New Century Mathematics (Second Edition) 5A

1 More about Equations

 Consolidation Exercise 1B

Level 1
Solve the following simultaneous equations algebraically. [Nos. 1–24]
 y = − x2 + 1  y = x2 − 2x  y = − x2 − 4x + 1
1.  2.  3. 
y =1− x y = x  y = 2x + 6

 y = x 2 − 5x + 9  y = −x2 + 4x − 4  y = −2 x − 4
4.  5.  6.  2
 y = 7 − 3x  y = 4x − 4  y = x + 5x + 2

 y = −x2 − 2x + 6  y + x − x2 = 0 x2 − y = 2 − 2x
7.  8.  9. 
2 x + y − 2 = 0 4 x − y = 6 2 x + y = −6

 y − 3x − 4 = 0 − x 2 = 3 x − y + 7 4 x + y = 5
10.  2
11.  12.  2
4 x − y + x = 2 4 x + y + 9 = 0 2 x − x = 2 − y

3x + x 2 = 4 − y  y − 4x = x2 + 1  x 2 + 3x + 2 + y = 0
13.  14.  15. 
 y − 2x = 4 2 x − y = 3  y − 2x − 4 = 0

x + y = x2 + 1 6 x + y = x 2 + 1 5 x + y = −4
16.  17.  18.  2
3x + y − 4 = 0 4 x − y + 1 = 0 6 x − y = 4 − x

19. y = 4 − x2 = 3x 20. x = x2 − 2 = y + 1 21. x2 = 4(x + 3) = 8 − y

22. 3x + 2 = x − x2 = y + 7 23. x2 + 4x = y − 3x = 6 − x 24. y − x2 + 4x = 4x + y = 6

Find the number of real solutions of each of the following simultaneous equations. [Nos. 25–28]
 y = 2x2 − 5  y = 3x 2 + 4 x − 1
25.  26. 
 y = 4x − 7  y = 7x + 8

 y = 2 + 3x − 4 x 2
27.  28. y = 2x2 + 4x − 6 = 5x − 2
 y = 6 − 2x

Level 2
Solve the following simultaneous equations algebraically. [Nos. 29–44]
 y = 2x2 + x + 3 3x + 4 y = 3 x 2 + 1
29.  30. 
2 x + y = 12 3 y + 5 = 4 x

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 4 x 2 − y = 2 x 2 x 2 + y = 4 x + 4
31.  32. 
32 x + 4 y = −9 x + 3y = 7

33. 2x − 4y2 = 6x + 5y = −1 34. 3x2 + 2x + 8 = −1 − 4x + 4y = 5y − 3x

35. 2x2 − x(3y − 4x) = 4x − 3y + 11 = 14 36. x2 + 9x + 6y = 6x + 4y = −18

37. x(x − 5) + (3x − 2y)x = 2y − 3x − 11 = −10 38. (5y + 2x)x + 3x2 − 2 = 10 − 10y − 4x = 6

39. 2x2 − y2 − 3 = 8x + 6y = 2x 40. 7x2 + y2 = 9(x + y + 1) = 36x − 45

2 x 2 − 3 xy − 2 y 2 = 6 3 y 2 + 4 xy − 8 x 2 = 3
41.  42. 
 y − 3x + 3 = 0 5 y − 4 x = 3

4 y 2 − 11x 2 = k 2 7 x 2 + xy + y 2 = 3m 2
43.  (where k is a constant) 44.  (where m is a constant)
 y − 2x = k  x − y = 2m

45. If p and q satisfy the equations p(2p + 1) = 4q − 10 and 3q − 4p = 7, find the values of p and q
algebraically.

46. If a and b satisfy the equations a2 + 3a(a + b − 2) = 1 and 2a + 4b + 5 = 0, find the values of a and b
algebraically.

 y = 3x − 2 x 2 − 2
47. If the simultaneous equations  have only one real solution, find the value of k.
 x − 3 y + 3k = 0

 y = 2 x 2 + 3k
48. If the simultaneous equations  have only one real solution, find the values of k.
2kx − y + 4 = 0

 x 2 − 2 y = 12 x
49. If the simultaneous equations  have no real solutions, find the range of values of k.
 y = 4k − 2 x

 y = 4 x 2 + 2 x − 2k
50. If the simultaneous equations  have two real solutions, find the range of values of k.
2 x + y = 6

x2 + y 2 = 2
51. Show that the simultaneous equations  have real solution(s) when k ≤ −3 or k ≥ 3.
kx + 3 y = 6

2kx + 2 y − k 2 x 2 − 3 = 0
52. Consider the simultaneous equations  , where k ≠ 0.
 y = 1 − 6x
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 (a) If the simultaneous equations have real solution(s), find the range of values of k.
(b) If the simultaneous equations have real solution(s), how many positive integral values of k are
there? Explain your answer.

 y + 5 x 2 = 4k
53. Consider the simultaneous equations  .
5k − y = 2 x
(a) If the simultaneous equations have no real solutions, find the range of values of k.
(b) If the simultaneous equations have real solution(s), find the maximum integral value of k.

