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This document provides additional practice questions on solving quadratic equations through various methods like factorisation, completing the square, and using the quadratic formula. It includes practice questions on finding discriminants and number of real roots. There are also word problems involving quadratic equations.

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This document provides additional practice questions on solving quadratic equations through various methods like factorisation, completing the square, and using the quadratic formula. It includes practice questions on finding discriminants and number of real roots. There are also word problems involving quadratic equations.

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Additional practice questions

3.4. Solving quadratic equations

Practice 1
1) Solve these quadratic equations by factorisation.
a. x2 + 5x + 6 = 0 b. 2x2 + 9x + 9 = 0 c. 3x2 + x − 10 = 0
d. 3 x2 − 2x − 21 = 0 e. 2x2 − 3x − 5 = 0 f. 2x2 − 5x + 3 = 0
g. 4 x2 + 7x − 15 = 0 h. 5x2 + x − 6 = 0 i. 4x2 + 21x + 20 = 0

2) Solve the quadratic equations by completing the square.


a. x2 − 6x + 5 = 0 b. 2x2 − x − 6 = 0 c. 3x2 + 11x + 10 = 0
d. 6x2 − 7x + 2 = 0 e. 4x2 + 4x − 3 = 0 f. 4x2 − 16x + 7 = 0
g. 9x2 − 36x + 20 = 0 h. 4x2 − 24x + 11 = 0 i. x2 + 6x + 7 = 0

3) Solve the quadratic equations by using the formula.


a. x2 − 4x + 1 = 0 b. 3x2 + 2x − 5 = 0 c. 3x2 + 4x − 2 = 0
d. 6x − 4x − 1 = 0
2
e. 5x + 4x − 4 = 0
2
f. 2x2 − 16x + 5 = 0
g. 2x2 + 7x + 2 = 0 h. 4x2 − 5x − 3 = 0 i. 9x2 + 20x + 5 = 0

4) For each of these functions, find the discriminant of the quadratic expression and
state the number of real roots of the equation f(x) = 0.
a. f(x) = x² + 4x + 6 b. f(x) = x² + 2x + 1 c. f(x) = x² + 8x − 3
d. f(x) = x² + 6x – 7 e. f(x) = x² − 6x + 2

Practice 2
5) One side of a rectangle is 10 cm longer than the other. If the area of the rectangle is
375 cm2, show this information as a quadratic equation and hence find the length of
each side.

6) The base of a triangle is 2 cm shorter than its height. The area of the triangle is
12 cm2. If the base of the triangle is x cm, show this information as a quadratic
equation and hence find the length of its base.

7) The squares of two consecutive odd numbers add up to 130.


Show this information as a quadratic equation and hence find the numbers.

8) The sum of the squares of three consecutive even numbers is 440.


Show this information as a quadratic equation and hence find the numbers.

1
9) The nth triangular number is 𝑛𝑛(𝑛𝑛 + 1).
2
a. Which triangular number is equal to 66?
b. Which triangular number is equal to 120?

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Practice 3
10) The length of a rectangle exceeds the width by 7 cm. If the area is 60 cm2, find the
length of the rectangle.

11) The length of a rectangle exceeds the width by 2 cm. If the diagonal is 10 cm long,
find the width of the rectangle.

12) The area of the rectangle exceeds the area of the square by 24 m2. Find x.

13) The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 cm. If the diagonal is 26 cm, find the dimensions of
the rectangle.

14) Sang Jae walks a certain distance due north and then the same distance plus a further
7 km due east. If the final distance from the starting point is 17 km, find the distances
he walks north and east.

15) A farmer makes a profit of x cents on each of the (x + 5) eggs her hen lays.
If her total profit was 84 cents, find the number of eggs the hen lays.

16) A rectangle is 7 cm longer than it is wide. The largest possible circle is cut out of the
rectangle and the remaining area is 40 cm2. [Call the width of the rectangle 2x.]
Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

17) Sirak buys x eggs at (x – 8) cents each and (x – 2) bread rolls at (x – 3) cents each.
If the total bill is $1∙75, how many eggs does he buy?

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18) A cyclist travels 40 km at a speed of x km/h. Find the time taken in terms of x.
Find the time taken when his speed is reduced by 2 km/h. If the difference between
the times is 1 hour, find the original speed x.

19) An increase of speed of 4 km/h on a journey of 32 km reduces the time taken


by 4 hours. Find the original speed.

20) A train normally travels 240 km at a certain speed. One day, due to bad weather, the
train’s speed is reduced by 20 km/h so that the journey takes two hours longer.
Find the normal speed.

21) The speed of a swallow is x km/h in still air. When the wind is blowing at 1 km/h, the
swallow takes 5 hours to fly 12 km to her nest and 12 km back again. She goes out
directly into the wind and returns with the wind behind her.
Find her speed in still air.

22) An aircraft flies a certain distance on a bearing of 135° and then twice the distance on
a bearing of 225°. Its distance from the starting point is then 350 km.
Find the length of the first part of the journey.

23) The numerator of a fraction is 1 less than the denominator. When both numerator
1
and denominator are increased by 2, the fraction is increased by .
12
Find the original fraction.

24) The perimeters of a square and a rectangle are equal. One side of the rectangle is
11 cm and the area of the square is 4 cm2 more than the area of the rectangle.
Find the side of the square.

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Answers

Practice 1
3 5 7 5
1) a. −3, 2 b. −3, − c. −2, d. − , 3 e. −1,
3 3 3 2
3 5 6 5
f. 1, g. −3, h. − , 1 i. −4, −
2 4 5 4
3 5 1 2 3 1
2) a. 1, 5 b. − , 2 c. − , −2 d. , e. − ,
2 3 2 3 2 2
1 7 2 10 1 11
f. , g. , h. , i. −3 ± √2
2 2 3 3 2 2
3) a. 0.268, 3.732 b. −1.667, 1 c. −1.721, 0.387
d. −0.194, 0.860 e. −1.380, 0.580 f. 0.326, 7.674
g. −3.186, −0.314 h. −0.443, 1.693 i. −1.935, −0.287
4) a. −8; 0 b. 0; 2 equal c. 76; 2 unequal
d. 64; 2 unequal e. 28; 2 unequal

Practice 2
5) x2 + 10x – 375 = 0; sides are 15 cm and 25 cm
6) x + x – 12 = 0; x = 4 or x = –6; can’t have negative length, so base is 4 cm long
7) 2x2 + 4x – 126 = 0; the numbers are 7 and 9
8) 3x2 + 12x – 420 = 0; the numbers are 10, 12, 14 or –10, –12, –14
9) a. The 11th triangle number b. The 15th triangle number

Practice 3
10) 12 cm
11) 6 cm
12) x = 11
13) 10 cm × 24 cm
14) 8 km north, 15 km east
15) 12 eggs
16) 4·96 × 11·96
17) 13 eggs
40 40
18) h, h, 10 km/h
𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥−2
19) 4 km/h
20) 60 km/h
21) 5 km/h
22) 157 km
3
23)
4
24) 9 cm or 13 cm

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