QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

PAPER 1

1. Express x(3x – 2) = x2 + 5 in the general form. [2 marks]

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2. Form the quadratic equation which has roots 2 dan 3. [2 marks]

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3. Form the quadratic equation which has roots 3 dan . Give your answer in the form
, where a, b and c are constants. [2 marks]

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4. Solve the quadratic equation 2x(3x – 1) + 9x = 5. [3 marks]

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5. Solve the quadratic equation h2 – 3h + 2 = 2(h – 1). [3 marks]

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6. Solve the quadratic equation 2x(x – 4) = (1 – x)(x + 2).

Give your answer correct to four significant figures. [4 marks]

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7. Solve the qudratic equation .
Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places. [4 marks]

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8 Given one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + kx +1 = 0 is four times the other
root. Determine the values of k. [3 marks]

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9. One of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 + 8x = 2k + 1 is three times the other
root ,where k is a constant. Find the roots and the value of k.
[4 marks]

Answer : roots =…………………........

k = ………………........

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10. Given that m and n are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 3x – 9 = 0, form a
quadratic equation whose roots are and . [4
marks]

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11. Find the range of values of p if the quadratic equation has two
distinct roots. [3 marks]

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12. The quadratic equation has no roots. Find the range of values of
k. [3 marks]

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13. The quadratic equation has two distinct roots. Find the range
of values of p. [2 marks]

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14. A quadratic equation has two equal roots.

Find the possible values of p. [3 marks]

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ANSWER – QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

1. 2x2  2x – 5 = 0
2. x2 + x – 6 = 0
3. 2x2 + 5x – 3 = 0

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5. h = 1, h = 4
6. x = 2.591 , x = -0.2573
7. x = 3.351, x = 0.149

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9. Roots = -1, -3,

10. 4x2 + 6x – 9 = 0

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12. k>3

13. p<

14. p = 8,- 4.