1M
12k  51
14. 17 1
17.
9 x  3 y  1.....................(1)

   x 2  5..................(1)
k 4

y  x
2 y
 x  k ................(
 2)

4 4
 y  8 x  k ..................( 2)
Substituting (2) into (1), we have  The greatest possible integral value
9 x  3( x 2  x  k )  1 1M of k is 4. 1A
x 2  5  8x  k 1M
2
9 x  3 x  3 x  3k  1 x 2  8 x  5  k  0........( 3) 20.
1M (a)
3 x 2  12 x  3k  1  0.......(3) Since the straight line does not cut the y 


x  k ...........................(1)

y  x2  5 x  3.................( 2)
1M parabola, the discriminant of (3) is less than
Since the simultaneous equations have only zero.
x  k  x 2  5 x  3 1M
one solution, the discriminant of (3) equals to ( 8) 2  4(1)(5  k )  0 1M
zero. 64  20 + 4k < 0
12 2  4(3)(3k  1)  0 1M 44 + 4k < 0 1M
x 2  6 x  3  k  0...............(3)
144  36k  12  0 4 k  44 1M
156  36k  0 1M k  11 1A Since the straight line touches the
36k  156 parabola at one point only, the
discriminant of (3) equals to zero.
13 18.
k  1A  2 x  3 y  k  0.................(1)
 ( 6) 2  4(1)(3  k )  0 1M
3 

y  x
2
 2 x  5.................(2)
36  12 + 4k = 0
15. 2 24 + 4k = 0 1M
2 x  3( x  2 x  5)  k  0 1M

y


 k  2 x.......... .......... .(1)
 2
 4 x  3.......... ...( 2)
4k  24
y x
2 x  3 x 2  6 x  15  k  0 k  6 1A
Substituting (1) into (2),
2
k  2x  x  4x  3 1M
3 x 2  4 x  15  k  0...........(3)(b) The equation (3) becomes
x  6 x  3  k  0...........(3)
2
1M x2  6x  9  0 1M
1M
Since the simultaneous equations do not have
Since the straight line cuts the parabola at two ( x  3) 2  0
distinct points, the discriminant of (3) is
any real solutions, the discriminant of (3) is x3
greater than zero.
less than zero. Substituting x  3 into (1),
( 4) 2  4(3)(15  k )  0 1M
6 2  4(1)(3  k )  0 1M y  3  6  3
16  180 + 12k > 0  The coordinates of P are (3, 3). 1A
36  12  4k  0
12k  164  0 1M
24  4k  0 1M
12k  164
4k  24
41
k  6 1A k 1A
3

21. (b) 24.

y 
 x  4.......... ........( 3)
 x  3  4( y  1).........(1)
(a) 

y  x 2  x  2.......... ( 4)

x
2
 y 2  16.............( 2)
 y  k  2 x.......................(1)



 y  2 x
2
 3 x  7...........( 2) Substituting (3) into (4), we have From (1),
Substituting (2, 5) into (1), we 2
x4 x x2 1M x  4( y  1)  3
have x  2 x  2  0..........(5)
2
5  k  2  ( 2) 1M  4 y  7....................(3)
1M
5k4 Consider the discriminant of (5). 1M
k  1
  ( 2) 2  4(1)(2) 1M Substituting (3) into (2), we have
1A  4  0 ( 4 y  7) 2  y 2  16 1M
 There are no points of 16 y  56 y  49  y  16

2 2
(b)
y  1
 2 x.......................(1)
intersection. 1A 15 y 2  56 y  33  0


 y  2 x
2
 3 x  7...........( 2)
(15 y  11)( y  3)  0 1M
Substituting (1) into (2), we have 23.
11
(a) Substituting (1, 3) into the equation y or 3 1M
y  x + k, 15
1  2 x  2 x 2  3 x  7 1M
3  1 + k1M 11
2x2  x  6  0 1M
k 2
Substituting y into (3),
1A 15
(2 x  3)( x  2)  0 1M
11 61
3 (b) x  4 7 
x or 2 (rejected)1M + y 
 x  2...................(1)
15 15
2 

y  x2  2 x  4.........( 2)
(rejected) 1M
1M Substituting (1) into (2), we have Substituting y  3 into (3),
3 x  2  x 2  2 x  4 1M x  43 7  5 1M
Substituting xinto (1),
2 1M 2
x  3x  2  0  (x, y) = (5, 3) 1A
3 (x  1)(x  2)  0 1M
y  1  2   2
2 x  2 or 1 (rejected) 1M 25.
 x  2 y  5.......... .......... ......(1)
 The coordinates of B are Substituting x  2 into (1), 
 y  8  ( x  1)( x  4)......... .( 2)
3 y2+24
( ,  2) . 1A From (1),
 The other pair of the solutions is
2 x  5  2 y.......... .......... ........(3)
(2, 4). 1A
1M
22. Substituting (3) into (2), we have
(a)
y 
 x  1...................(1)


y  x2  x  2...........( 2) y  8  (5  2 y  1)(5  2 y  4)
Substituting (1) into (2), we have 1M
x 1  x2  x  2 1M
y  8  (6  2 y )(1  2 y )
x2  2x  3  0 1M
( x  1)( x  3)  0
y  8  6  12 y  2 y  4 y 2
x  1 or 3 1M
4 y 2  15 y  14  0
Substituting x  1 into (1),
y  1 + 1  0 ( 4 y  7)( y  2)  0 1M
1M
Substituting x  3 into (1), 7
y or 2 1M
y3+14 4
 (x, y)
7
 (1, 0) or (3, 4) 1A Substituting y  into (3),
4 1M
7 3
x  5  2 
4 2
12
Substituting y  2 into (3), Substituting x  1 into (1), 28.

x  5  2 2  1 2 y  ( 1)  5 (a) Substituting x  3 into the equation,
 2y  4 32  ( h  2 k )  3  2 h  1  0
3 7 y2
( x, y )  (1, 2) or ( , ) 1M
2 4 9  3h  6k  2h  1  0
9
1A + 1A Substituting x into (1),
2 1M
26. 5h  6k  10  0........(1) 1A
4 x  3 y  48.............(1) 9

 xy  48....................( 2)
2y  5 Since the equation has a double root, the
2
1M discriminant of the equation equals to
4 y  9  10
From (1), zero.
4 x  48  3 y 4 y  19
1 19 ( h  2k ) 2  4  1  ( 2h  1)  0
x ( 48  3 y ).........(3) y
4 4 1M
1M  (x, y)
Substituting (3) into (2), we have 9 19 h 2  4hk  4k 2  8h  4  0...(2)
 (1, 2) or ( , ) 1A
1 2 4
1A
( 48  3 y ) y  48 1M
4
48 y  3 y 2  192 (b) (b)
 2 y  x  k ...................(3
 )
 5h  6 k  10  0.......... .......... ......
 
