Form 4: Chapter 4 (Simultaneous Equations) SPM Practice Fully-Worked Solutions
Form 4: Chapter 4 (Simultaneous Equations) SPM Practice Fully-Worked Solutions
SPM Practice
Fully-Worked Solutions
Paper 2
y
3 x+ =1
2
3xy 7y = 2
1 4x + y = x 2 + x y = 3
4x + y = 3
1
2
x + x y = 3
2
From 1 : y = 3 4x 3
Substituting 3 into 2 :
3x(2 2x) 7(2 2x) 2 = 0
6x 6x 2 14 + 14x 2 = 0
6x 2 + 20x 16 = 0
3x 2 10x + 8 = 0
(3x 4)(x 2) = 0
4
x = or 2
3
From 3 :
When x = 2, y = 3 4(2) = 5
When x = 3, y = 3 4(3) = 9
Hence, the solutions are x = 2, y = 5
or x = 3, y = 9.
From 3 :
4
4
2
When x = , y = 2 2
=
3
3
3
When x = 2, y = 2 2(2) = 2
1
2
3
2
1
Hence, the solutions are x = 1 , y =
3
3
or x = 2, y = 2.
From 1 :
2x + y = 2
y = 2 2x 3
Substitute 3 into 2 :
x 2 + x (3 4x) = 3
x 2 + x + 3 + 4x + 3 = 0
x 2 + 5x + 6 = 0
(x + 2)(x + 3) = 0
x = 2 or 3
2 xy=1
x 2 + 3y = 6
From 1 : x = 1 + y
4 3x + y = 2
x2 + 2y2 + xy = 4
b b2 4ac
2a
From 1 : y = 2 3x
1
2
3
Substituting 3 into 2 :
x 2 + 2(2 3x)2 + x(2 3x) = 4
2
x + 2(4 12x + 9x 2) + 2x 3x 2 4 = 0
x 2 + 8 24x + 18x 2 + 2x 3x 2 4 = 0
16x 2 22x + 4 = 0
8x 2 11x + 2 = 0
5 52 4(1)(5)
y=
2(1)
5 45
2(1)
y = 0.854 or 5.854
y=
2
(11) (11) 4(8)(2)
2(8)
57
11
x=
16
x = 1.159 or 0.216
From 3 :
When y = 0.854, x = 1 + 0.854 = 1.854
When y = 5.854, x = 1 + (5.854) = 4.854
x=
From 3 :
When x = 1.159, y = 2 3(1.159) = 1.477
When x = 0.216, y = 2 3(0.216) = 1.352
6 3x + y + 4 = 0
xy + 40 = y 2
From 1 : y = 3x 4
2x y 2 = 0
2x 10x + y + 8 = 0
1
2
From 1 : y = 2x 2
1
2
3
Substituting 3 into 2 :
x(3x 4) + 40 = (3x 4)2
3x 2 4x + 40 = 9x 2 + 24x + 16
2
2
9x + 3x + 24x + 4x + 16 40 = 0
12x 2 + 28x 24 = 0
3x 2 + 7x 6 = 0
(3x 2)(x + 3) = 0
2
x = or 3
3
From 3 :
2
When x = ,
3
2
y = 3
4 = 6
3
Substituting 3 into 2 :
2x 2 10x + 2x 2 + 8 = 0
2x 2 8x + 6 = 0
x 2 4x + 3 = 0
(x 1)(x 3) = 0
x = 1 or 3
When x = 3,
y = 3(3) 4 = 5
From 3 :
When x = 1,
y = 2(1) 2 = 0
2
Hence, the solutions are x = , y = 6 or
3
x = 3, y = 5.
When x = 3,
y = 2(3) 2 = 4
Hence, the solutions are x = 1, y = 0 or x = 3, y = 4.
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