More About Equations (2) : Section 12.0 Let 'S Review

New Progress in Senior Mathematics 5 (Compulsory Part) Test Bank Chapter 12 More about Equations (2)
More about Equations (2)
Section 12.0 Let’s Review
Attempt ALL questions. The full marks of this test are 101.
Level 1
1. Solve the equation x 2  14 x  45  0 by the factor method. (2 marks)
2. Solve the equation 2 x 2  5x  12  0 by the factor method. (2 marks)
3. Solve the equation x 2  8x  0 by the factor method. (2 marks)
4. Solve the quadratic equation 6 x 2  9  0 using the quadratic formula. (3 marks)
5. Solve the quadratic equation 2 x 2  11x  14  0 using the quadratic formula. (4 marks)
6. Solve the quadratic equation 8 x 2  10 x  25  0 using the quadratic formula. (4 marks)
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7. The figure shows the graph of y = x2 – 4x + c.
(a) Find the value of c.

(b) Using the graph, solve the equation x2 – 4x + c = 0.
(Give the answers correct to 1 decimal place.) (4 marks)
8. Solve the equation 5 x  100 . (Give the answer correct to 3 significant figures.) (3 marks)
9. If 5 2 n1  5 2 n1  48 , find the value of n.

(Give the answer correct to 3 significant figures.) (5 marks)
10. Solve the equation 2  3 x 4  1  13 .

12 3x  6
11. Simplify  . (2 marks)
x2 9
4 8
12. Simplify  2 . (3 marks)
x3 x 9
3 2
13. Simplify  . (3 marks)
x( x  3) x  3
1 2
14. Simplify  . (3 marks)
x2 x3

Level 2
15. (a) Solve the equation y 2  7 y  120 .

(b) Hence solve the equation ( x  1) 2  7( x  1)  120  0 . (6 marks)
16. Suppose ( x  1)( 2 x  1)  ( x  1)( x  h)  x 2  kx  15 .

(a) Find the values of h and k.
(b) Solve the equation x 2 + kx – 15 = 0. (8 marks)
9 x  y  81
17. Solve the simultaneous equations  x  2 y . (8 marks)
9  27
18. Suppose –2 is a root of the equation x 2  hx  12  0 .

(a) Find the value of h.
(b) Find the other root of x 2  hx  12  0 . (6 marks)
12 x2  9
19. Simplify  . (4 marks)
x 2  2 x  15 18
3x  6 9
20. Simplify  . (4 marks)
x  8 ( x  1)( x  2 x  4)
3 2
21. (a) Plot the graph of y  x 2  4 x  6 by completing the following table.
x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y
(b) Find the y-intercept of the graph.

(c) Using the graph, solve each of the following equations.
(i) x 2  4 x  6  0
(ii) x 2  4 x  6  12

22. The figure shows the graph of a parabola P: y   x 2  bx  c . P passes through (2, 6).
(a) What is the y-intercept of P?

(b) Find the values of b and c.
(c) Using the graph, solve each of the following equations.
(i) x 2  x  12  0
(ii)  x 2  x  10  0
END OF TEST

Section 12.1 Equations Reducible to Quadratic Equations
Level 1
12
1. Solve the equation  x 1. (4 marks)
x
15
2. Solve the equation  x  3. (4 marks)
x 1
1
3. Solve the equation 6 x   1 . (4 marks)
x
x 12
4. Solve the equation   1. (4 marks)
2 x
 2
5. Solve the equation 1  ( x  2)  3 . (4 marks)
 x
6. Solve the equation x  6  x . (5 marks)
7. Solve the equation x  1  3x  1 . (5 marks)
8. Solve the equation x  5 x  6  0 . (5 marks)
9. Find the real root(s) of the equation 2 x  5 x  3 . (5 marks)
10. Find the real roots of the equation x 4  10 x 2  9  0 . (5 marks)
11. Find the real roots of the equation x 4  8 x 2  9  0 . (5 marks)

12. Find the real roots of the equation x 6  7 x 3  8 . (5 marks)
13. Find the real root(s) of the equation 32 x  8(3 x )  9  0 . (5 marks)
14. Solve the equation 4 2 x  4(4 x )  3  0 .

(Give the answers correct to 3 significant figures if necessary.) (5 marks)
15. Solve the equation 2 2 x  9(2 x )  8  0 . (5 marks)
16. Find the real roots of the equation 52 x  7(5 x )  10  0 .