3 y  48 y  192  0
2  2
y  x  3 x  2...........( 4 
)h 2  4 hk  4 k 2  8h  4  0........
Substituting (4) into (3), we have From (1),

y 2  16 y  64  0
2( x 2  3 x  2)  x  k 6k  5h  10
( y  8) 2  0 1M
y 8 1M
2x  6x  4  x  k
2
1
Substituting y  8 into (3), k  (5h  10)............(3)
6
1 2 x 2  7 x  ( 4  k )  0.......(5)
x (48  3  8) 1M Substituting (3) into (2), we have
4 1M h 2  4h 
1
(5h  10)
6
Since the simultaneous equations
1
  24 do not have any real solution, the
4 1
2
discriminant of (5) is less than zero.
6  4  (5h  10) 2  8h  4  0
( 7) 2  4( 2)[( 4  k )]  0 6
 ( x, y )  ( 6, 8) 1A
1M 1M
49  32  8k  0 10 2 20h
27. h2  h 
81  8k  0 1M 3 3
(a)
2 y  x  5.......... .......... (1)
 8k  81


y  x
2
 3 x  2.......... ..( 2)
81 25 2 100 100
Substituting (2) into (1), we have k 1A  h  h  8h  4  0
8 9 9 9
2( x 2  3 x  2)  x  5
4 2 32 64
2x2  6x  4  x  5 h  h 0
9 9 9
2x2  7 x  9  0 1M
4h 2  32h  64  0
(x + 1)(2x  9)  0
h 2  8h  16  0 1M
9
x  1 or 1M 2
( h  4)  0
2
h  4 1A
Substituting h  4 into (3),
1
k  (5  4  10) 1M
6
 5
1A

29. 30. (c) P : y  x 2  5 x  9

(a) (a) Substituting x  0 into P,
u  v  7.......... .......... ..(1)
  x  y  h.......... ........(1)



u
2 

 v 2  25.......... ......( 2)
x
2
 y 2  k .......... ....( 2) y  02  5  0  9 1M
From (1), Substituting x  1 and y  3 into 9
(1),  The y-intercept of the parabola
u  7  v..................(3) 1 3  h P is 9. 1A
Substituting (3) into (2), we have h4 1A
(7  v) 2  v 2  25 1M Substituting x  1 and y  3 into (d) Substituting k  9 into () ,
2
49  14v  v  v  25 2 (2), x 2  4 x  (9  5)  0
2 2
2v 2  14v  24  0 1 3  k
( x  2) 2  0
k  10
v 2  7v  12  0 1M x2 1M
1A
(v  3)(v  4)  0 Substituting x  2 into L,
v  3 or 4 1M y  2  5
(b)
Substituting v  3 into (3),  x  y  4.......... .........(1)


3

x
2
 y 2  10.......... ....( 2)
u734 1M 1M
From (1),
Substituting v  4 into (3),  The coordinates of R are ( 2, 3) .
y  4  x.............(3) 1M
u743 1A
 (u, v)
 (3, 4) or (4, 3) 1A
x 2  (4  x) 2  10 1M
32.
x 2  16  8 x  x 2  10 (a) The y-intercept  c 1M
(b) 2 x2  8x  6  0  c  12

 x  2  y  2  7.............(1)

 x2  4x  3  0 1M 1A
 x  y  25.............................( 2)
Let u  x  2, v  y  2 1M ( x  1)( x  3)  0 1M
(b) Substituting y  0 into P,
u  x2 ,v  y2
2 2
x  3 or 1 (rejected)
 x 2  4 x  12  0 1M
 u2  v2  x  2  y  2 1M
2
Substituting x  3 into (3), x  4 x  12  0
x+y 1M
y  43 1 1M ( x  6)( x  2)  0
The equations become
u  v  7



u
2
 v 2  25 1M  The other pair of the solutions is x  6 or 2 1M
By (a),
(3, 1). 1A  A  (2, 0) 1A
When u  4 and v  3 , we have B  (6, 0) 1A
31.
x  2  4 and y2 3
(a) Substituting (0, 5) into L,
x  2  16 and y29 (c) Substituting (2, 0) into L,
5  0  c
x  14 and y  11 1M 1
1M 0  ( 2)  k 1M
When u  3 and v  4 , we have c 5 2
x  2  3 and y2 4
1A
k 1  0
x  2  9 and y  2  16 k  1 1A
x  7 and y  18 (b) Substituting L into P,
 (x, y)  x  5  x 2  5x  k
 (7, 18) or (14, 11) 1A 1M
x 2  4 x  ( k  5)  0......()
Since L touches P, the discriminant
of () equals to zero.
( 4) 2  4  1  ( k  5)  0
1M
16  4k  20  0
4k  36
k 9 1A
14
(d) 2. 4.
 1 Let x be the number. Let x and x + 1 be the two consecutive
y  x  1.......... .......... .(1)
 2
 y   x 2  4 x  12.......... .( 2) 1 1 33 positive integers. 1M
 x   1M
2 x 20 1 1 1
Substituting (1) into (2),   1M
1 33 x x 1 72
x  x 1 x 1
1 2 x 20 
x  1   x 2  4 x  12 1M x( x  1) 72
2 33
2x2  1  x
10 1 1

