7.4 CHAPTER 7. SOLVINGQUADRATIC EQUATIONS
- 9 t^2 − 7 t− 9 = 0
- 2 t^2 + 3t + 2 = 0
- t^2 + t + 1 = 0
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(1.) 0190 (2.) 0191 (3.) 0192 (4.) 0193 (5.) 0194 (6.) 0195
(7.) 0196 (8.) 0197 (9.) 0198 (10.) 0199
Tip
- In all the ex-
amples done so
far, the solutions
were left in surd
form. Answers
can also be
given in decimal
form, using the
calculator. Read
the instructions
when answering
questions in a test
or exam whether
to leave answers
in surd form, or
in decimal form
to an appropri-
ate number of
decimal places. - Completing
the square as a
method to solve
a quadratic equa-
tion is only done
when specifically
asked.
Exercise 7 - 4
Solve the quadratic equations by either factorisation, completing the square or by using the quadratic
formula:
- Always try to factorisefirst, then use the formula if the trinomial cannot be factorised.
- Do some of them by completing the square and then compare answers to those done using the
other methods.
1. 24 y^2 + 61y− 8 = 0
2 .− 8 y^2 − 16 y + 42 = 0
3 .− 9 y^2 + 24y− 12 = 0
4 .− 5 y^2 + 0y + 5 = 0
5 .− 3 y^2 + 15y− 12 = 0
6. 49 y^2 + 0y− 25 = 0
7 .− 12 y^2 + 66y− 72 = 0
8 .− 40 y^2 + 58y− 12 = 0
9 .− 24 y^2 + 37y + 72 = 0
10. 6 y^2 + 7y− 24 = 0
11. 2 y^2 − 5 y− 3 = 0
12 .− 18 y^2 − 55 y− 25 = 0
13 .− 25 y^2 + 25y− 4 = 0
14 .− 32 y^2 + 24y + 8 = 0
15. 9 y^2 − 13 y− 10 = 0
16. 35 y^2 − 8 y− 3 = 0
17 .− 81 y^2 − 99 y− 18 = 0
18. 14 y^2 − 81 y + 81 = 0
19 .− 4 y^2 − 41 y− 45 = 0
20. 16 y^2 + 20y− 36 = 0
21. 42 y^2 + 104y + 64 = 0
22. 9 y^2 − 76 y + 32 = 0
23 .− 54 y^2 + 21y + 3 = 0
24. 36 y^2 + 44y + 8 = 0
25. 64 y^2 + 96y + 36 = 0
26. 12 y^2 − 22 y− 14 = 0
27. 16 y^2 + 0y− 81 = 0
28. 3 y^2 + 10y− 48 = 0
29 .− 4 y^2 + 8y− 3 = 0
30 .− 5 y^2 − 26 y + 63 = 0
31. x^2 − 70 = 11
32. 2 x^2 − 30 = 2
33. x^2 − 16 = 2− x^2
34. 2 y^2 − 98 = 0
35. 5 y^2 − 10 = 115
36. 5 y^2 − 5 = 19− y^2
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(7.) 01zy (8.) 01zz (9.) 0200 (10.) 0201 (11.) 0202 (12.) 0203
(13.) 0204 (14.) 0205 (15.) 0206 (16.) 0207 (17.) 0208 (18.) 0209
(19.) 020a (20.) 020b (21.) 020c (22.) 020d (23.) 020e (24.) 020f
(25.) 020g (26.) 020h (27.) 020i (28.) 020j (29.) 020k (30.) 020m
(31.) 020n (32.) 020p (33.) 020q (34.) 020r (35.) 020s (36.) 020t