4A01 Exercise E

1 Quadratic Equations in One Unknown (I)
1 Quadratic Equations in 8.
One Unknown (I)
Review Exercise 1 (p. 1.5) 9.
1. (a)
(b)
(c) 10.
(d)
11.
(e)
12.
2. (a)
13.
14.
(b)
15.
16.
17.
3. (a)
18.
(b) 19.
20.
4.
5.
21.
6.
7.
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NSS Mathematics in Action (2nd Edition) 4A Full Solutions
22.
Activity
Warm-Up Activity (p. 1.22)
Step 1:
Step 2:
Therefore, the roots of are

.
Maths Dialogue
Maths Dialogue (p. 1.26)

1. multiply both sides by the L.C.M. of 3 and 5 (or any other
reasonable answers)
2.
Using the quadratic formula,
Maths Dialogue (p. 1.33)

1. When plotting a quadratic graph, the rough shape of a
parabola should be shown. If a quadratic graph does not
touch the x-axis at one point, it should either have two x-
intercepts or no x-intercepts.
2. from x = –4 to x = 2 (or any other reasonable answers)
2
Classwork (c)
Classwork (p. 1.11)
1. (a)
(b)
2. (a) Integer
(b) Rational
number
(c) Irrational
number
(d) Real
number
∴
Classwork (p. 1.14)

Quadratic General form Quick Practice 1.2 (p. 1.15)
a b c
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 (a) By substituting into , we have
(a) 3 5 –2
(b) 1 –6 2
(c) 1 –5 10
(d) 2 –1 0
(e) 4 0 –3 ∵
∴ does not satisfy the equation
Classwork (p. 1.29) .
1. 0.0, 3.0
∴ is not a root of the equation.
2. –2.5, 1.0
Quick Practice (b) By substituting into , we

have
Quick Practice 1.1 (p. 1.9)
(a)
∵
∴ satisfies the equation .
∴ is a root of the equation.
∴ Quick Practice 1.3 (p. 1.16)
(a)
(b)
(b)
3
(c)
(a)
Alternative Solution
(b)
Alternative Solution
(a)
∴ (repeated)
(b)
∴ (repeated)
4
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
5
Quick Practice 1.9 (p. 1.25) y 21 5 –3 –3 5 21

(a) Using the quadratic formula,
(b)
(b) Using the quadratic formula,
The x-intercepts of the graph of are –

1.5 and 0.5.
Therefore, the roots of are –1.5 and
0.5.
The x-intercept of the graph of is 0.5.
(c) Using the quadratic formula,

Therefore, the root of is 0.5.
∵ is not a real number.

∴ The equation has no real roots.
The graph of does not intersect the x-axis,
i.e. there is no x-intercepts.
(a)
Therefore, the equation has no real roots,
i.e. the equation has no real roots.

(a) ∵ The graph of cuts the y-axis at
C(0, –3).
∴ By substituting and into
, we have
(b)
(b) ∵ The graph of cuts the x-axis at A

and B.
Using the quadratic formula, ∴ The x-coordinates of A and B are the roots of the
equation .
Quick Practice 1.11 (p. 1.30) ∴ The coordinates of A and B are (–1, 0) and (3, 0)
respectively.
(a) x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2
6

Let x be the smaller integer, ∴
then x + 1 is the larger integer.
∴ The speed of the faster ship is 16 km/h.
When x = 8, x + 1 = 8 + 1 = 9. Further Practice

∴ The two consecutive positive integers are 8 and 9.
Further Practice (p. 1.19)
(a)
1.
(b)
The x-intercepts of the graph of

are 6 and 84. 2.
∵ x must be less than 30.
∴ (cor. to the nearest integer)
From the question, we have
3.