2
x  2  2 x  8 x  24 20 x 2  10  33 x x  x 72
2
2 x 2  7 x  22  0 20 x 2  33 x  10  0 1M x 2  x  72
( x  2)(2 x  11)  0 (5 x  2)(4 x  5)  0 1M 2
x  x  72  0 1M
x  2 (rejected) or 2 5 ( x  9)( x  8)  0 1M
x or 1A + 1A
11 5 4 x  8 or 9 (rejected) 1M
2
1M
 The two consecutive positive
11 3. integers
Substituting xinto (1), Let $x be the cost of each light bulb. are 8 and 9. 1A
2
Then $(x + 14) was the selling price of
1 11
y  1 each bulb. 5.
2 2 720 Let x and x + 2 be the two consecutive even
Number of bulbs bought  1M
15 x integers. 1M

4 x ( x  2)  288 1M
720
1M  Number of bulbs sold  4 x 2  2 x  288  0
x
 The coordinates of K are
1M ( x  16)( x  18)  0 1M
 11 15  x  16 or 18 1M
 , . 1A
 2 4 
 720  When x  16 , the two integers are 16
  4 ( x  14)  720  80
 x  and 18. 1A
Section 12.3 Problems Leading to When x  18 , the two integers are
1M
Quadratic Equations 18 and 16. 1A
Level 1
10 080
720   4 x  56  800 6.
1. x Let x  3 and x be the two positive
Let x be the number. 10 080 numbers. 1M
x x  20 1M  4 x  136
x ( x  3) 2  x 2  225 1M
Let y  x , the equation becomes 1M
2520  x 2  34 x 2
x  6 x  9  x  225 2
y 2  y  20 2
x  34 x  2520  0 1M 2 x 2  6 x  216  0
y 2  y  20  0 1M ( x  36)( x  70)  0 1M x 2  3 x  108  0 1M
( y  4)( y  5)  0 x  36 or 70 (rejected) ( x  12)( x  9)  0 1M
y  4 or 5 (rejected) 1M  The cost of each light bulb was x  12 or 9 (rejected)
Since y  x , $36. 1A
1A
x 4  The larger number is 12. 1A
x  16
 The number is 16. 1A

7. 12.
Let x cm be the width of the rectangle. 10. Let x cm and y cm be the lengths of the sides
Then the length of the rectangle Let AB  x cm and AD  y cm. of the two squares respectively.
 (2x + 3) 1M  Perimeter  34 cm  The wire is 32 cm long.
( 2 x  3) x  65 1M  2(x + y)  34 1M  4x + 4y  32
2 x + y  17 x+y8
2 x  3 x  65  0
y  8  x………....(1) 1M
( 2 x  13)( x  5)  0 1M  The total area of the two squares
y  17  x............(1)
13 is 40 cm 2 .
x  5 or 
2
(rejected)1M +  Area  72 cm 2


1M x 2  y 2  40...................(2)
xy  72........................( 2)
The length of the rectangle
1M
 (2  5  3) cm 1M
Substituting (1) into (2), Substituting (1) into (2),
 13 cm 1A
x (17  x)  72 1M x 2  (8  x ) 2  40
1M
2
17 x  x  72 x 2  64  16 x  x 2  40
8.
AC  BD (property of rhombus) 2
x  17 x  72  0 2 x 2  16 x  24  0
Let P be the mid-point of AC. ( x  8)( x  9)  0 x 2  8 x  12  0 1M
1 (x  2)(x  6)  0
AP  (2 x ) cm  x cm 1M x  8 or x  9 1M
2 Substituting x  8 into (1),
x  2 or 6 1M
x ( x  6) Substituting x  2 into (1),
y  17  8  9
Area of ABD  cm 2 1M y826 1M
2 Substituting x  9 into (1),
Area of the rhombus y  17  9  8
AB  8 cm , AD  9 cm
y862
x ( x  6) 2
1A
 The lengths of the sides of the two
  2 cm 1M
2 or AB  9 cm , AD  8 cm 1A squares are 2 cm and 6 cm
2
 x ( x  6) cm respectively. 1A
11.
x( x  6)  160
Let x and y be the units digit and tens digit of 13.
2
x  6 x  160  0 1M
the number respectively. The price of an orange
( x  16)( x  10)  0 1M Original value  10y + x  $(x  1) 1M
1M
x  10 or 16 New value  10x + y 20
Number of apples he gets  1M
(rejected) 1A
 New value  original value  18 x
 The value of x is 10. 1A  (10x + y)  (10y + x)  18 1M 12
9x  9y  18 Number of oranges he gets  1M
x 1
xy2
9.
x  y + 2…(1) 1M
 He gets 7 pieces of fruit altogether
Let x be the number of members in the school
club.
 The product of the two digits is 8.