17. Find the real roots of the equation x 2 ( x 2  1)  12 .

6
18. Solve the equation x   2 . (5 marks)
x 1
12 8
19. Solve the equation   3. (6 marks)
x2 x3
20. Solve the equation 4 x  7(2 x )  8  0 . (6 marks)
21. Solve the equation x 3 ( x 3  1)  72 .

22. Solve the equation x  x  1  5 . (7 marks)
Level 2
8 2x  1
23. Solve the equation  5  0. (5 marks)
x 1 x  2
24. Solve the equation 2 x  x  3  21 . (6 marks)

25. (a) If 2 x  6 , find x.

(b) Hence solve the equation 2 2 x  2 x 3  12  0 .
26. (a) Suppose ( x  3) 2  8x  4  ( x  3) 2  8( x  k )  20 . Find the value of k.

(b) Solve the equation y 2  8 y  20  0 .
(c) Hence solve the equation ( x  3) 2  8x  4  0 . (7 marks)
27. (a) Solve the equation u 2  3u  10  0 .

(b) Hence solve the equation x 2  x  3 x 2  x  13  3 . (6 marks)
18
28. (a) Solve the equation u  3  .
u
18
(b) Hence find the real roots of the equation x  1  3  . (6 marks)
x 1
29. (a) Solve the equation x 4  x 2  12  0 .

(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation x 4  4 x 3  x 2  16 x  12  0 . (7 marks)
30. (a) Solve the equation u 2  3u  18 .

1
x
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation 9 2
 3 x  2  54 .
31. (a) Solve the equation 4u 2  5u  1  0 .

(b) Hence, solve each of the following equations:
1
(i) 4( x  1)  5 
x 1
2 x2
(ii) 2  1  5(2 x ) (10 marks)
32. (a) Solve the equation y 2  2 y  8  0 .

(b) Solve the equation 2 x  2  x3  2 .
(c) Hence solve the equation 4  x  8  4 x  2 . (11 marks)

6
33. (a) Solve the equation x   5.
x
6
(b) Solve the equation x   7 .
x
2
 6  6
(c) Hence solve the equation  x    2 x    35  0 . (11 marks)
 x  x
34. Suppose f ( x)  2 x  k and f (0)  2 .

(a) Find the value of k.
(b) If f ( x)  f ( x)  4 , find the possible value(s) of x.
(c) If f (2 x)  8  f ( x  1) , find the possible value(s) of x. (11 marks)
4 k 1
35. Suppose 4 is a root of the equation   .
x 1 x  2 2
(b) Find the other root. (8 marks)
36. Suppose 4 is a root of the equation u 2  ku  20  0 .

(b) Find the other root.
2
 4  4
(c) Hence solve the equation  x    9 x    20  0 . (10 marks)
 x  x
37. (a) Solve the equation x( x  3)  4 .

(b) Solve the equation x( x  3)  2  0 .
(c) Hence solve the equation 2 x( x  3)  ( x 2  3x) 2  8 . (12 marks)
END OF TEST

Section 12.2 Solving Simultaneous Equations
Level 1
y  x2
1. Solve the simultaneous equations  . (6 marks)
y  x  2
y  x  3
 y  2x  6
2
y  x  2
y  x  x  6
2
 y  4x  1
 y  x  3x  5
2
x  y  5
y  x  x  3
2
x  2 y  2
 xy  24
7. Solve the equation y  x 2  6  x  y  2 . (6 marks)
8. Solve the equation y  x 2  2  y  x  3 . (6 marks)
9. Solve the equation x 2  2 y  2 x  y  7 . (6 marks)

10. Determine the number of points of intersection in the simultaneous equations

y  x  2
 . (5 marks)
 y  x  3x  5
2
11. Determine the number of points of intersection in the simultaneous equations

x  2 y  1
 . (5 marks)
 y  x 2
 2 x  4
 y  2x  k
12. If the simultaneous equations  have only one solution,
 y  x 2
 6 x  1
find the value of k. (5 marks)
y  x  k
 y  x  5x  1
2
9 x  3 y  1
 y  x 2
 x  k
 y  k  2x
15. The simultaneous equations  does not have any real solutions.
 y  x  4x  3
2
Find the range of the values of k. (5 marks)
16. If the straight line y = 2x + k touches the parabola y  x 2  10 x  3 at

one point only, find the value of k. (5 marks)
17. If the straight line y = 8x + k does not cut the parabola y  x 2  5,

find the range of the values of k. (5 marks)
18. If the straight line 2x + 3y – k = 0 cuts the parabola y  x 2  2 x  5 at

two distinct points, find the range of the values of k. (5 marks)