Let x km/h be the speed of the faster ship, 4.
then (x – 4) km/h is the speed of the slower ship.
∴ Distance that the faster ship travelled in 2 hours
Distance that the slower ship travelled in 2 hours
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Further Practice (p. 1.26)
5.
1.
∴ (repeated)
2.
3.
Exercise
Exercise 1A (p. 1.11)

Level 1
1. (a) Integer
(b) Positive integer
(c) Irrational number ,
(d) Rational number
2. (a) , –3
(b) 1000
8
6. (a)
(c) ,
(d) ,
3. (a) , ,
(b) ,
4. , ,
5. (a) ∴
(b)
∴ (c)
(b)
∴
7. (a) ∵ and
(c)
∴
(∵ for )
(b)
∴
8. (a)
9
∴
(e)
(b)
10 is rational while is irrational, so
is irrational.
∴
(f)
9.
Any rational numbers between these two numbers is

acceptable, for example, 0.545 or 0.5454 (or any other
reasonable answers).
Level 2
is rational, so is rational.
10. (a)
11. (a)
4 is rational while is irrational, so is
irrational.
(b) 11 and 6 are rational while is irrational,

is rational, so is rational. so is irrational.
(c)
(b)
9 is rational, so is rational.
–1 is rational, so is rational.
(c)
(d)
5 and 2 are rational while is irrational,

so is irrational.
12. (a)
is rational, so is rational.
10
∴
∴
The equation becomes
14.
∴
(b) (i)
∴ is incorrect.
∴
(ii)
∴
∴
∴ is incorrect. The equation becomes
13.
11
(b) By substituting into ,
we have
15.
, which is also a rational number. ∴ does not satisfy the equation
.
Exercise 1B (p. 1.19)
Level 1 ∴ is not a root of the equation.
1. (a) By substituting into , we
have
3.
4.
∵
∴ does not satisfy the equation
.
∴ 4 is not a root of the equation.
5.
(b) By substituting into ,
we have
6.
∵
∴ satisfies the equation
.
∴ 4 is a root of the equation.
∴ (repeated)
2. (a) By substituting into
,
we have 7.
8.
12
9. 17.
∴ (repeated)
10.
18.
11.
∴ (repeated)
19.
12.
20.
13.
21.
14.
22.
15.
23.
16.
13
24. 29.
Level 2
30.
25.
26.
31.
27.
32.
∴ (repeated)
∴ (repeated)
28.
33.
14
40.
34.
41. For m = 4,
∴ The equation has integral roots 1 and 4.

For m = –14,
35.
∴ The equation has integral roots 7 and –2.

∴ m can be 4, –14.
∴ Peter’s claim is disagreed.
42. Let  and  be the roots of the equation.

From the equation, we have
 = 24 and k = –( + )
36. We now list the possible values of  and , and the
corresponding value of k.
  k   k
1 24 –25 –1 –24 25
2 12 –14 –2 –12 14
3 8 –11 –3 –8 11
4 6 –10 –4 –6 10
∴ The possible values of k are –25, –14, –11, –10, 10, 11,
14 and 25.
Exercise 1C (p. 1.27)
37.
Level 1
1.
2.
38.
3.
39.
15
7. Using the quadratic formula,
4.
5.
6.
16
15.
16.

17.
18.
17
Level 2
19.
Using the quadratic formula, Using the quadratic formula,
20.
24.
21.
25.
22.
26.
23.
18
27.
28.

29.
30.
19
5.
∵ The x-intercept of the graph of is

1.0.
∴ The root of is 1.0.
6.
∵ The x-intercepts of the graph of

are –0.6 and 2.9.
∴ The roots of are –0.6 and 2.9.
31. ∴ The roots of are –0.6 and 2.9.
7.
∵ The graph of does not intersect

To ensure both roots are integers, the value of d can be the x-axis.
(or any other reasonable answers). ∴ The equation has no real roots.
32. (a) ∵ k is a root of

8.
∴
∵ The x-intercept of the graph of is

(b)
1.5.

