T4
T4
T4
(iv) f ( x )=2 x 2 +2 x +5
7. Solve the following pairs of simultaneous equations:
(i) x + y=6 , x 2 + y 2=26 (ii) x +2 y=7 , x 2−4 x + y 2=1
x y 3 2 3 x y 16 3
(iii) − =1 , + = (iv) − =1 , + =3
3 2 x y 2 4 3 x y
8. a) Given that for all values of x :
3 x 2+ 12 x +5= p ¿ Find the values of p , q and r
b) Find, as surds, the roots of the equation:
2( x +1¿ ( x−4 )−¿
c) The equation p x 2−2 ( p+3 ) x + p−1=0 has real roots. What is the range of values
of p?
d) Find the values of k if the equation x 2+ ( k−2 ) x +10−k=0 has equal roots
e) What is the largest value m can have if the roots of 3 x 2−4 x+ m=0arereal ?
f) Show that the equation a 2 x 2+ ax +1=0 can never have real roots .
i) If the equation x 2−( p−2 ) x +1= p ( x−2 ) is satisfied by only one value of x ,
What are the possible values of p
J ) What type of roots does the equation 5 x 2−3 x+1=0 have ?
k) i) For what values of k will the x−¿ axis be a tangent to the curve
f ( x )=k x2 + ( 1+k ) x +k
ii) With these values, find the equations of the curve
−b ± √ b2−4 ac
9. Show that the solution of a x 2 +bx +c=0 are x=
2a
10. a) Determine the nature of the curves ,find the turning point and sketch the following
( i) y=−2+ 2 x−x 2 (ii) f ( x )=2 x 2−3 x−4 (iii) f ( x )=x 2 +2 x−3
(iv) f ( x )=5−2 x−4 x 2
1 1
e) The function f ( x )=¿ a x 2 +bx +c has a minimum value of −5 where x= .
4 4
and f ( 0 )=−5 .Find the values of a , b and c.
f) Complete the square for the following quadratic equations. In each case, state whether the
function will have a greatest or least value, and the value of x where it occurs
2
(i) 1−x−x (ii) x 2−3 x+ 1 (iii) 1−3 x−2 x 2 (iv) −2−3 x−6 x 2
g) Express 5−x−2 x 2 in the form a−b ( x+ c)2 and hence or otherwise find its
maximum value and the value of x where this occurs
11. a) If the roots of the equation −2 x 2+2 x−7=0 are γ andδ , write down an equation
2 2
whose roots are and
γ δ
b) The roots of the equation x 2− px−7=0 are ∝ and β , write down in terms of p
an equation whose roots are ∝2+ p ∝2 and β 2+ p β 2
c) The roots of the equation 2 x 2+6 x−15=0 are ∝ and β . Find the value of
1 1
(i) ( ∝+ β ) (β+ 1) (ii) ∝2 β +∝ β 2 (iii) ¿ (iv) +
2∝+ β ∝+2 β
1 1 1 1
(v) 2 + 2 (vi) 2 + 2
∝ +1 β +1 ∝ β
d) If ∝ and β are the roots of the equation x 2+ 4 x +5=0 , evaluate
1 1 ∝ β
(i) ∝2+ β2 (ii) ∝4 + β 4 (iii) 3
− 3 (iv) +
∝ β β α
1 1 1 1
(v) ∝6 + β 6 (vi) 2
+ 2 (vii) 2 + 2
∝ β αβ βα
−b
e) if α and β are the roots of a x 2 +bx +c=0 , Show that α + β= and
a
that αβ =
c
. Hence show that ∝
2
+ β
2
=
2
b −2 ac
and that α −β= √ b2−4 ac
a a
2
a
f) if α and β are the roots of 3 x 2+ 2 x +5=0, Find new equations with the roots
1 1 α β 1 1
(i) 3 α ,3 β (ii) , (iii) , (iv) 3
, 3
α β β α α β
POLYNOMIALS
2. Express each of the following polynomials in the form f ( x )=g ( x ) q ( x ) +r (x ) where q (x) is
the quotient and r (x ) is the remainder when the polynomial f (x) is the dividend
and g ( x ) is the divisor
i) 5+6 x +7 x 2−x 3 is divided by x +1
ii) 9 x 3 +4 is divided by 3 x+ 2
iii) x 4 −3 x 2 + x +1 is divided by (x−1)
iv) x 3−8 is divided by x−2
3. Using synthetic division find the quotient and the remainder when
i) x 3−2 x 2+ 9 is divided by (x +2)