Level 2
19. The straight line y  2 x  k does not meet the parabola y  3x 2  x  5

at any point. Find the greatest possible integral value of k. (5 marks)
20. The straight line y  x  k touches the parabola y  x 2  5x  3 at one point

P only.
(b) Find the coordinates of P. (7 marks)
21. The straight line y  k  2 x meets the parabola y  2 x 2  3x  7 at points

A(–2 , 5) and B.
(b) Find the coordinates of B. (9 marks)
y  x  k
22. Consider the simultaneous equations  .
y  x  x  2
2
Solve the equations for

(a) k = 1;
(b) k = 4. (9 marks)
23. Suppose (1, 3) is a pair of the solutions of the simultaneous equations

y  x  k
 .
 y  x  2x  4
2

(b) Find the other pair of the solutions of the simultaneous equations. (6 marks)
 x  3  4( y  1)
24. Solve the simultaneous equations  2 , where x > 0. (7 marks)
 x  y  16
2
x  2 y  5
 y  8  ( x  1)( x  4)
26. Solve the equation 4 x  3 y  xy  48 . (7 marks)

2 y  x  k
27. Consider the simultaneous equations  .
 y  x 2
 3 x  2
(a) If k = 5, solve the simultaneous equations.
(b) If the simultaneous equations do not have any real solution, find
the range of the values of k. (8 marks)
28. Suppose 3 is the double root of the equation x 2  (h  2k ) x  2h  1  0 .

(a) Set up two equations relating h and k.
(b) Find the values of h and k. (9 marks)
u  v  7
29. (a) Solve the simultaneous equations  2 .
u  v  25
2
 x  2  y  2  7
(b) Hence solve the simultaneous equations  . (10 marks)
 x  y  25
30. Suppose (x, y) = (1, 3) is a pair of the solutions of the simultaneous equations
x  y  h
 2 …………….(*).
 x  y 2
 k
(a) Find the values of h and k.
(b) Find the other pair of the solutions of (*). (9 marks)

31. The figure shows a straight line L : y  x  c and a parabola P : y  x 2  5 x  k .

The straight line cuts the y-axis at (0, 5) and it touches the parabola at R.

(b) Find the value of k.
(c) Write down the y-intercept of the parabola P.
(d) Find the coordinates of R. (10 marks)

32. The figure shows the graph of the parabola P: y   x 2  4 x  c . The parabola cuts the x-axis
1
at A and B and the y-intercept of the parabola is 12. A straight line L : y  x  k cuts the
2
parabola at A and K.

(b) Find the coordinates of A and B.
(c) Find the value of k.
(d) Find the coordinates of K. (12 marks)
END OF TEST

Section 12.3 Problems Leading to Quadratic Equations
Level 1
1. The sum of a positive number and its square root is 20. Find the number. (5 marks)
33
2. The sum of a number and half of its reciprocal is . Find the number. (5 marks)
20
3. Mr. Wong bought some light bulbs for $720, but four of them were defective.
He then sold each of the remaining light bulbs at a price of $14 more than
its cost. Finally, he made a profit of $80. Find the cost of each light bulb. (6 marks)
1
4. The difference between the reciprocals of two consecutive positive integers is .
72
Find the two numbers. (6 marks)
5. The product of two consecutive even integers is 288. Find the possible values of the
two numbers. (6 marks)
6. The difference between two positive numbers is 3 and the sum of their squares is
225. Find the larger number. (6 marks)
7. The length of a rectangle is 3 cm longer than twice its width.

If the area of the rectangle is 65 cm2, find the length of the rectangle. (6 marks)

8. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus with AC = 2x cm and BD = (x + 6) cm.