20

12
7 1M
 xy  8………….(2) 1M x x 1
180 180
 1 1M Substituting (1) into (2), 20( x  1)  12 x
x2 x 7
(y + 2)y  8 1M x ( x  1)
180 x  180( x  2)
1 1M y  2y 8  0
2
( x  2) x 20 x  20  12 x  7 x 2  7 x
(y  2)(y + 4)  0
180 x  180 x  360 7 x 2  39 x  20  0 1M
y  2 or 4 (rejected) 1M
1 (x  5)(4x  7)  0
x 2  2x Substituting y  2 into (1),
x2+24 4
360  x 2  2 x x  5 or (rejected)1M
 The original number is 24. 1A 7
x 2  2 x  360  0 1M
 The value of x is 5. 1A
( x  20)( x  18)  0 1M
x  20 or 18
(rejected) 1A
 There are 20 members in the
school club. 1A
16
14. 18.
Let x km/h and y km/h be the driving speeds 16. (a) Length of the rectangle  ( x  3) cm
1M
of Peter and John respectively. (a) Time taken in the 1st part Width of the rectangle  ( x  2) cm
y  x + 12…………..(1) 1M 8
 hours Area of the rectangle
120 x
Time taken by Peter  h 1M  ( x  3)( x  2)cm 2
x 1M Time taken in the 2nd part
( x  3)( x  2)  210 1M
120 15
Time taken by John  h  hours 2
x  5 x  6  210
y x 1
2
 8 15 x  5 x  204  0
120 120 20
 5 1M ( x  17)( x  12)  0 1M
  .........(2) 1M x x 1
x y 60 8( x  1)  15 x
x  12 or 17
5 (rejected) 1A
Substituting (1) into (2), x ( x  1)
120 120 20
  8( x  1)  15 x  5 x( x  1)
x x  12 60 (b) Area of square  (12  12 )cm 2
8 x  8  15 x  5 x 2  5 x
1 1  1 1M  144 cm 2 1M
120   5 x 2  18 x  8  0 1M
 x x  12  3 Percentage decrease
(5 x  2)( x  4)  0 1M 210  144
 x  12  x  1   100% 1M
120  x  4 or 
2 210
 x ( x  12)  3 5  31.4% (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) 1A
x 2  12 x  4320  0 1M (rejected) 1A
( x  60)( x  72)  0 19.
(b) Time taken in the second part (a) Let the original price of the tea be
x  60 or 72 (rejected) 1M
15 $x per kg.
 hours 1M
y  60 + 12  72 1M 4 1 1200
Original amount 
 The driving speeds of Peter and  3 hours x 1M
John are 60 km/h and 72 km/h 1A 1200
New amount 
respectively. 1M x5
17.
1200 1200
Level 2 (a) ABC  90 (property of   1 1M
x x5
rectangle)
15. In ABC , 1200( x  5)  1200 x
1
Let the smaller number be x. x( x  5)
1M
Then the greater number be x + 1.
( x  2) 2  ( x  5) 2  13 2 1M
1 1 17
  1M (Pyth. theorem) 1M
x x  1 72 1200( x  5)  1200 x  x( x  5)
x  1  x 17
 2 2
x  4 x  4  x  10 x  25  169
x ( x  1) 72 1200 x  6000  1200 x  x 2  5 x
2 x 2  6 x  140  0
2x  1 17 x 2  5 x  6000  0 1M
 x 2  3 x  70  0
x ( x  1) 72 ( x  80)( x  75)  0
1M
144 x  72  17 x 2  17 x ( x  10)( x  7)  0 x  75 or  80 (rejected)1M
2
17 x  127 x  72  0 1M 1M
 The original price of the tea
( x  8)(17 x  9)  0 1M x  7 or 10 is $75 per kg. 1A
9 (rejected) 1A
x  8 or  (rejected)1M 1200
17 (b) New amount  kg 1M
(b) AB  (7  2) cm  5 cm 1M
75  5
 The two numbers are 8 and 9. 1A
BC  (7  5) cm  12 cm 1200
 kg
Area of rectangle  5  12 cm 2 80
 15 kg 1A
 60 cm 2 1A

20. (b) Amount after the first withdrawal 22.

1800 Since the perimeter is 30 cm, we have
(a) Original time taken  seconds x  y  1  13  30
x 1M  50 000  (1  r %)  12 000
1800 1M x  y  16.........(1)
New time taken  seconds
x  0.5 Since the total amount at the end of 1M
the second year was $41 600, we have Since ABC is a right-angled triangle,
1800 1800
  2  60 [50 000  (1  r %) x 2  ( y  1) 2  132
x x  0.5
12 000](1  r %)  x 2  y 2  2 y  1  169
1800 1800
  120 1M
x x  0 .5 41 600 1M x 2  y 2  2 y  168  0..........(2)
1M
(b) 50 000  (1  r %) 2 From (1),
1800( x  0.5)  1800 x  12 000  (1  r %)  41 600  0 x  16  y.........................(3)
 120
x ( x  0.5) Substituting (3) into (2), we have
2
1M 125(1  r %)  30(1  r %)  104  0
Let y  1  r % , the equation (16  y ) 2  y 2  2 y  168  0
1800( x  0.5)  1800 x  120 x ( x becomes
 0.5) 1M
125 y 2
 30 y  104  0 1M 256  32 y  y 2  y 2  2 y  168  0
1800 x  900  1800 x  120 x 2  60 x 4 26 2 y 2  30 y  88  0

y or (by (a))
120 x 2  60 x  900  0 5 25 y 2  15 y  44  0
1M 1M
2 x 2  x  15  0 1M
( 2 x  5)( x  3)  0 26 4
1  r%  or 
25 5 ( y  4)( y  11)  0
5
x or 3 y  4 or 11 1M
2 (rejected) 1M
26 Substituting y  4 into (3),
(rejected) 1A r%  1 x  16  4  12
25
1 (rejected,  x  y) 1M
(c) Original time taken 
25 Substituting y  11 into (3),
 1800 
  60  minutes 1M
 4% 1M
x  16  11  5
 2.5   x  5 , y  11 1A
r  4 1A
 12 minutes 1A
21. 23.
(a) 125 y 2  30 y  104  0 Since the perimeter is 46 cm, we have
(25 y  26)(5 y  4)  0 1M 2( x  1  y )  46
4 26
y  or 1A + 1A
5 25 x  y  22.......... ......(1) 1M
Since the area is 120 cm 2 , we have
( x  1) y  120.....................(2)
1M
From (1),
y  22  x............(3)
( x  1)(22  x )  120 1M
2
 x  22 x  x  22  120
 x 2  21x  98  0
x 2  21x  98  0 1M
( x  7)( x  14)  0
x  7 or 14 1M
18
Substituting x  7 into (3), (b) Area of the cardboard  32  24 (c) PS

y  22  7  15 1M  768 cm 2  [32  2  (14  2 31 )] cm
1M
Substituting x  14 into (3),  26.3 cm (cor. to 1 d. p.)
Let A1 cm 2 be the area of the border 1M
y  22  14  8
2
PQ
 x  7 , y  15 or and A2 cm be the area of the photo.
 24  2  (14  2 31 )
x  14 , y  8
 18.3 cm (cor. to 1 d. p.)
1A + 1A 
 A1 

