Makati Science High School

Kalayaan Avenue, Cembo, Makati City

Problem Set 1.1

NAME:_______________________________ DATE:____________
SECTION: ____________________________ SCORE: __________

Directions: Solve each item. Show your complete solution and box your final
answer.

A. Identify each of the following equation as linear, quadratic equation, or

neither. If the equation is linear, write LE; if it's quadratic, write QE; and if
neither, write N.

1. (4𝑥 + 3) − (5𝑥 + 2)(2𝑥 − 5) = 0 4. 2𝑥 + 6 = 7𝑥

2. 2𝑥 = 8 5. 2𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 = √3 + 𝑥
𝑥 2 −9
3. 4(𝑥 2 − 9) = (2𝑥 + 5)2 6. = 𝑥+1
𝑥 2 −25

B. Express each equation in the form 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, with a > 0, and then

identify the value of a, b, and c.
1. 2𝑥(𝑥 − 4) + 1 = 1 − 2𝑥
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2. 3 𝑥 2 − 8 = 3
3. (11 − 𝑥)(6 + 𝑥) = 2(𝑥 − 2)2

C. Solve each equation by the factoring method.

1. 𝑥(𝑥 + 1) = 4 − (𝑥 + 2)2
2. (𝑥 − 2)2 = 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 3
3. 𝑥 4 − 13𝑥 2 + 36 = 0
4. −10𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 + 6 = 0
15+11𝑥
5. 𝑥 + 2 = 6𝑥
6. 3𝑥 2 − 48 = 0
7. 2𝑑 2 + 81 = 4𝑑 2 + 9
8. 9𝑥 2 − 24𝑥 + 16 = 0
9. (4x-3) (2x-1) = -8(𝑥 2 − 𝑥) + 1
10. 4𝑥 3 − 20𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = 0

D. Write the quadratic equation in 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 with the least integral

coefficients and a > 0 with the given roots.
1
1. -3 and 3. – 6 and 7
3
−1 3
2. 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4. 9 and -2
2 4
E. Solve the following problems.
1. If a and b are positive numbers and 𝑎2 − 6𝑎𝑏 − 7𝑏2 = 0, find the value of
2𝑎+3𝑏
.
3𝑎+𝑏
2. If 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 25, xy = -4 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 0, find the value of (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 .
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3. If (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 = 9 and ab = 15, and a -b >0, find the value of 𝑎 − 𝑏.