If the area of the rhombus is 160 cm2, find the value of x.
(6 marks)
9. Miss Lee distributes 180 floral stamps evenly to the members of a school club.
Two members do not like flowers and they do not take any stamps. As the result,
each of the other members can get one more stamp. Find the number of members
in the school club. (6 marks)
10. AB and AD are the width and the length of a rectangle ABCD respectively.
If the perimeter and the area of the rectangle are 34 cm and 72 cm2 respectively,
find AB and AD. (7 marks)
11. When the units digit and the tens digit of a two-digit number interchange, the new
value is greater than the original value by 18. If the product of the two digits is 8,
find the original value of the number. (7 marks)
12. A piece of wire which is 32 cm long is cut into two parts. Each of the parts is bent to
form a square. If the total area of the two squares is 40 cm2, find the lengths of the
sides of the two squares. (7 marks)
13. The price of an apple is $x. The price of an orange is $1 cheaper than that of an apple.
Mr. Lee pays $20 to buy apples and $12 to buy oranges. He gets 7 pieces of fruit
altogether. Find the value of x. (7 marks)
14. Peter and John drive from City A to City B which are 120 km apart. John leaves
City A 20 minutes later than Peter but travels 12 km/h faster than Peter. If both of
them arrive at City B at the same time, what are their driving speeds? (8 marks)

Level 2
17
15. The sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive positive numbers is .
72
Find the two numbers. (6 marks)
16. Joe went hiking last Sunday. First he walked 8 km at x km/h. Then he increased
his walking speed by 1 km/h and walked 15 km further. The total time taken for
the whole journey was 5 hours.
(a) Find the value of x.
(b) Find the time taken in the second part of the journey. (7 marks)
17. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. AB = (x  2) cm, BC = (x + 5) cm and AC = 13 cm.

(b) Hence find the area of the rectangle ABCD. (6 marks)
18. The area of a rectangle is 210 cm2. If its length is decreased by 3 cm and its
width is decreased by 2 cm, it becomes a square with sides x cm.
(b) Find the percentage decrease in the area.
(Give the answer correct to 3 significant figures if necessary.) (7 marks)
19. Betty wants to use $1200 to buy some tea. If the price of the tea is increased by
$5 per kg, she can buy 1 kg less.
(a) Find the original price of the tea per kg.
(b) Find the amount of tea that she can buy at the new price. (8 marks)

20. Betty walks from her home to the park which is 1.8 km away. If she walks 0.5 m/s
faster, she will reach the park 2 minutes earlier.
Suppose she walks x m/s originally.
(a) Set up an equation in terms of x.
(b) Find the value of x.
(c) Find the original time taken in minutes. (7 marks)
21. (a) Solve the equation 125 y 2  30 y  104  0 .

(b) Mr. Lee deposited $50 000 in a bank at an interest rate of r%. After one year,
he withdrew $12 000. If the interest was compounded yearly, and the total amount
that he got at the end of the second year was $41 600, find the value of r. (10 marks)
22. The figure shows a right-angled triangle. The perimeter of the triangle is 30 cm
and x < y. Find the values of x and y.
(7 marks)
23. The figure shows a rectangle with length (x + 1) cm and width y cm.
Suppose the perimeter of the rectangle is 46 cm and its area is 120 cm2.
Find the values of x and y.
(8 marks)

24. A positive number has two digits. The sum of the squares of the tens digit and
units digit is 58. If the digits of the number are reversed, its value will be increased
by 36. Find the number. (8 marks)
25. A rectangular piece of cardboard has dimensions 32 cm  24 cm. A rectangular

photo PQRS is fixed on it, leaving a border of uniform width x cm around the photo.
Suppose the area of the border is three-fifth of the area of the photo.
(a) Express the area of the photo in terms of x.

(b) Find the value of x in surd form.
(c) Find the dimensions of the photo.
26. A circular disc with radius r cm rests at a corner on the ground.

Point A is 5 cm above the ground and 40 cm from the wall.
(a) Write down a quadratic equation in terms of r to express the above situation.
(b) Find the possible values of r.
(c) If 100 identical discs are put together to form a cylinder, the volume of the
cylinder is 8750 cm3. Find the thickness of a disc. (9 marks)

27. The figure shows a pentagon.
(a) How many distinct diagonals can be drawn in the pentagon?

Name all the diagonals.
(b) Suppose the number of distinct diagonals N that can be drawn in a n-sided
polygon is given as: N = kn(n  3).
Using the result of (a), find the value of k.
(c) How many distinct diagonals can be drawn in an octagon?
(d) If the number of distinct diagonals in a n-sided polygon is 54, find the possible
values of n. (11 marks)
28. A wire is bent into a rectangle with width 18 cm and length 6 cm. Then it is cut into two parts
to form two squares with perimeters of x cm and y cm, where x  y.
Suppose the sum of the areas of the two squares is 74 cm2.
(a) Set up two equations relating x and y.

(b) Find the values of x and y.
(c) Find the sides of the larger square.
(d) Find the percentage change in the area enclosed by the wire.