3
5
A2 .......... ......(1)  The dimensions of the photo are
 A1  A2  768.........(2)
 26.3 cm  18.3 cm .1A
24.
Let the units digit be x and the tens digit be y. 1M
2 2 Substituting (1) into (2), 26.
x  y  58.......... ........(1)
3
1M A2  A2  768 1M
Original value of the number  10 y  x 5
After reversing the digits, the value becomes 8
A2  768
10 x  y . 5 (a)
 (10 x  y )  (10 y  x )  36
A2  768 
5
1M 8
9 x  9 y  36  480 1A
 OC  r cm
x  y  4..............(2) 1M 2
4 x  112 x  768  480 DC  AB  5 cm
From (2), 4 x 2  112 x  288  0  OD  (r  5) cm 1M
x  4  y..................(3) DP  r cm
x 2  28 x  72  0 1M
Substituting (3) into (1),  AD  ( 40  r ) cm 1M
( 4  y ) 2  y 2  58 1M
 ( 28)  ( 28) 2  4  1  72
y 2  8 y  16  y 2  58 x
2 1
2 y 2  8 y  42  0
1M
y 2  4 y  21  0 1M
28  496
( y  7)( y  3)  0 
2
y  3 or 7 (rejected)
28  4 31
1M 
Substituting y  3 into (3), 2
x  43  14  2 31
 14  2 31 or 14  2
7 31
1M
 The number is 37. 1A (rejected) 1A
25.
(a) PS  (32  2 x ) cm
1M
PQ  ( 24  2 x) cm
Area of the photo
 (32  2 x )(24  2 x ) cm 2
1M
 (768  64 x  48 x  4 x 2 ) cm 2
 ( 4 x 2  112 x  768) cm 2
1A

In OAD , (d) When N  54, 28.

r 2
 ( 40  r )  ( r  5)
2 2
1M 1 (a) Perimeter of rectangle
n(n  3)  54 1M  [(18  6)  2] cm
2
n( n  3)  108  48 cm
r 2  1600  80r  r 2  r 2  10r  25
r 2  90r  1625  0 1A n 2  3n  108  0
x  y  48.................(1)
( n  12)(n  9)  0 1M
(b) r 2  90 r  1625  0 (by (a))  n  12 or 9 (rejected)1A
1M
2 2
x  y
( r  25)(r  65)  0 1M       74
r  25 or 65 (rejected) 4  4
1A x2 y2
  74
16 16
(c) Let h cm be the thickness of a disc.
Volume of a disc x 2  y 2  1184 ...........(2) 1M
 ( π  25 2  h)cm 3
 625 πh cm 3 (b) From (1),
1M
625 πh  100  8750 π 1M y  48  x.......... .......... ........(3)
62 500 πh  8750 π
h  0.14 x 2  (48  x ) 2  1184
 The thickness of a disc is
1M
0.14 cm. 1A
x 2  2304  96 x  x 2  1184
27.
2 x 2  96 x  1120  0
(a) AC, AD, BD, BE, CE 2A x 2  48 x  560  0 1M
 5 distinct diagonals can be ( x  20)( x  28)  0 1M
drawn. 1A x  20 or 28 1A
(b) N  kn( n  3) y  48  20  28
1A
When n = 5, N = 5 (by (a)) 1M Substituting x  28 into (3),
 5  k  5  (5  3) 1M y  48  28  20 (rejected)
5  10k
1 (c) The sides of the larger square
k 
2  (28  4) cm
 7 cm
1A
1A
1
(c) N  n(n  3) (d) Original area
2
 (18  6) cm 2  108 cm 2
When n = 8,
1  20  2 
N   8  (8  3) 1M New area 
   7 2  cm 2
2  4  
 20
 74 cm 2
 20 distinct diagonals can be
Percentage change
drawn in an octagon. 1A
74  108
  100% 1M
108
 31.5% (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
 The enclosed area decreased by
31.5%. 1A
20
29. 30. Distance between them

(a) Since the perimeter is 56 cm, (a) Let x km/h be Eric’s cycling speed and  (36  1  30  1) km
( x  5  10  y )  2  56 y km/h be Frank’s cycling speed.  6 km
1M 90 90 30
  1A
2 x  2 y  30  56 y x 60
2 x  2 y  26 Multiple-choice Questions
x  y  13 90 90 1 Level 1
  .......... .........(1)
y  13  x 1A y x 2
1.
1M
(b) Since the area is 142 cm 2 , C
90 30 90  30
  m 2 n 2  2mn  8  0
5 y  x(10  y )  142 1M x y y  10
10x + 5y + xy  142 1A
( mn  4)(mn  2)  0
mn  2 or 4
30 60 90
(c)    0.......(2)
 y  13 
y
x........................(1)
y  10 x

10 x  5 y  xy  142........(2)
2.
1M A
Substituting (1) into (2), (1)  (2) :
6
90 30 60 1 5x   12
10 x  5(13  x )  x (13  x )  142    1M x 1
y y y  10 2
1M 5 x ( x  1)  6
60 60 1  12
  x 1
y y  10 2
10 x  65  5 x  13 x  x 2  142 5 x 2  5 x  6  12 x  12
60( y  10)  60 y 1
x 2  18 x  77  0 1M  5x2  7 x  6  0
y ( y  10) 2
( x  7)( x  11)  0 (5 x  3)( x  2)  0
x  7 or 111M 600 1
 3
y  10 y
2
2 x or 2
Substituting x  7 into (1), 5
y  13  7  6 1A y 2  10 y  1200  0  0.6 or 2
Substituting x  11 into (1), ( y  40)( y  30)  0 1M
y  13  11  2 y  30 or 40 (rejected) 3.
1M D
(d) Side of the square
Substituting y  30 into (1), For D,
56
 cm  14 cm 1M 90 90 1
4   1M
1 1 1 1
30 x 2   
Area of the square
90 5 x x 1 x  2 6
 (14  14) cm 2 
x 2 ( x  1)( x  2)  x ( x  2)  x( x  1) 1
 196 cm 2 1A 
5 x  180 x ( x  1)( x  2) 6
Percentage change
x  36 1A x 2  3x  2  x 2  2 x  x 2  x 1
196  142 
  100%  Eric’s original cycling speed is
x 3  3x 2  2 x 6
142
36 km/h.
 38.0% (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) 1A 1A
Frank’s original cycling speed
is 30 km/h. 6(3 x 2  6 x  2)  x 3  3 x 2  2 x
x 3  15 x 2  34 x  12  0
90 1 1 1 1
(b) Time taken  hours 1M  Only   
36 x x 1 x  2 6
 2.5 hours 1A cannot be
reduced to a quadratic equation.
(c) Time elapsed before Frank starts
30
to increase his speed  hour
30
 1 hour 1M

