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Additional exercise

3.1 Quadratic equations and


inequalities
1 Solve the following quadratic equations by factorisation:

a x2  7 x  10  0

b 6 x2  17 x  14  0

2 Solve the following quadratic equations by completing the square, giving your answers in exact
form:

a x2  5x  20  0

b 4 x2  10 x  3  0

3 Solve the following quadratic equations by completing the square, giving your answers to 3
significant figures:

a x2  4 x  3  0

b 2 x2  7 x  3  0
4 Solve the following quadratic equations using the quadratic formula, giving your answer in
exact form:

a x2  7 x  3  0

b 2 x2  5x  4

5 Solve the equation x2  2kx  5k 2 giving your answer in terms of k.

6 Without solving these quadratic equations, determine the nature of their roots:

a x2  2 x  5  0

b 6.25x2  9  15x

7 Find the values of m for which the equation 3x 2  2 x  1  m has:

a two distinct real roots

b one real repeated root

c no real roots

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8 Solve the following quadratic inequalities and verify using a GDC:

a x2  11x  24  0

b 3x 2  2  5 x

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Answers

1 a

 x  5 x  2   0
 x  5 or x  2
b

6 x 2  21x  4 x  14  0
 3x  2 x  7   2  2 x  7   0
  3x  2  2 x  7   0
2 7
x or x  
3 2
2 a

2
 5  105
x  
 2 4
5  105
x
2
b

2
 5 25 3
x   
 4  16 4
2
 5  13
x  
 4  16
5  13
x
4
3 a

 x  2
2
7
 x  2  7
 4.65, 0.645

2
 7 49
 x    2 
 4 16
7 17
x 
4 16
 0.719, 3.81

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4 a

7  37
x
2
b

5  57
x
4
5

2k  24k 2
x
2

 k 1  6 
6 a   4  20  0
So 2 real roots

   15  4  6.25  9  0
2
b

So 1 repeated real root

7   4  12  m  1  16  12m

So

4
a 2 distinct roots when m
3

4
b 1 real repeated root when m
3

4
c no real roots when m
3
8 a

 x  8 x  3  0
3 x 8
b

3x 2  5 x  2  0
  3 x  1 x  2   0
1
 x  2, x 
3

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