∴ The other root of the equation is –k – 1.
9. (a) x –2 –1 0 1 2 3
Exercise 1D (p. 1.34)
Level 1 y 5 1 –1 –1 1 5
1. The x-intercepts of the graph of are –3.0
(b)
and 0.0.
Therefore, the roots of are –3.0 and 0.0.
2. The x-intercepts of the graph of are –

1.5 and 1.0.
1.0.
3. The x-intercepts of the graph of are

–1.7 and 0.5.
Therefore, the roots of are –1.7 and The x-intercepts of the graph of are
0.5.
–0.6 and 1.6.
4. The graph of does not intersect the x- Therefore, the roots of are –0.6 and
axis, 1.6.
i.e. there is no x-intercepts.
Therefore, the equation has no real 10. (a) x 0 1 2 3 4 5
roots. y 25 9 1 1 9 25
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(b)
The graph of does not

intersect the x-axis, i.e. there is no x-intercepts.
Therefore, the equation has
no real roots, i.e. the equation has
no real roots.
Level 2
13. (a) x –1 0 1 2 3 4
The x-intercept of the graph of y –11 –2 3 4 1 –6
is 2.5.
Therefore, the root of is 2.5.
11. (a) x 0 1 2 3 4
y –2 1 2 1 –2
(b)

(b)
are 0.6 and 3.4.
Therefore, the roots of , i.e.
are 0.6 and 3.4. are 0.3 and 3.2.
Therefore, the roots of are 0.3 and 3.2.
12. (a) x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2
y –24 –11 –4 –3 –8 –19
14. (a) x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
(b) y 3 –1 –3 –3 –1 3 9 17
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(b) (b)
The x-intercept of the graph of

The x-intercepts of the graph of are is 0.7.
–2.3 and 1.3. Therefore, the root of is
0.7.
Therefore, the roots of are –2.3 and 1.3.
17. ∵ The graph of cuts the y-axis at
15. (a) x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 C.
y 19 9 3 1 3 9 19 ∴ By substituting x = 0 into , we
have
∴ The coordinates of C are (0, 4).

∵ The graph of cuts the x-axis at A
and B.
∴ The x-coordinates of A and B are the roots of the
equation .
∴ The coordinates of A and B are (–1, 0) and (4, 0)

respectively.
18. (a) ∵ The graph of cuts the x-

(b) axis at A and B.
equation .
The graph of does not intersect
the x-axis, i.e. there is no x-intercepts.
Therefore, the equation has no
real roots, i.e. the equation has no real
roots.
16. (a) x –1 0 1 2 3 ∴ The coordinates of A and B are (–3, 0) and

y –25 –4 –1 –16 –49
respectively.
(b)
19. (a) ∵ The graph of passes through

C(–1, 9).
∴ By substituting and into
, we have
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(b) ∵ The graph of cuts the x- Area of PQR

axis at A and B.
equation .
∴ The coordinates of A and B are (–2, 0) and (8, 0)

respectively. 22. (a) ∵ The graph of passes
through
20. (a) ∵ The graph of cuts the y-axis R(–2, 0) and T(–1, q).
at
Q(0, 25).
∴ By substituting x = 0 and y = 25 into
, we have ∴
(b) ∵ The graph of touches the

x-axis at one point P. (b) ∵ The graph of cuts the x-
∴ The x-coordinate of P is the root of the equation
axis at R and S.
.
∴ The x-coordinates of R and S are the roots of the
equation .
∴ (repeated)
∴ The coordinates of P are (5, 0).
∴ The x-coordinate of S is 6.
OP = (5 – 0) units = 5 units
OQ = (25 – 0) units = 25 units Length of RS = [6 – (–2)] units = 8 units
Length of TS
∴
21. (a) ∵ The graph of cuts the x-axis Length of TR

at P and R.
∴ The x-coordinates of P and R are the roots of the
equation .
∵ RS, TS and TR are not equal.
∴ △RST is not an isosceles triangle.
Exercise 1E (p. 1.43)

