Chapter 2 Simultaneous Equations and Quadratics Exercise

Chapter 2 Simultaneous Equations and Quadratics

1. Solve the following simultaneous equations.

(a) x − y =4 and 2 x 2 − y 2 =
17 8 and 3 x 2 + y 2 =
(b) 3 x + y = 28

5 and x 2 − 2 y 2 + xy =
(c) 2 x + 3 y = 10 (d) x − 3 y + 4 =0 and x 2 + xy − 40 =
0

y 2 x
(e) x + 1 and 3 xy − 7 y =
= 2 (f) y − x =3 and − =1
2 x y

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2. Solve the following problems.
(a) Adam plants vegetable on a piece of land that is in right-angled triangle shape. Given the longest length of
the land is y metre. Two other lengths of the land are respectively x metre and (2x – 1) metre. He uses thorn
wire of length 40 metre to fence the land. Find the length, in metre, for each side of the land.

(b) A piece of wire, 52 cm in length is cut into two different lengths. Each part of the wire is bent to form a
rectangle as shown in the diagram.

If the sum of the area for both squares is 89 cm2, find the values of x and of y.

(c) The diagram shows a mirror in the shape of a rectangle placed on a table in the shape of a circle.

If the perimeter of the rectangle and the diameter of the circle are 44 cm and 340 cm respectively, find the
length and width of the rectangle.

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3. Use the symmetry of each quadratic function to find the maximum or minimum points.
Sketch each graph, showing all axis crossing points.
(a) y = x 2 − x − 6 (b) y =−2 x 2 − x + 6

4. Express each of the following in the form ( x − m) 2 + n or a ( x − p ) 2 + q .

(a) x 2 + 20 x (b) x 2 − 13 x (c) x 2 − 6 x − 8

(d) x 2 − 4 x − 5 (e) 3 x 2 − 12 x + 15 (f) 2 x 2 − 4 x − 16

5. Express each of the following in the form m − ( x − n) 2 or p − a ( x − q ) 2 .

(a) − x 2 − 8 x + 13 (b) − x 2 + 6 x + 16 (c) − x 2 − 7 x + 8

(d) −3 x 2 + 12 x + 15 (e) −3 x 2 − 24 x + 27 (f) −2 x 2 + 4 x − 5

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6. −2 x 2 − 12 x + 7 , x ∈  .
f ( x) =
(a) Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of (b) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x) , showing the
c for which f ( x) =a − b( x + c ) 2 . coordinates of the points where the graph intersects
the x and y-axes.

(c) Write down the coordinates of the maximum point (d) State the range of the function f(x).
on the curve y = f ( x) .

7. f ( x) = 5 x 2 − 3x + 7 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 5 .
(a) Express 5 x 2 − 3 x + 7 in the form a ( x − b) 2 + c (b) Find the coordinates of the turning point of the
where a, b and c are constants. function f(x), stating whether it is a maximum or
minimum point.

(c) Find the range of f. (d) State, giving a reason, whether or not f has an
inverse.

8. If f ( x) = 4 x 2 + 6 x − 12 where x ≥ m , find the smallest value of m for which f has an inverse.

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9. If f ( x) = 2 x 2 − 12 x + 23 , x ∈  .
(a) Express 2 x 2 − 12 x + 23 in the form a ( x − b) 2 + c (b) Find the least value of f(x) and the corresponding
where a, b and c are constants. value of x.

(c) Write down the range of f. (d) Write down a suitable domain for f(x) in order that
f–1(x).

10. Sketch the graphs of each of the following functions.

(a) y = 2 x 2 − 5 x − 3 y x2 − 2 x
(b) =

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11. f ( x) =( x − 4)( x + 2)
(a) Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the (b) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x) .
curve y =( x − 4)( x + 2) .

(c) Find the set of values of k for which

k has four solutions.
( x − 4)( x + 2) =

12. f ( x) =( x + 7)( x + 3)
(a) Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the (b) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x) .
curve y =( x + 7)( x + 3) .

(c) Find the set of values of k for which

k has two solutions.
( x + 7)( x + 3) =

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13. f ( x) =( x − 6)( x − 1)
(a) Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the (b) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x) .
curve y =( x − 6)( x − 1) .

(c) Find the value of k for which ( x − 6)( x − 1) =

k
has three solutions.

14. Solve.
(a) x 2 − 6 =
10 (b) x 2 + 2 x =
24

(c) x 2 + 3 x − 1 =3 (d) 2 x 2 − 3 =
2x

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15. State whether these equations have two distinct roots, two equal roots or no roots.
(a) 4 x 2 + 12 x + 9 =0 (b) 2 x( x − 3) =x + 4 (c) (2 x − 1)( x + 3) =
5

(d) x 2 + 7( x + 2) =
0 (e) 2 x( x − 2) + 5 =0 (f) ( x − 3) 2 =
6

16. The following quadratic equations have two equal roots. Find the values of m.
(a) m( x 2 + 1) =
2x (b) x 2 − 2m( x − 5) = 4 x + 1

(c) m( x 2 + 1) − 12 x =
5 (d) x 2 + (m − 2) x + 4 =0

17. The following quadratic equations have two distinct roots. Find the range of values of p.
(a) x 2 + 6( p + 3) x + 9 p ( p + 5) =
0 2
(b) x( x − 2) + p= p (2 x − 1)

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(c) 5 x − x( px + 4) =
2 (d) (2 x − 1)( x + 1) = p − 2

18. The following quadratic equations has no real roots. Find the range of values of r.
(a) r ( x + 1)( x − 3) = x − 2 − 4r (b) rx 2 − 3 x + 9 =0

(c) (r − 1) x 2 + r (2 x + 1) + 4 =0 (d) x( x − 6) + 4r =
3

19. Find the value or range of values of k in each of the following.

(a) The line y= x − k is a tangent to the curve y 2 x + k is a tangent to the curve
(b) The line =
=y kx( x + 2) . y = 3x 2 − 6 x + 5 .

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(c) The line = y kx + 2 intersects the curve y 2 x − 4k
(d) The line = 2
intersects the curve
2 2
8x .
x +y = 2
y + 4kx =x + 9 .

y kx + 6 does not meet the curve

(e) The line = y 2 x + 3 does not intersect the curve
(f) The line =
2 x 2 − xy =
3. x( x + y ) =
k.

(g) The line y= x + k is a tangent to the curve (h) The line k intersects
x + 3y = the curve
2 2
y − 4x =
8 y= 2 x + 3 .

(i) It is given that quadratic equation ( px) 2 + 5qx + 4 =0 has two equal roots while the quadratic equation
hx 2 − x + p =0 has no roots, where p, q and h are constants. Express the range of q in terms of h.

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