Lycée de la finesse 2021 - 2022

Quadratic Class: Bac/Sc

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Exercise 1
Solve each of the following second degree equations:

1) 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 5 = 0 2) 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3 = 0 3) 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 9 = 0
4 1
4) 6𝑥 2 + 4 = 𝑥(1 − 𝑥) + 𝑥 2 5) 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − =0 6) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + =0
3 4
7) 10𝑥(𝑥 − 1) = −8𝑥 − 7 8) 𝑥 2 − (√2 + √3)𝑥 + √6 = 0
2𝑥+1 2𝑥−4
9) (2 − 3𝑥)2 − 15 = 3𝑥(5𝑥 − 4) 10) − =0
𝑥−2 𝑥+3

Exercise 2
Solve each of the following incomplete equations of the second degree:

1) 4𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 = 0 2) −6𝑥 2 + 12 = 0 3) −5𝑥 2 − 10 = 0
4) −19𝑥 2 = 0 5) 4𝑥 2 − 9 = 0 6) 2𝑥 2 + 3 = 0

7) 2𝑥 2 + 7 = 𝑥(𝑥 − 2) + 2𝑥 8) (𝑥 − √2)2 = 3𝑥 + 2

Exercise 3

Form an equation of the second degree admitting as roots:

1 3
1) 7 and -2 2) 1 − √2 and 1 + √2 3) − and 5 4) double root − 2
2

Exercise 4
Verify -1 is a root of the given equation and calculate the other

1) 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 7 = 0 2) −6𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 − 7 = 0

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Exercise 5
Verify 1 is a root of the given equation and calculate the other

1) 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3 = 0 2) −3𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 10 = 0

Exercise 6

Verify that 𝑥1 is a root of the given equation and calculate the other
1) 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 10 = 0 , 𝑥1 = −2 2) 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 2 = 0 , 𝑥1 = 2

Exercise 7
Find the evident roots of the following equations

1) 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 3 = 0 2) 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1 = 0
2) 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 3 = 0 4) √3𝑥 2 − (3 + √3)𝑥 + 3 = 0

Exercise 8

Calculate, when they exist, two numbers of a given sum S and a given product P in each
of the following cases:

1) S = 15 , P = 36 2) S = 18 , P = 81 3) S = 7 , P = 50

Exercise 9

Consider the equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 𝑟 = 0 where r is a real number

Calculate r such that one of its roots is equal to -2 and find the other root

Exercise 10
Solve each of the following bisquard equations

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 1) 𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 2 + 2 = 0 2) 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 2 − 2 = 0 3) 4𝑥 4 − 21𝑥 2 + 27 = 0

Exercise 11
Solve each of the following equations

1) √𝑥 + 1 = 1 − 2𝑥 2) √𝑥 2 − 8 − 2𝑥 = −5

Exercise 12

Form a second degree equation whose roots 𝑥1 and 𝑥2 verify:

𝑥1 + 𝑥2 − 𝑥1 𝑥2 = 7 (𝑥1 − 1)(𝑥2 − 1) + 2 = 0
1) { 2) {
𝑥1 + 𝑥2 + 𝑥1 𝑥2 = −5 𝑥1 + 𝑥2 + 𝑥1 𝑥2 + 1 = 0

Exercise 13
Solve each of the following systems:
1 1 8
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 10 + 𝑦 = 15 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 40
1) { 2) { 𝑥 3) {
𝑥𝑦 = 21 𝑥𝑦 = 12
𝑥𝑦 = 15

Exercise 14
In the equation 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 𝑚 = 0, calculate m so that the roots 𝑥1 and 𝑥2 , when they
exist, verify:
1 1 1
1) 𝑥1 = 𝑥2 2) 𝑥1 = 3) + =3 4) 𝑥1 2 + 𝑥2 2 = 100
𝑥2 𝑥1 𝑥2

Exercise 15
consider the equation 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 𝑟 = 0, where r is a real parameter

1) Calculate r so that the roots 𝑥1 and 𝑥2 exist

2) Calculate r so that:
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 1 1 1 1 1
a) + 𝑥 = −2 b) 2 +𝑥 2 =1 c) (𝑥1 − 𝑥2 )2 = 4
𝑥1 2 𝑥1 2

Exercise 16

Solve the equation of the second degree in x: 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2 = 0

Deduce the value of y that verify: 𝑦 2 − 3|𝑦| + 2 = 0

and the values of z that verify: (𝑧 − 2)2 − 3|𝑧 − 2| + 2 = 0

Exercise 17

Consider the equation of the second degree in x:

𝑚𝑥 2 − 2(𝑚 − 1)𝑥 + 𝑚 + 1 = 0 , where m is non-zero real parameter.

1) Following the values of m, find the existence of the roots of this equation
2) Find among the roots, when they exist, a relation independent from m
3) Using this relation, find the possible double root (consider 𝑥1 = 𝑥2 = X)
Calculate the corresponding value of m.

Exercise 18

Using a calculator, solve the following equations:

1) 9𝑥 2 + 42𝑥 + 49 = 0 2) 112𝑥 2 − 23𝑥 − 432 = 0

3) 65𝑥 2 − 85𝑥 − 7 = 0

Remark:

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