Solving quadratic equations by factorisation

1. Solve
a

a) (x + 3)(x – 8) = 0 b) x(x – 6) = 0

c) 3(x + 6)(x – 4) = 0 d) (2x – 5)(5x + 2) = 0

e) x2 – 5x = 0 f) x2 + 9x = 0

g) 4x2 + 24x = 0 h) 6x2 – 42x = 0

2. Solve
a

a) x2 – 5x + 6 = 0 b) x2 – x – 20 = 0

c) x2 + 7x – 30 = 0 d) x2 – 4 = 0

e) x2 – 8x + 16 = 0 f) x2 – 5x – 36 = 0

g) x2 + 12x + 36 = 0 h) x2 – 49 = 0
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i) 7x2 – 7 = 0 j) 4x2 + 40x + 100 = 0

k) 2x2 – 50 = 0 l) 5x2 – 35x – 90 = 0

3. Solve
a

a) 5x2 – 7x – 6 = 0

b) 6x2 – 13x + 5 = 0

c) 4x2 – 25 = 0

d) 4x2 + 28x + 49 = 0
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e) 9x2 – 4 = 0

f) 8x2 + 22x – 21 = 0

4. Solve

a) 2x2 = x b) x2 + x = 42

c) x2 + 4x – 5 = x + 13 d) (x + 4)(x + 1) = x

e) (x – 2)(x – 6) = 2x – 13 f) (5x – 2)2 = 20(1 – x)

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5. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than its width.

The area of the rectangle is 56 cm2.
Calculate the width of the rectangle.

6. Find the length of each side of this right-angled triangle.

The measurements are all given in cm.
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7. The diagram below shows a 6-sided shape.

All measurements are in centimetres.

The area of this shape is 102 cm2.
Work out the length of the longest side of the shape.
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8. The smallest of three positive consecutive numbers is n.

Three times the square of the middle number is 34 more than the sum of the squares of the
other two numbers.
Find n.

9. The area of this triangle is 68 cm2.

Work out the length of the base of the triangle.