4. 7. 11.
C D A

1 1
2
y  x  x.......... ....(1)
For D, 
x
4 substituting x = 1 into the equation

 x  2 y  15.......... ..( 2)
x 4 Substituting (1) into (2), we have
x  3  x 8 1,
1 17 x  2( x 2  x )  15
x  1 3  1  8  2  3  1  1
x 4 x  2 x 2  2 x  15
17  1 cannot be a root.
x2  x 1  0 2 x 2  x  15  0
4
8. ( x  3)(2 x  5)  0
4 x 2  17 x  4  0 D 5
(4 x  1)( x  4)  0 9 6 x or 3
 4 2
1 x 1 x  2 5
x or 4 x
4 9( x  2)  6( x  1) Substituting into (1),
4 2
( x  1)( x  2) 2
 5  5  35
5. 9 x  18  6 x  6  4( x 2  x  2) y       
 2   2 4
B
x4 x 5  0 15 x  12  4 x 2  4 x  8 Substituting x  3 into (1),
Let u  x , the equation becomes
2
4 x  11x  20  0 y  32  3  6
u 2  4u  5  0 5 35
 (x, y)  ( , ) or (3, 6)
9. 2 4
(u  5)(u  1)  0
A
u  5 or 1 
y  x  k .......... .......... .....(1)


y  x2  5 x  3.......... .....(2)12.
Since u  x,
Substituting (1) into (2), we have D
x  5 (rejected) or x 1 
y  x
2
 2 x  c...............(1)
x  k  x2  5x  3 

 y  3 x  c.......................( 2)
x 1
 The equation has only one root.
x 2  6 x  (3  k )  0.....(3) x2  2x  c  3x + c
6. Since the straight line touches the parabola, 2

x  2 x  3x 0
D the discriminant of (3) equals to zero. 2
x x 0
9 x 1
3 x2
 72  0 ( 6) 2  4  1  (3  k )  0 x(x  1)  0
9 x  9 1  3 x  3 2  72  0 36  4(3  k )  0 x  0 or 1
Let u  3 x , the equation becomes 36  12  4k  0 Substituting x  0 into (2),
4k  24 y  3(0) + c  c
1 2
u  9u  72  0 k  6
9 y  3(1) + c  3 + c
u 2  81u  648  0  (x, y)  (0, c) and (1, 3 + c)
10.
(u  9)(u  72)  0
C
u  9 or 72 
y

 3 x  10.....................(1)

y  x2  4 x  1...............(2)
Since u  3 x ,
3x  9 or 3 x  72 3 x  10  x 2  4 x  1
x  2 or log 3  log 72x
x 2  7 x  9  0..................(3)
log 72 The discriminant of (3) is
x
log 3   ( 7) 2  4  1  9
 3.89 (cor. to 3 sig.  13
fig.) >0
 The simultaneous equation has two
pairs of solutions.
22
13. 16. 19.

B B B

y  x
2
 8.......... ....(1)
 For I, Since two of them are linear functions, Let the smaller number be x.

 y  6 x  k .......... ....( 2)
the equations have at most one pair of Then the larger number is x + 1.
solution. 1 1 11
x2  8  6x  k
For II,
 
x x 1 30
x2  6x  8  k  0 
y  x
2
 3 x.......(1)


 y  3 x  0.........(2) x 1 x 11
Since the simultaneous equations have only 
Substituting (1) into (2), x( x  1) 30
one solution, the discriminant of (3) equals to
x 2  3x  3 x  0 2x  1 11
zero. 
x2  0 x( x  1) 30
( 6) 2  4(1)(8  k )  0
x0 60 x  30  11x 2  11x
36  32  4k  0
For III,
4  4k  0 
y  x
2
 2 x.......(3)
11x 2  49 x  30  0

4 k  4 
 y  x.......... .......( 4)
( x  5)(11x  6)  0
k  1 6
x 2  2x  x x  (rejected) or 5
11
14. x2  x  0
 The smaller number is 5.
D x ( x  1)  0
Substituting (1, 2) into the equation x  1 or 0 20.
y  x + k,  There are two pair of solutions. C
2 1 k
Let x be the larger number.
k 1 17. Then the smaller number is x  4.

y  x
2
 3 x  4...........(1)
C


 y  x  1.....................( 2) x 2  ( x  4) 2  400
Substituting (2, 5) into the simultaneous
Substituting (1) into (2), we have x 2  x 2  8 x  16  400
equations,
x 2  3x  4  x  1 
5  2

2
 a ( 2)  b 2 x 2  8 x  384  0

a (5)  4( 2)  b
x2  4 x  3  0 5  4  2 a  b

x 2  4 x  192  0
( x  1)( x  3)  0 5a  8  b
( x  12)( x  16)  0
x  1 (rejected) or 3
2 a  b  1.................(1)
 x  16 or 12 (rejected)
Substituting x  3 into (2), 5a  b  8...................(2)
 The larger number is 16.
y3+14 (2)  (1):
 The other solution is (3, 4). 5a  2a  8  (1)
21.
3a  9 C
15.
a3 x x
C
Substituting a  3 into (2),
For C, x2  x

y  x
2
.......... .........(1) 5(3)  b  8


 y  4 x  4.......... ..( 2)
x2  x  0
 b  8  15
Substituting (1) into (2), we have x ( x  1)  0
 b  7
x2  4x  4 x  0 or 1
2
b7
x  4 x  4  0....(3)
22.
The discriminant of (3) is 18. A
  ( 4) 2  4(1)(4) C 
 y  14 x

2
 7 x  28.......... ....(1)

 y  28 x  70.......... .......... ....( 2)
0 Since the area is 84 cm 2 , we have
 The straight line touches the parabola ( x  2)( x  3)  84
at one point only. x 2  x  6  84 14 x 2  7 x  28  28 x  70
2
x  x  90  0 14 x 2  21x  42  0
( x  9)( x  10)  0 2 x 2  3 x  6  0............(3)
x  10 or 9 (rejected)
The discriminant of (3) is
  ( 3) 2  4(2)(6)
 39  0

 There are no points of intersection. 26. 30.