54. The figure shows a logo which is formed by a rectangle and an A y cm E

equilateral triangle. AB = x cm, AE = y cm and x > y. If the area of the
rectangle is 24 cm2 and the perimeter of the logo is 30 cm, find the x cm D
values of x and y.
B C

55. In the figure, AB, AC and BC are diameters of the semi-circles APB, P
AQC and CRB respectively, where AC > BC. The area and the perimeter
of the shaded region are 12π cm2 and 16π cm respectively. Let AC = x Q
R
cm and BC = y cm. Find the lengths of AC and BC.
A x cm C y cm B

* 56. In the figure, the straight line y = 3x + k touches the curve C: y = x2 − 3x − y C: y = x2 − 3x − 4

4 at the point P.
x
(a) Find the value of k. O
(b) Find the coordinates of P.
P
(c) The straight line y = 3x + k + m cuts C at two distinct points Q
y = 3x + k
and R, where m > 0. Express the coordinates of the mid-point of
QR in terms of m.

* 57. In the figure, the straight line L: 2x + y = 8 touches the curve C: y = −x2 + 2x + y
p at the point A.
(a) Find the coordinates of A. A
L: 2x + y = 8
(b) L1 is a straight line passing through A and with slope 2. L1 cuts C
x
again at another point B. O

(i) Find the coordinates of B.

(ii) Suppose D is a point lying in quadrant IV. Are the areas of C: y = −x2 + 2x + p
△AOD and △BOD the same? Explain your answer.

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Answers
Consolidation Exercise 1B
1. x = 0, y = 1; x = 1, y = 0 34. no real solutions
2. x = 0, y = 0; x = 3, y = 3 7 17 5
35. x = − , y = − ; x = 2, y =
3. x = −5, y = −4; x = −1, y = 4 2 3 3
36. x = −3, y = 0; x = 3, y = −9
4. no real solutions
37. no real solutions
5. x = 0, y = −4
6 4 2
6. x = −6, y = 8; x = −1, y = −2 38. x = −2, y = ; x = , y = −
5 3 15
7. x = −2, y = 6; x = 2, y = −2 39. x = −1, y = 1; x = 3, y = −3
8. x = 2, y = 2; x = 3, y = 6 9 3
40. x = , y =
9. x = −2, y = −2 4 4
10. x = −3, y = −5; x = 2, y = 10 41. no real solutions
11. no real solutions 1 4 5
42. x = , y = 1; x = , y =
2 3 3
12. x = −3, y = 17; x = 1, y = 1
k 3k
13. x = 0, y = 4; x = −5, y = −6 43. x = −3k, y = −5k; x = − , y =
5 5
14. no real solutions m 5m
44. x = , y = −
15. x = −3, y = −2; x = −2, y = 0 3 3
1 23
16. x = −3, y = 13; x = 1, y = 1 45. p = , q = ; p = 2, q = 5
6 9
17. x = 0, y = 1; x = 10, y = 41 1 6 13
46. a = − , b = − ; a = 4, b = −
18. x = 0, y = −4; x = −11, y = 51 10 5 4
19. x = −4, y = −12; x = 1, y = 3 10
47. −
9
20. x = −1, y = −2; x = 2, y = 1
48. 2, 4
21. x = −2, y = 4; x = 6, y = −28
49. k < −2
22. no real solutions
7
23. x = −6, y = −6; x = 1, y = 8 50. k > −
2
24. x = 0, y = 6 52. (a) k ≤ 3 and k ≠ 0
25. one real solution (b) 3
26. two real solutions 1
53. (a) k >
27. no real solutions 5
28. two real solutions (b) 0
3 54. x = 8, y = 3
29. x = −3, y = 18; x = , y = 9
2 55. AC = 12 cm, BC = 4 cm
30. no real solutions 56. (a) −13
3 15 (b) (3 , −4)
31. x = − , y =
4 4
(c) (3 , m − 4)
1 22 5 3
32. x = − , y = ;x= ,y= 57. (a) (2 , 4)
3 9 2 2
7 2 3 1 (b) (i) (−2 , −4)
33. x = , y = − ; x = − , y =
18 3 8 4 (ii) yes

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