1) Find the range of values of m such that the equation x 2  mx  (m  3) is always

positive.
2) Find the range of values of x for which x(4 x  7)  2 .
x(2 x  6)  x  9
3) Find the range of values of x for which 3
2

4) (i) If p, q and r are real, find the discriminant of p 2 x 2  qx(4  rx)  4(4  rx) .
(ii) Hence, show that the roots of p 2 x 2  qx(4  rx)  4(4  rx) are real.

5) Find the set of values of m for which the line y  1  mx does not intersect the curve

y  x 2  2 x  8 . State also the values of m for which this line is a tangent to the curve

6) Show that 4 x 2  12 x  11 is always positive for all values of x .

7) Calculate the smallest positive integer p for which the equation

5x 2  2 px  10  0 has real roots.

8) Calculate the range of values of m for which 4 x 2  4 x  1  mx  1 is

always positive for all real values of x.

9) Find the range of values of m for which the line y  3mx  m2  0 does not meet the
curve y  4( x 2  4) .
10) A quadratic equation is given by k ( x 2  3x)  2 x  k , where k is a constant.

(i) Find the range of values of k such that the quadratic equation has real roots.

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, explain if there exist values of k for which k ( x 2  3x)  2 x  k for

all real values of x.