B A

y  x
2
 5 x  1.......... ..(1)
23. 1 1 3 
D   
3 x  y  k .......... .........( 2)
4 x 2 x 4 Substituting (1) into (2), we have

1 1 2 x4 x 3
x  5 
3x  x 2  5 x  1  k
x 5 ( 4  x)( 2  x) 4 x 2  2 x  1  k  0....(3)
1 24
x  0 6 3 Since the simultaneous equations do not have
x 5 2

8  2x  x 4 any real solutions, the discriminant of (3) is
24
x2  x 1  0 8  2x  x2  8
less than zero.
5 ( 2) 2  4(1)(1  k )  0
( x  5)(5 x  1)  0 2x  x2  0
4  4  4k  0
x(2  x)  0
1 4k  0
x  or 5
x  0 or 2
5 k 0
27.
24. Level 2
C
A

 y  x
2
 x  1.......... .(1) Let y  2 x , the equation becomes


31.
 y  5  3 x....................( 2)
y2  2y  8  0 D
( y  2)( y  4)  0 36 x  6 x  1  k  0
 x 2  x  1  5  3x
y  2 or 4 6 2 x  6(6 x )  k  0.......(*)
x2  4x  4  0 Since y  2 , we have
x
Since the equation has one solution only, the
( x  2) 2  0 2x  2 or 2x  4 discriminant of (*) equals to zero.
x2  x  1 or x  2 ( 6) 2  4(1)( k ) 0
28.
36  4k 0
25. B
D 4k  36
Let y  x 2 , the equation becomes

y  x

2
 3x  1 k 9

3 x  2 y  4  1
y 2  5 y  36  0

y  x
2
 3 x  1.......... .(1)


2 y  3 x  5.......... .......( 2) ( y  4)( y  9)  0 32.
Substituting (1) into (2), we have y  9 or 4 C
2( x 2  3 x  1)  3 x  5 Since y  x 2 , we have Let x mL be the original capacity of the cup.
2 x 2  6 x  2  3x  5 New capacity  (x  30) mL
x 2  9 or x 2  4 (rejected)
2x 2  9x  7  0 x  3
1200 1200
( 2 x  7)( x  1)  0  The equations have two distinct real  2
roots. x  30 x
7
x  1 or 1200 x  1200( x  30)
2 2
29. x( x  30)
Substituting x  1 into (1), C
y  (1) 2  3(1)  1  1 
y

 9  3 x.......... ........(1) 1200 x  1200 x  36 000  2 x 2  60 x

y  x 2
 7 x  1.......( 2)
7 x 2  30 x  18 000  0
Substituting x  into (1), Substituting (1) into (2), we have
2 ( x  150)( x  120)  0
9  3x   x 2  7 x  1
2 x  150 or 120 (rejected)
7 7 11 x 2  10 x  10  0.....(3)
y     3   1   The original capacity of the cup was
2 2 4 The discriminant of (3) is 150 mL.
 2.75   ( 10) 2  4(1)(10)
 100  40 33.
 60  0 A

p  a  2
2
 b 2  c

 There are two points of intersection. 
q  a  ( 2)
2
 b  ( 2)  c
4 a  2b  c  p.................(1)

4 a  2b  c  q..................(2)
24
(1) – (2): 36. 38.

2b  ( 2b)  p  q C C
4b  p  q Substituting (2, 7) into the equation Let x cm and y cm be the lengths of the sides
y  x + k, of the two squares.
pq
b 7 2k
4 x  4 y  56


 2
 y 2  100
4 x
 x  y  14.................... ..(1)

k 5 
 x 2  y 2  100.......... ......( 2)


y  x  5.................... ..(1)
34. 

y  x2 From (1), x  14  y……(3)
 2 x  1.......... ..( 2)
D Substituting (1) into (2), we have Substituting (3) into (2), we have
Let the two numbers be x  2 and x. (14  y ) 2  y 2  100
x  5  x2  2x  1
Since the sum of the squares of two
x2  x  6  0 196  28 y  y 2  y 2  100
consecutive positive odd numbers is 970,
( x  2)( x  3)  0 2 y 2  28 y  96  0
we have
( x  2) 2  x 2  970 x  3 or 2 (rejected) y 2  14 y  48  0
Substituting x  3 into (1), ( y  6)( y  8)  0
x 2  4 x  4  x 2  970
y  3 + 5  2 y  6 or 8
2 x 2  4 x  966  0  The other solution is (3, 2) Substituting y  6 into (3),
x 2  2 x  483  0 x  14  6  8
( x  23)( x  21)  0 37. Substituting y  8 into (3),
x  23 or 21 B x  14  8  6
For I,  The sides of the squares are 6 cm
(rejected)
 The larger number is 23.
Let y  x 2 , the equation becomes and 8 cm.
y 2  5 y  36  0
35. ( y  9)( y  4)  0 39.
B B
y  9 or 4
AC  x  1  16  x  30 cm Since y  x 2 , we have
Let x km/h be the speed of the boat in still
AC  13 cm water.
x 2  9 or x 2  4 (rejected) The speed going upstream  (x  2) km/h
(16  x) 2  ( x  1) 2  132
x  3 The speed going downstream  (x + 2) km/h
256  32 x  x 2  x 2  2 x  1  169 For II, 16 16 20
Let y  2 x , the equation becomes
 3
2 x 2  30 x  88  0 x2 x2 60
x 2  15 x  44  0 y 2  y  56  0 16( x  2)  16( x  2) 10