Level 1
1. When the ball reaches the ground,
The coordinates of P and R are (–2, 0) and (5, 0)
respectively.
Length of PR
(b) ∵ The graph of cuts the y-axis

at Q.
∴ ∴ The ball will reach the ground after 1 s.
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2.
∴
∴ There are 20 teams in the football league.
3. Let x be the tens digit of the 2-digit number, When x = 8, x – 2 = 8 – 2 = 6

then x + 3 is the unit digit of the 2-digit number. ∴ The length and the width of the carpet are 8 m and
6 m respectively.
∴ 8. (a)
When x = 3, x + 3 = 3 + 3 = 6
∴ The 2-digit number is 36.
(b)
4.
9. (a)
∴ The current age of Mr Lee is 25.
(b) ∵ The area of the rectangle is 216 cm2.
5. The x-intercepts of the graph of

are 12.0 and 18.0.
Therefore, the roots of are
12.0 and 18.0, i.e. the value of x is 12.0 or 18.0.
6. Let x be the smaller integer,

then x + 2 is the larger integer. 10. (a)
(b) ∵ The area of the remaining part of the paper card is

40 cm2.
When x = 4, x + 2 = 4 + 2 = 6
∴ The two consecutive positive even integers are 4 and 6.
7. Let x m be the length of the carpet,

then (x – 2) m is its width.
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13. (a) Draw a line perpendicular to the base as shown.

are 2.2 and 4.8.
∴ (cor. to the nearest 0.1)
11. Let x cm be the length of the longer wire, (b)

then (80 – x) cm is the length of the shorter wire.
Length of the side of the larger square = cm
Length of the side of the smaller square = cm Level 2
14. (a)
∴
∴ The 14th diagram has 105 black dots.

∴ The length of the longer wire is 64 cm.
12. AE = [(x + 1) – 1] cm = x cm
HB = (x – 1) cm
(b)
Since 2033 is not a perfect square, n cannot be an

integer.
∴ It is not possible to form a diagram consisting of
254 black dots.
15. Let 2x be the smaller integer,

then 3x is the larger integer.
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∴
∴
When x = 6, x + 2 = 6 + 2 = 8
∴ The lengths of the 2 diagonals are 6 cm and 8 cm.
When x = 5, 2x = 2(5) = 10 and 3x = 3(5) = 15
∴ The two positive integers are 10 and 15.
16. Let x be the tens digit of the 2-digit number, (b)

then x – 2 is the units digit of the 2-digit number.
∴
Perimeter of the rhombus
When x = 6, x – 2 = 6 – 2 = 4, i.e. the 2-digit number is 64. 19. (a) Area of ABCD =
When x = 7, x – 2 = 7 – 2 = 5, i.e. the 2-digit number is 75.
∴ The possible numbers are 64, 75.
Area of △AEF
17. AG = (12 – x) cm, AE = (8 – x) cm Area of △FBC
Area of ABCD
Area of AEFG Area of △CDE
∵ Area of ABCD = 2  area of AEFG

∴
(b) ∵ The area of △CEF is 100 cm2.

∴

are 5.5 and 18.5.
∴
20. (a) Base area of the box
18. (a) Let x cm be the length of the shorter diagonal,

then (x + 2) cm is the length of the longer diagonal.
∵ The area of the rhombus is 24 cm2.
(b) ∵ The base area of the box is 200 cm2.
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Area of △GEF
∴
Area of the logo
21. Area of the smallest circle

Area of the outer circle with radius (x + 5) cm
Area of the largest circle

Area of the white region (b) (i) ∵ The area of the logo is 480 cm2.
Total area of the shaded regions
(ii)
∵ The total area of the shaded regions is twice the area of

the white region.
As shown in the figure,

∴ AM = DN = [2(10) + 5] cm = 25 cm
Altitude of △GEF = (25 – 10) cm = 15 cm
AD = (10 + 16 +10) cm = 36 cm
∴ x = 5 (repeated)
Radius of the largest circle
22. (a) Area of trapezium ABCD
Perimeter of ABCDEFG
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By substituting x = 6 into , we
have
23. (a) AB =
BC = ∵
∴ x = 6 satisfies the equation .
(b) Consider △ABP. ∴ 6 is a root of the equation.
(b) By substituting x = 2 into , we have
∵ AB and BP are folded to AB' and B'P respectively.

