Equation Graph: Forming Linear Equation

1. (a) 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 2 = 0 (b) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3 = 0 (c) 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 1 = 0 (d) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 3 = 0

(e) 2𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 = 0 (f) 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 = 0 (g) 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 10 = 0

• Convert the above equations in the form 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 5 = 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃.

2. (a) 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 1 = 0 (b) 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 2 = 0 (c) 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 = 0 (d) 𝑥 2 = 0

(e) 7𝑥 − 𝑥 2 + 2 = 0 (f) 2𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 = 0 (g) 15𝑥 − 5𝑥 2 = 0

• Convert the above equations in the form 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 5 = 𝒑𝒙 + 𝒒.

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3. (a) 𝑥 − 𝑥 + 3 = 0 (b) 2𝑥 + 𝑥 − 3 = 0 (c) 𝑥 2 + 4 = 3𝑥 (d) −4𝑥 + 𝑥 − 4 = 0

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(e) 2𝑥 2 + 8 = 3𝑥 (f) 3𝑥 + 𝑥 = 7 (g) 𝑥 = 2

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• Convert the above equations in the form 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 𝒎𝒙 + 𝒏.

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4. (a) 𝑥 = 8 + 𝑥 (b) 𝑥 2 = 7 (c) 2𝑥 2 = 16𝑥 + 9 (d) 𝑥 = 𝑥−8

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(e) 2𝑥 − 5 = 𝑥
(f) 3𝑥 2 = 0 (g) 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 2 = 0 (h) 2𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 − 22 = 0

• Convert the above equations in the form 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 7 = 𝒉𝒙 + 𝒌.

5. The graph 𝑦 = 6 + 5𝑥 − 𝑥 2 , together with the graph of a straight line 𝐿, can be used to solve the

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equation 1 + 𝑥 = 4 𝑥 2 . Find the equation of 𝐿.

6. The graph 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥, together with the graph of a straight line 𝐿, can be used to solve

2𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 1 = 0. Find the equation of 𝐿.

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7. Suppose 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 𝑥 is already drawn. Find the equation of the straight line which must be

drawn to solve 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 5 = 0.

Answers:

[1] (a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 3, (b) 𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 8, (c) 𝑦 = 4, (d) 𝑦 = −6𝑥 + 2, (e) 𝑦 = −9𝑥 + 5, (f) 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 5,

(g) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 5, [2] (a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 6, (b) 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 3, (c) 𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 5, (d) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 5, (e) 𝑦 = 11𝑥 + 7,

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(f) 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 5, (g) 𝑦 = 7𝑥 + 5, [3] (a) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 3, (b) 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 3, (c) 𝑦 = 3, (d) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 2, (e) 𝑦 = ,
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(f) 𝑦 = 7 − 2𝑥,(g) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2, [4] (a) 𝑦 = 0, (b) 𝑦 = −8𝑥, (c) 𝑦 = −5, (d) 𝑦 = −3, (e) 𝑦 = − 𝑥,
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(f) 𝑦 = −8𝑥 − 7, (g) 𝑦 = −10𝑥 − 6, (h) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 4, [5] 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2, [6] 𝑦 = 𝑥 + , [7] 𝑦 = 6 − 𝑥.
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