29. A piece of wire is bent to form a L-shaped figure with a perimeter of 56 cm and
an area of 142 cm2.
(a) Express y in terms of x.

(b) Find the area of the figure in terms of x and y.
(c) Find the values of x and y.
(d) If the wire is bent to form a square, what will be the percentage change in
the area bounded by the wire?
30. Eric and Frank cycle from Kowloon to Tung Chung. The distance of the journey
is 90 km. If both of them cycle at a uniform speed, Eric will arrive in Tung
Chung 30 minutes earlier than Frank. If Frank increases his cycling speed by
10 km/h after he has cycled for 30 km, they will arrive in Tung Chung at the
same time.
(a) Find their original cycling speeds.
(b) How long does it take for Eric to cycle from Kowloon to Tung Chung?
(c) Find the distance between the two boys when Frank starts to increase his speed.
(12 marks)
END OF TEST

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New Progress in Senior Mathematics 5 (Compulsory Part) Test Bank Chapter 12 More about Equations (2)

More about Equations (2)

Section 12.0 Let’s Review

1. Solve the equation x 2  14 x  45  0 by the factor method. (2 marks)

2. Solve the equation 2 x 2  5x  12  0 by the factor method. (2 marks)

3. Solve the equation x 2  8x  0 by the factor method. (2 marks)

4. Solve the quadratic equation 6 x 2  9  0 using the quadratic formula. (3 marks)

6. Solve the quadratic equation 8 x 2  10 x  25  0 using the quadratic formula. (4 marks)

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7. The figure shows the graph of y = x2 – 4x + c.

(a) Find the value of c.

9. If 5 2 n1  5 2 n1  48 , find the value of n.

10. Solve the equation 2  3 x 4  1  13 .

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15. (a) Solve the equation y 2  7 y  120 .

16. Suppose ( x  1)( 2 x  1)  ( x  1)( x  h)  x 2  kx  15 .

18. Suppose –2 is a root of the equation x 2  hx  12  0 .

21. (a) Plot the graph of y  x 2  4 x  6 by completing the following table.

(b) Find the y-intercept of the graph.

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(a) What is the y-intercept of P?

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Section 12.1 Equations Reducible to Quadratic Equations

6. Solve the equation x  6  x . (5 marks)

7. Solve the equation x  1  3x  1 . (5 marks)

8. Solve the equation x  5 x  6  0 . (5 marks)

9. Find the real root(s) of the equation 2 x  5 x  3 . (5 marks)

10. Find the real roots of the equation x 4  10 x 2  9  0 . (5 marks)

11. Find the real roots of the equation x 4  8 x 2  9  0 . (5 marks)

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12. Find the real roots of the equation x 6  7 x 3  8 . (5 marks)

13. Find the real root(s) of the equation 32 x  8(3 x )  9  0 . (5 marks)

14. Solve the equation 4 2 x  4(4 x )  3  0 .

15. Solve the equation 2 2 x  9(2 x )  8  0 . (5 marks)

16. Find the real roots of the equation 52 x  7(5 x )  10  0 .

17. Find the real roots of the equation x 2 ( x 2  1)  12 .

20. Solve the equation 4 x  7(2 x )  8  0 . (6 marks)

21. Solve the equation x 3 ( x 3  1)  72 .

22. Solve the equation x  x  1  5 . (7 marks)

24. Solve the equation 2 x  x  3  21 . (6 marks)

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25. (a) If 2 x  6 , find x.

26. (a) Suppose ( x  3) 2  8x  4  ( x  3) 2  8( x  k )  20 . Find the value of k.

27. (a) Solve the equation u 2  3u  10  0 .

29. (a) Solve the equation x 4  x 2  12  0 .

30. (a) Solve the equation u 2  3u  18 .

31. (a) Solve the equation 4u 2  5u  1  0 .

32. (a) Solve the equation y 2  2 y  8  0 .

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34. Suppose f ( x)  2 x  k and f (0)  2 .

36. Suppose 4 is a root of the equation u 2  ku  20  0 .

37. (a) Solve the equation x( x  3)  4 .

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More about Equations (2)

Section 12.2 Solving Simultaneous Equations

7. Solve the equation y  x 2  6  x  y  2 . (6 marks)

8. Solve the equation y  x 2  2  y  x  3 . (6 marks)

9. Solve the equation x 2  2 y  2 x  y  7 . (6 marks)