∴ AB' = AB = (x + 6) cm ∵ L.H.S. = R.H.S.
and B'P = BP = ∴ x = 2 satisfies the equation .
∵ AB'CD' is a rhombus. ∴ 2 is a root of the equation.
∴
By substituting into ,
we have
∵ L.H.S. = R.H.S.
When x = 9, B'C = (x + 6) cm = (9 + 6) cm = 15 cm
3. –5, 3
∴ Area of the rhombus
4. ∵ The graph of cuts the x-axis at
(–7.0, 0.0) and (2.0, 0.0).
Check Yourself (p. 1.50) ∴ The roots of are –7.0 and 2.0.
1. (a)  (b) 
(c)  (d) 
(e) 
5. (a)
2. (a) By substituting x = 2 into , we
have
∵ (b)
∴ x = 2 does not satisfy the equation
.
∴ 2 is not a root of the equation.
6. (a) Using the quadratic formula,
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(b)
∴

then x + 1 is the larger integer.
When x = 5, x + 1 = 5 + 1 = 6
∴ The two consecutive integers are 5 and 6.
Revision Exercise 1 (p. 1.51)

Level 1
1. (a) , ,0
(b)
(c) , , 1.7, , 0, 4.95,
(d) ,
2. (a)
(b)
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3. (a) , which is rational.
6.
(b)
, which is rational.
(c)
7.
3 is rational while is irrational, so is

irrational.
(d) Both and are rational, so their difference
is also rational.
(e) Both and are rational, so is also
rational.
(f) is rational, so its square is also rational. 8.
4. (a)
The roots are rational.
(b) 9.
(c)
10.
∴ (repeated)
The root is irrational.
(d) 11. Using the quadratic formula,
5.
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(b)
13.
∴ The other root of the equation is 5.

18. (a) ∵ –2 is a root of 8x2 + kx + 6 = 0.
(b)
14.

∴ The other root of the equation is .
19. (a) x –2 –1 0 1 2
y 6 –1 –4 –3 2
(b)
15.

are –1.2 and 1.7.
16. Therefore, the roots of are –1.2 and
1.7.
20. (a) x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
y –7 –2 1 2 1 –2 –7
(b)
17. (a) ∵ 3 is a root of x2 – 8x + p = 0.

∴
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are –0.4 and 2.4. then x + 5 is the larger integer.
Therefore, the roots of – x(x – 2) + 1 = 0 are –0.4 and
2.4.
∴
21. ∵ The graph of touches the x-axis
at P.
∴ The x-coordinate of P is the root of the equation
.
When x = 16, x + 5 = 16 + 5 = 21
∴ The two integers are 16 and 21.
∴ The coordinates of P are (4, 0).
∵ The graph of cuts the y-axis at
Q.
∴ The coordinates of Q are (0, –2).
22. (a) ∵ The graph of passes

through
A(4, 0) and C(14, c).
(b) ∵ The graph of cuts the x-

axis at A and B.
equation .
∴ The coordinates of B are (10, 0).
(c) AB = (10 – 4) units = 6 units

Area of ABC =
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24. (a) ∵ The area of the isosceles triangle is 48 cm2. (b) ∵ Area of BEDF = 42 cm2
∴
∴
When x = 6, BC = [3(6) – 5] cm = 13 cm
∴ The dimensions of rectangle ABCD are
13 cm × 6 cm (or 6 cm × 13 cm).
(b) 27. In A'B'O, OB' =

Consider ABO.
25. (a) ∵ The number of diagonals of a polygon is 35.
28. (a) The x-intercepts of the graph of

∴ are 2 and 18.
Therefore, the roots of are 2 and 18.
(b) (i) When T = 20, we have
∴ The number of sides of the polygon is 10.
(b) Suppose there is a polygon with 50 diagonals.

