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Adv Ex 08 Equations

This document contains 11 math questions involving advanced equations from Chapter 8. The questions cover solving various types of equations, including those involving square roots, graphs, and systems of linear equations. Answers are provided for the questions and include solving steps as well as final numerical solutions rounded to 1 or 2 decimal places.

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Adv Ex 08 Equations

This document contains 11 math questions involving advanced equations from Chapter 8. The questions cover solving various types of equations, including those involving square roots, graphs, and systems of linear equations. Answers are provided for the questions and include solving steps as well as final numerical solutions rounded to 1 or 2 decimal places.

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New Senior Secondary Mathematics

Advanced Exercise Ch. 08: Advanced Equations

ADVANCED EXERCISE CH. 08: ADVANCED EQUATIONS


[Finish the following questions if you aim at DSE Math Level 4]
Q1 [CE Math 87B 3]
Solve the equation 3 3 2 0.

Q2 [CE Math 84 6]
Solve the equation 5√ 6 0.

Q3 [CE Math 82 7]
Solve the equation √ 1 5.

Q4 [CE Math 81 5]
1
Solve the equation 4 10 4 .

Q5 [CE Math 85B 3]


Solve the equation 2 3 2 4 0.

Q6 [CE Math 82A 8]


Figure 3 represents the framework of a cuboid made of iron wire. It has a square base of side x cm and a
height of y cm. The length of the diagonal AB is 9 cm. The total length of wire used for the framework
(including the diagonal AB) is 69 cm.

(a) Find all the values of x and y. (10 marks)


(b) Hence calculate ∠ to the nearest degree for the case in which . (2 marks)

[Finish the following questions if you aim at DSE Math Level 5]


Q7 [CE Math 86B 14]
The figure shows the graph of .
(a) Find the value of c and hence the values of a and b.
(b) Solve the following equations by adding a suitable straight line to the
figure for each case. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(i) 2 3 1
(ii) 2 1 0

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Advanced Exercise Ch. 08: Advanced Equations

Q8 [CE Math 81 9]
Normally, a factory produces 400 radios in x days. If the factory were to produce 20 more radios each day, then it would take 10 days
less to produce 400 radios. Calculate x.

Q9 [CE Math 85B 12]


ABC is an isosceles triangle with ∠ = 90 . PQRS is a rectangle inscribed in Δ , BC =
16 cm, BQ = x cm.
(a) Show that the area of = 2(8 − ) cm2.
(b) The figure shows the graph of = 8 − for 0 ≤ ≤ 8. Using the graph,
(i) find the value of x such that the area of PQRS is greatest;
(ii) find the two values of x, correct to 1 decimal place, such that the area of PQRS is 28 cm2.
(c) (i) If the area of PQRS is greater than four times the area of Δ by 8 cm2, show that − 4 + 2 = 0.
(ii) Draw a suitable straight line in the figure and hence find, correct to 1 d.p., the two roots of the equation in (c)(i).

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Q10 [CE Math 81 11]


A piece of wire 20 cm long is bent into a rectangle. Let one side of the rectangle be x cm long and the area by y cm2.

(a) Show that 10 − .


(b) The figure shows the graph of = 10 − for 0 ≤ ≤ 10. Using the graph,
(i) find the value of y, correct to 1 d.p., when = 3.4.
(ii) find the values of x, correct to 1 d.p., when the area of the rectangle is 12 cm2.
(iii) find the greatest area of the rectangle.
(iv) find the value of x for which y is three times x, by drawing a suitable line on the graph..

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Advanced Exercise Ch. 08: Advanced Equations

Q11 [CE Math 80 16]


The figure shows the graph of . By drawing suitable lines in the figure, solve the following:

(a) 2 − 5 = 0.
(b) − 2 − 5 > 0.
(c) 2 − 2 − 5 = 0.
Answers should be corrected to 1 d.p., all lines should be labelled.

Answer:

$
1. 0 2. 36 3. 8 4. 5. 2 6.(a) = 6, = 3 or = 4, = 7 (b) 39'
7 (a) = −1, = 1, = 6 (b)(i) -1.8, 2.8 (ii) -0.4, 2.4 8. 20 9. (b)(i) 4 (ii) 2.6, 5.4 (c)(ii) 0.6, 3.4
10(b)(i) 22.4 (ii) 1.4, 8.6 (iii) 25 cm2 (iv) 7.0 11 (a) -1.8, 2.8 (b) > 2.8 )* < −1.8 (c) -1.2 or 2.2

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