( x  4)( x  11)  0 ( y  8)( y  7)  0 x2  4 3
y  8 or 7 32 x 10

x  4 cm or 11 cm Since y  2 x , we have
x2  4 3
When x  4 cm , AB  5 cm and 2 x  8 or 2 x  7 (rejected) 96 x  10 x 2  40
BC  12 cm . x3
5 x 2  48 x  20  0
5  12 For III,
Area  cm 2  30 cm 2 ( x  10)(5 x  2)  0
2 Let y  x 2 , the equation becomes
When x  11 cm , AC  12 cm y2  5y  4  0 2
x  10 or  (rejected)
and BC  5 cm . ( y  4)( y  1)  0 5
5  12 y  4 or 1  The speed in still water is 10 km/h.
Area  cm 2  30 cm 2
2 Since y  x , we have
2
x 2  4 or x 2  1
x  2 or x  1
 x  1 or 2

40. 42. x  k  2 y........(3)

C B Substituting (3) into (2), we have
1 Since k is a root of x 2  x  4  0 ,
Area of SDT  x (12  x ) cm 2
2 k2  k  4  0 3( k  2 y )  2 y 2  1
 1  k2  k  4 2 y 2  6 y  1  3k  0.....( 4)
  6 x  x 2  cm 2
 2  Since the simultaneous equations have no real
k 4  2k 3  k 2  4 2
1  16
solutions, the discriminant of (4) is less than
Area of TBC  x (12) cm 2 zero.
2
 6x cm 2 43.
6 2  4(2)(1  3k )  0
Area of ASB D 36  8  24k  0
1 1 1 28  24k  0
 (12  x )(12) cm 2 For II,  2 5
2 x3 x k
7
 (72  6 x ) cm 2
x2  x  3 6
5
 1  ( x  3) x 2
12 2   6 x  x 2   6 x  (72  6 x)  56 47.
 2  x 2  x  3  5 x3  15x 2 A
1  2
x  y 2  13.......... .....(1)
144  6 x  x 2  6 x  72  6 x  56 5 x 3  14 x 2  x  3  0 

 y  x  5.......... .......... .( 2)
2 It is a cubic equation. From (2),
1 2 y  x  5.............(3)
x  6 x  16For 0 ( x  3)( x  5)  1000
 III,
2 x Substituting (3) into (1), we have
x 2  12 x  32  0 x ( x  3)( x  5)  1000 x 2  ( x  5) 2  13
( x  4)( x  8)  0It is a cubic equation. x 2  x 2  10 x  25  13
 Only I can be reduced to a quadratic
x  4 or 8 2 x 2  10 x  12  0
equation.
41. x2  5x  6  0
D 44. ( x  3)( x  2)  0
2 A
 1 x  3 or 2
4 x    9  0 x( x  2 y )  8 y 2 Substituting x  3 into (3),
 x
2
x 2  2 xy  8 y 2  0 y  3 + 5  2
 1 9 ( x  4 y )( x  2 y )  0 Substituting x  2 into (3),
x   
 x  4 y  2 + 5  3
x + 2y  0 or x  4y  0
1 3  x + y  3 + 2 or 2 + 3
x   x  2y or 4y
 1 or 1
x 2 45.
2 x 2  3 x  2  0 or B
2 x 2  3x  2  0 x 5  x 3  12 x  0
3 25 or x( x 4  x 2  12)  0
x
4 x[( x 2 ) 2  x 2  12]  0
 3  25 x ( x 2  4)( x 2  3)  0
x
4 x  0 or x 2  4  0 or x 2  3  0 (r
1 1 ejected)
 x  2,  , or 2
2 2 x2  4
x  2
 x  2, 0 or 2
 There are 3 distinct real roots.
46.
B
 x  2 y  k .......... ...(1)



3 x  2 y
2
 1.........( 2)
From (1),
26
48.
A
Substituting (2, 6) into the equations,
we have
7 ( 2)  a ( 6)  b



6  2
2
 a ( 2)  b
6 a  b  14.......... ..(1)

 2 a  b  2.............( 2)
(1)  (2):
6a  2a  14  2
4a  12
a3
Substituting a  3 into (2),
2(3)  b  2
b  4
49.
B

y  x  k ......................(1)


y  x2  5 x  2............( 2)
x  k  x 2  5x  2
x 2  4 x  2  k  0........(3)
Since the straight line cuts the parabola at two
district points, the discriminant of (3) is
greater than zero.
 0
149  4(1)(2  k ) 0
16  8  4k 0
8  4k 0
4k 8
k 2
 The greatest integral value of k is 1.
50.
A
For A,

y  x
2
 x  6.............(1)


 y  5 x  10.................( 2)

x 2  x  6  5 x  10
x 2  4x  4  0
( x  2) 2  0
x2
y  5( 2)  10
0
 The straight line touches the parabola
at (2, 0) only.

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12. (b) ( x  1) 2  7( x  1)  120  0 17.

1A  The other root is 6. 1A

19. (b) y-intercept is 6 . 1A (ii)  x 2  x  10  0

x 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 (c) The equation of P is

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14. 17. 20.

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22. 24. 26.

 x = 3 is not a solution of the equation. 1M 37 1A

(b) 29. Since y  3 x ,

By the result of (a), Since y  x 2

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(b) The equation is (c) 2.

(u  4)(u  5)  0 1M Substituting (1) into (2), we have

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x  2  2  ( 4)  6 y2+35 Substituting (1) into (2), we have

13. 16. Level 2

Substituting (1) into (2), we have 19.

Substituting (1) into (2), we have

4k  32 4k  52 9  60 + 12k < 0

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21. (b) 24.

 There are no points of 16 y  56 y  49  y  16

Substituting y  2 into (3), Substituting x  1 into (1), 28.

Substituting (4) into (3), we have From (1),

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29. 30. (c) P : y  x 2  5 x  9

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20. (b) Amount after the first withdrawal 22.

1800 x  900  1800 x  120 x 2  60 x 4 26 2 y 2  30 y  88  0

Substituting x  7 into (3), (b) Area of the cardboard  32  24 (c) PS

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In OAD , (d) When N  54, 28.

29. 30. Distance between them

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6. Since the straight line touches the parabola, 2

13. 16. 19.

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 There are no points of intersection. 26. 30.

4 x 2 x 4 Substituting (1) into (2), we have

(1) – (2): 36. 38.

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40. 42. x  k  2 y........(3)

Substituting (1) into (2),

Substituting (1) into (2), we have

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