From (a), the roots of are 2
and 18.
After 2 hours, that is, at 8:00 p.m., the temperature
∴ in the greenhouse first falls to 20°C.
(ii) Using the quadratic formula,
Since is not a perfect square, n cannot be an

integer.
∴ There are no polygons with 50 diagonals.
∴ Mr Chan’s claim is agreed.
26. (a) BC = (3x – 5) cm

CE = CD = x cm
BE = BC – CE = [(3x – 5) – x] cm We can give the answer in (b)(i) correct to the
nearest minute.
After 2.25 hours, that is, at 8:15 p.m., the
temperature in the greenhouse first falls to 20°C.
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33.
Level 2
29.
34.
30.

35.
31.

36.
32.
37.
38.
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44. (a) x –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
39. (a) y 5 –2 –7 –10 –11 –10 –7 –2 5
(b) From (a), we have
40. (a)
(b)

are
–0.3 and 6.3.
(b)
6.3.
From (a), we have
45. (a) x –1 0 1 2 3
y 12 –2 –8 –6 4
41. Let  be a root of .

If  is positive, then
.
∴ The equation does not have a positive root.
42.
(b)
Since p and q are positive integers and p > q,
must be a positive even integer.
Therefore, , i.e.
is a positive odd
are –0.2 and 2.7.
number.
Therefore, the roots of 2x(x – 3) = 1 – x are –0.2 and
2.7.
43. Since r is a root of
we have . 46. (a) Consider PST and PQR.
PTS = PRQ (corr. s, ST // QR)
PST = PQR (corr. s, ST // QR)
SPT = QPR (common angle)
∴ PST  PQR (AAA)
PS = PQ – SQ
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= (corr. sides,  s)
ST =
(b) ∵ The area of trapezium TSQR is 72 cm2.
49. (a) Let x cm be the length of a side of the square PQRS.
47. (a)
Area of a triangle =
(b) (i) ∵ The area of the shaded region is 186 cm2.

∴
(ii) The x-intercepts of the graph of

are –4 and 4.
∵ x must be positive.
∴ x=4
When x = 4, BC = [3(4) + 1] cm = 13 cm
∴ JK = (13 – 4 – 4) cm =
AB = [5(4) – 2] cm = 18 cm
∴ GH = (18 – 3 – 3) cm =
48. Area of ADP
Area of BPQ
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51. (a) R(p, q) is a point on the graph of y = x2 – 6x + 10.

∴ q = p2 – 6p + 10
(b)
∴ The length of a side of the square PQRS is
cm (or cm).
(b) Let y cm be the length of AP,

then (10 – y) cm is the length of PD.
DS = CR = BQ = y cm
SC = RB = QA = (10 – y) cm
∵
52. (a)
∴
∴ The coordinates of M and N are (2, 0) and (6, 0)
respectively.
(b) Let (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) be the coordinates of P and Q
respectively.
∵ Area of PMN = area of QMN = 12 sq. units
∵ AP < PD
∴ When ,
50. 3 seconds later,

horizontal distance between Tony and Michelle
∴ The coordinates of P and Q are (3, 6) and (5, 6)
respectively.
(c) We can find a point R on the graph with y-

vertical distance between Tony and Michelle coordinate –6.
∴ Area of RMN =
∵ Distance between Tony and Michelle is 13 m.
= 12 sq. units
53. (a)
The total length of the sides of the cuboid is 100 cm.
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2. Answer: B
For I,
can be converted into a recurring decimal which is
.
∴ I is not true.
For II,
consider two irrational numbers and .
(b)
, which is rational.
∴ The sum of two irrational number may not be irrational.
∴ II is not true.
III must be true.
∴ The answer is B.
3. Answer: C
(c) ∵ The length of the diagonal EB is 15 cm.
∴
∴ The roots are .
4. Answer: C
For x = 10,
5. Answer: D
For ,
6. Answer: C
∴ The volume of the cuboid is or
.
The x-intercepts of the graph of are –2.0
Multiple Choice Questions (p. 1.58) and 3.0.
1. Answer: A Therefore, the roots of are –2.0 and
3.0.
7. Answer: B
∵ is a root of .
∴
∴
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9. Answer: B
∵ Area of the parallelogram is 15 cm2.
8. Answer: A
∵ 3 is a root of .
10. Answer: B
∵ x is the smaller one of the two consecutive odd integers.
∴ ∴ x + 2 is the larger integer.
HKMO (p. 1.59)

1. Let CF = x cm.
∵ (RHS)
∴ (corr. sides, △s)
Area of △AEF
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2.
Exam Focus
Exam-type Questions (p. 1.61)
1. (a) ∵ ABCD is a square.

