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Form 4: Chapter 2 Quadratic Equations

Paper 1
1.

4. x2 + 2x 1 + k(2x + k) = 0
x2 + 2x 1 + 2kx + k2 = 0
x2 + 2x + 2kx + k2 1 = 0
x2 + (2 + 2k)x + k2 1 = 0

12x2 5x(2x 1) = 2(3x + 2)

12x2 10x2 + 5x = 6x + 4
2
12x 10x2 + 5x 6x 4 = 0
2x2 x 4 = 0

a = 1, b = 2 + 2k, c = k2 1

b2 4ac
2a
(1)  (1)2 4(2)(4)
x=
2(2)
x=

b 

If a quadratic equation has two real and distinct

roots, then b2 4ac > 0.
b2 4ac > 0
(2 + 2k) 4(1)(k2 1) > 0
4 + 8k + 4k2 4k2 + 4 > 0
8k + 8 > 0
8k > 8
k > 1
2

1  33
4
x = 1.6861 or 1.1861
x=

 

2. Sum of roots = 2 + 3
3
5

5.

= 19
15

a = 3, b = 2m, c = 12

  

Product of roots = 2
3
2
=
5

3(x2 + 4) = 2mx
3x2 + 12 = 2mx
2
3x 2mx + 12 = 0

3
5

If a quadratic equation has equal roots, then

b2 4ac = 0.
b2 4ac = 0
(2m) 4(3)(12) = 0
4m2 144 = 0
4m2 = 144
m2 = 36
m = 6

The required quadratic equation is

x2 + 19 x + 2 = 0
15
5

x2 (sum of roots)x + (product of roots) = 0

15x2 + 19x + 6 = 0
3. 4x2 8x + 5 + h = 0
a = 4, b = 8, c = 5 + h
If the quadratic equation does not have real roots,
b2 4ac < 0
2
(8) 4(4)(5 + h) < 0
64 16(5 + h) < 0
16 : 4 (5 + h) < 0
45h<0
1 h < 0
h < 1
h> 1
1
h > 1

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6. x2 + 2x 8 = 0
a = 1, b = 2, c = 8

7. x2 (k + 2)x + 2k = 0
a = 1, b = (k + 2), c = 2k

The roots are p and q.

Sum of roots = b
a
p + q = 2
1
p + q = 2

If one of the roots is , then the other root is 2.

Sum of roots = b
a

+ 2 = (k + 2)
1
3 = k + 2
= k+2
3

Product of roots = c
a
pq = 8
1

Product of roots = c
a
22 = 2k
1

pq = 8
The new roots are 2p and 2q.
Sum of new roots
= 2p + 2q
= 2(p + q)
= 2(2)
= 4

2 = k
Substituting

 k +3 2 

Product of new roots

= (2p)(2q)
= 4pq
= 4(8)
= 32

1
2

(k + 2)2
9
(k + 2)2
k2 + 4k + 4
k2 5k + 4
(k 1)(k 4)
k

The quadratic equation that has the roots 2p and

2q is x2 + 4x 32 = 0.

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into

=k
=k
= 9k
= 9k
=0
=0
= 1 or 4