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Exercises

1. Solve the following quadratic equations

a) x2 = 25 b) x2 = 10 c) x2 = 2 d) (x + 1)2 = 9
2 2 2
e) (x + 3) = 16 f) (x − 2) = 100 g) (x − 1) = 5 h) (x + 4)2 = 2
Exercises

2 Completing the square for the following quadratic expressions


a) x2 + 2x + 2 b) x2 + 2x + 5 c) x2 + 2x − 1 d) x2 + 6x + 8
e) x2 − 6x + 8 f) x2 + x + 1 g) x2 − x − 1 h) x2 + 10x − 1
i) x2 + 5x + 4 j) x2 + 6x + 9 k) x2 − 2x + 6 l) x2 − 3x + 1
Exercises

3 Completing the square for the following quadratic expressions


a) 2x2 + 4x − 8 b) 5x2 + 10x + 15 c) 3x2 − 27x + 9 d) 2x2 + 6x + 1
e) 3x2 − 12x + 2 f) 15 − 10x − x2 g) 24 + 12x − 2x2 h) 9 + 6x − 3x2
Exercises

4 Use completing the square to solve the following quadratic equations


a) x2 + 4x − 12 = 0 b) x2 + 5x − 6 = 0 c) 10x2 + 7x − 12 = 0
d) x2 + 4x − 8 = 0 e) 10 + 6x − x2 = 0 f) 2x2 + 8x − 25 = 0
√
Give your answers either as fractions or in the form p ± q
Answers
√ √
1. a) ±5 b) ± 10 c) ± 2√ d) 2, -4 √
e) 1, -7 f) 12, -8 g) 1 ± 5 h) −4 ± 2
2. a) (x + 1)2 + 1 b) (x + 1)2 + 4 c) (x + 1)2 − 2 d) (x + 3)2 − 1
 2  2
1 3 1 5
e) (x − 3)2 − 1 f) x+ + g) x−(x + 5)2 − 26
− h)
 2 2 4  2 4
2
5 9 2 2 3 5
i) x+ − j) (x + 3) k) (x − 1) + 5 l) x− −
2 4 2 4
" #
3.
2
 2
  2
 9 69
a) 2 (x + 1) − 5 b) 5 (x + 1) + 2 c) 3 x − −
2 4
" 2 #  
3 7 10
e) 3 (x − 2)2 − f) − (x + 5)2 − 40
 
d) 2 x + −
2 4 3
 2   2 
g) −2 (x − 3) − 21 h) −3 (x − 1) − 4
4. 3 4
a) 2, −6 b) 1, −6 c) − ,
2 5r
√ √ 33
d) −2 ± 12 e) 3 ± 19 f) −2 ±
2

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