GCSEMathsEdexcelHigherExam Questions2. AlgebraQuadratic Equations

Quadratic Equations (Edexcel GCSE Maths: Higher)

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Solve   open parentheses x space minus space 2 close parentheses to the power of 2 space end exponent equals space 3

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Solve the equation 3 x squared space plus space 4 x space minus space 12 space equals space 0

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Solve     3 x squared space plus space 6 x space minus space 2 space equals space 0

Give your solutions correct to space 2 spacedecimal places.

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Solve    3 x squared space minus space x space minus 1 space equals space 0

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Solve     x squared space minus space 5 x space plus space 3 space equals space 0

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Liz is asked to solve the equation 3 x squared space plus space 8 space equals space 83

Here is her working.

table row cell 3 x squared space plus space 8 space end cell equals cell space 83 end cell row cell 3 x squared space end cell equals cell space 75 end cell row cell x to the power of 2 space end exponent end cell equals cell space 25 end cell row cell x space end cell equals cell space 5 end cell end table

Explain what is wrong with Liz's answer.

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Solve  x squared space – space 21 x space plus space 20 space equals space 0

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Factorise  x squared space plus space 2 x space – space 24

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Hence solve  x squared space plus space 2 x space – space 24 space equals space 0

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The only solution to x squared space plus space b x space plus space c space equals space 0    is    x space equals space 5

Work out the values of b and c.

b equals.................... c equals.....................

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Write x left parenthesis 3 x space – space 9 right parenthesis space equals space 4 in the form  a x squared plus b x plus c equals 0 where a comma space b and space c spaceare integers.

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Solvespace x left parenthesis 3 x space – space 9 right parenthesis space equals space 4

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Solve x squared space minus space x space minus 12 space equals space 0

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Without expanding any brackets,

   show how to work out the exact solutions of    9 left parenthesis x space plus space 3 right parenthesis squared space equals space 4

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Solve by factorising.

x squared plus 9 x plus 20 equals 0

x= ....................... or x = .......................

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Solve this equation algebraically.
Give your solutions correct to 2 decimal places.

3x2 + 8x - 5 = 0

x = .................... or x = ....................

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Solve.

x squared space minus space 6 x space plus space 15 space equals space 3 x space minus space 5

x space equals space.............. or x space equals space............

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Solve.

   3 x squared space equals space 75

x = .................

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Solve     x squared space minus space 6 x space minus space 8 space equals space 0

Write your answer in the form a space plus-or-minus space square root of b where a spaceand b spaceare integers.

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Alison is using the quadratic formula to solve a quadratic equation.
She substitutes values into the formula and correctly gets.

x space equals space fraction numerator negative 7 space plus-or-minus space square root of 49 space minus 32 end root over denominator 4 end fraction

Work out the quadratic equation that Alison is solving. Give your answer in the form a x squared plus space b x space plus space c space equals space 0, where a comma space b and c are integers.

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Solve   3 x squared space minus space 4 x space minus 2 space equals space 0

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Solve   3 x squared space minus space 5 x space minus 1 space equals space 0

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Solve   2 x squared space plus space 3 x space minus 7 space equals space 0

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The area of square A B C D is 10 cm2.
Show that space x squared space plus space 6 x space equals space 1

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Solve 5 x to the power of 2 space end exponent equals space 10 x space plus space 4

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2 x squared space minus space 6 x space plus space 5 can be written in the form a left parenthesis x space minus space b right parenthesis squared plus space c

where a comma space b andspace c space are positive numbers.

Work out the values of  a comma space b and c.

table row a equals cell................... end cell row b equals cell................... end cell row c equals cell................... end cell end table

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Using your answer to part (a), or otherwise, solve  2 x squared space – space 6 x space plus space 5 space equals space 8.5

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Here are two pieces of work.

For each one, describe the error made and give the complete correct solution.

Question:

Solve by factorisation.

3 x squared space – space 2 x space – space 5 space equals space 0

Solution:

left parenthesis 3 x space plus space 5 right parenthesis left parenthesis x space – space 1 right parenthesis space equals space 0

Therefore
x space equals space minus 5 divided by 3 space or space x space equals space 1

Error: ........................................................

Correct solution:

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Question:
Solve, giving your answers correct to 3 significant figures.

2 x squared space – space 8 x space plus space 3 space equals space 0

Solution:

x equals negative open parentheses blank to the power of minus 8 close parentheses plus-or-minus fraction numerator square root of open parentheses blank to the power of minus 8 close parentheses squared minus 4 cross times 2 cross times 3 end root over denominator 2 cross times 2 end fraction

Therefore x space equals space 6.42 or x space equals space 9.58

Error: .....................................................................

Correct solution:

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Solve by factorisation.

5 x squared plus 7 x plus 2 equals 0

x = ............................ or x = ............................

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Solve by factorisation.

2x2 − 19x − 33 = 0

x = ................... or x = .................

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i) Write x squared plus space 4 x minus space 16 in the form open parentheses x plus a close parentheses squared space minus space b.

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ii) Solve the equation x squared plus space 4 x minus space 16 space equals 0. Give your answers in surd form as simply as possible.

x = ........... or begin mathsize 16px style x end style = .......... [4]

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Solve    x squared space equals space 4 open parentheses x minus 3 close parentheses squared

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Solve         2 x squared space plus space 9 x space minus space 7 space equals space 0

Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.

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Solve      2 over y squared space plus space 9 over y space minus space 7 space equals space 0

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Given that

2 x minus 1 space colon thin space x minus 4 space equals space 16 x space plus 1 space colon space 2 x space minus 1

find the possible values of x.

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The diagram shows a trapezium.

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All the measurements are in centimetres.

The area of the trapezium is 351 cm2.

Show that  2 x squared space plus space x space minus space 351 space equals space 0

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Work out the value of x.

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Given that

x squared space colon space open parentheses 3 x space plus space 5 close parentheses space equals space 1 space colon space 2   

find the possible values of  x.

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The lengths of the sides are in centimetres.

The area of triangle T1 is equal to the area of triangle T2.

Work out the value of x, giving your answer in the form  a space plus space square root of b  where a and b are integers.

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Given that M space equals fraction numerator 18 to the power of 4 n end exponent cross times 2 to the power of 3 open parentheses n squared minus 6 n close parentheses end exponent cross times 3 to the power of 2 open parentheses 1 minus 4 n close parentheses end exponent over denominator 12 squared end fraction 

find the values of n for which M space equals space 2

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The diagram shows a trapezium.

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All measurements shown on the diagram are in centimetres.
The area of the trapezium is 133 space cm squared

Show that 8 x squared space – space 6 x space – space 275 space equals space 0

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Find the value of x.

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Express 7 space – space 4 x space – space x squared in the form p space – space left parenthesis x space plus space q right parenthesis squared where p and q are constants.

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Use your answer to part (a) to solve the equation 7 space – space 4 left parenthesis space y space plus space 3 right parenthesis space – space left parenthesis space y space plus space 3 right parenthesis squared equals space 0

Give your solutions in the form e space plus-or-minus square root of f where e andspace f are integers.

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Solve  fraction numerator 5 over denominator 4 x plus 1 end fraction equals fraction numerator 2 x over denominator x squared plus 3 end fraction

Give your solutions to 3 significant figures.
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y space equals space 6 x to the power of 4 space plus space 7 x squared and x space equals space square root of w space plus 1 end root

Find the value of w when space y space equals space 10.
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w = ................

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6 x squared equals 7 x y plus 20 y squared  where  x greater than 0 and  y greater than 0

Find the ratio  x colon y  

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