∴
property of
square
i.e.
Let .
adj.∠s
on st. line
In ,
∠
sum of △
Consider and .
proved
proved
∴ ~ AAA
(b) Let , then .

∵
∴
In ,
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∵ ~ (proved in (a))
2. (a)
(b)
From (a),
3. Answer: D
4. Answer: C
∵ x = 2 is a root of .
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5. Answer: D Step 1: Multiply the constant term by the leading

coefficient a and change the leading
coefficient a to 1.
Step 3: Replacing x by ax in (*), we have
6. Answer: B
The larger number is k + 2. Therefore, solving the quadratic equation (*) is equivalent to
solve the quadratic equation .
Hence, Angel’s approach can be used to solve any quadratic
∴
equation .
Investigation Corner (p. 1.64)
1. (a) Checking: When ,
When ,
∴ The roots of the equation are and .
(b)
2. Consider , where .
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1 Quadratic Equations in One Unknown (I)

One Unknown (I)

Review Exercise 1 (p. 1.5) 9.

Warm-Up Activity (p. 1.22)

Therefore, the roots of are

Maths Dialogue (p. 1.26)

Using the quadratic formula,

Maths Dialogue (p. 1.33)

2. from x = –4 to x = 2 (or any other reasonable answers)

Classwork (p. 1.11)

Classwork (p. 1.14)

Quick Practice (b) By substituting into , we

∴ Quick Practice 1.3 (p. 1.16)

Quick Practice 1.4 (p. 1.17)

Quick Practice 1.5 (p. 1.18)

Quick Practice 1.6 (p. 1.19)

Quick Practice 1.7 (p. 1.21)

Quick Practice 1.8 (p. 1.22)

Quick Practice 1.9 (p. 1.25) y 21 5 –3 –3 5 21

(b) Using the quadratic formula,

The x-intercepts of the graph of are –

Quick Practice 1.12 (p. 1.31)

The x-intercept of the graph of is 0.5.

(c) Using the quadratic formula,

Quick Practice 1.13 (p. 1.32)

∵ is not a real number.

i.e. the equation has no real roots.

(b) ∵ The graph of cuts the x-axis at A

Quick Practice 1.15 (p. 1.40)

∴ The speed of the faster ship is 16 km/h.

When x = 8, x + 1 = 8 + 1 = 9. Further Practice

The x-intercepts of the graph of

Quick Practice 1.17 (p. 1.42)

From the question, we have

Quick Practice 1.18 (p. 1.43)

Distance that the slower ship travelled in 2 hours

Further Practice (p. 1.26)

Using the quadratic formula,

Using the quadratic formula,

Exercise 1A (p. 1.11)

(d) Rational number

10 is rational while is irrational, so

Any rational numbers between these two numbers is

(b) 11 and 6 are rational while is irrational,

5 and 2 are rational while is irrational,

The equation becomes

∴ is incorrect. The equation becomes

∴ is a root of the equation.

(b) By substituting into ,

, which is also a rational number. ∴ does not satisfy the equation

∴ satisfies the equation

∴ The equation has integral roots 1 and 4.

∴ The equation has integral roots 7 and –2.

42. Let  and  be the roots of the equation.

7. Using the quadratic formula,

8. Using the quadratic formula,

9. Using the quadratic formula,

10. Using the quadratic formula,

11. Using the quadratic formula,

12. Using the quadratic formula,

13. Using the quadratic formula,

14. Using the quadratic formula,

Using the quadratic formula,