ii) x 4 −2 x 3−3 x 2−4 x−8 is divided by (i) x +1 (ii) x−2
iii) 8 x 3−10 x 2+7 x +3 is divided by 2 x−1
iv) 5 x 6−x 3−1 is divided by x +1
v) 4 x7 +3 is divided by x−3
4. Use the Rational root theorem to solve the following equations
i) x 3−4 x 2+ 8=0
ii) x 3−10 x−12=0
iii) 2 x5 −5 x 4 + x 3+ x 2−x +6=0
iv) x 4 −3 x 3 +2 x 2+2 x−4=0
v) x 4 +3 x−2=0
vi) x 5 +2 x 4 −2 x3 +5 x 2−2 x−3=0
5. Verify that the following equations have no Rational solutions.
i) x 4 −x3 −8 x2 −3 x +1=0
ii) x 4 +3 x−2=0
iii)2 x 4−3 x 3 +6 x 2−24 x +5=0
iv) 3 x 4−4 x 3−10 x 2+ 3 x−4=0
6. Find f ( c ) either by using synthetic division and the remainder theorem or by evaluating f (c )
directly
6 3
i ¿ f ( x )=5 x −x −1∧c =−1
ii) f ( x )=4 x 7 +3∧c=3
iii) f ( n )=−2 n4 + 2n n−n−5∧c=−2
iv) f ( t )=5 t 5−8 t 2+ 9 t−4∧c=−5
7. Use the factor theorem to answer the following
i) is x−2 a factor of 3 x 2−4 x−4 ?
ii) is −3 a factor of 2 x 3−3 x 2−10 x+ 3 ?
iii) is x−3 a factor of x 4 −81 ?
iv) is x−2 a factor of x 3−8?
8. Use synthetic division to show that g(x ) is a factor of f ( x ) and complete the factorization of
f (x)
i) g ( x )=x+ 2; f ( x )=x 3+7 x 2 + 4 x−12
ii) g ( x )=x+ 1; f ( x ) =x 3−2 x 2−7 x −4
iii) g ( x )=x−3; f ( x )=6 x 3 −17 x2−5 x +6
iv) g ( x )=x−5 ; f ( x )=2 x 3 + x 2−61 x +30
9 i) Let g ( x )=x 3+ a x 2+3 x +6. Given g (−1 )=2 , Find the remainder when g(x ) is
divided by ( 3 x−2 ) .
3 2 3
14. Given that 2 x −7 x +7 x −5= A (x −1) +Bx ( x−1)+C for all values of x, find the values
of A, B and C.
LINEAR, QUADRATIC AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES AND
EQUATIONS
1. Solve each of the following equations
2 n−3 2n+ 1
iv) n+ −2=
9 3
2. Solve each of the following equations
2
3x x 6 20 5 4 x x −2
i) −4= ii) + 2 = iii) + = 2
2 x−1 2 x−1 x+3 x + x−6 x −2 x−2 x +1 x −x−2
3 1 5
iv) − =
x+3 x−2 2 x+6
3. Solve each of the following equations
2
n 1 n −n−3 3y 2 y
i) + = 2 ii) 2
+ 2 = 2
2n−3 n−3 2 n −9 n+ 9 y + y−6 y + 4 y +3 y − y −2
2 1
xi) 2 n4 −9 n2 + 4=0 xii) x 3 + x 3 −2=0 xiii) 12 t −2−17 t −1−5=0
2 1
xiv) x−2 +4 x−1−12=0 xv) x 3 + 3 x 3 −10=0 xvi) 2 x−11 √ x+12=0
xvii) x +3 √ x−10=0
5. Solve each of the following inequalities.
4 x−3 2 x −1 2 4 x+ 3 x x−1 x+2
i) + > ii) −3 ≤ ≤ 1 iii) − ≥ −4 iv)
6 12 15 2 2 5 10
5−3 x 1
−2 ≤ ≤
4 2
7−x
v) 3≥ ≥1
2
2 2
iv ¿ x −2 x−3<0 and x −3 x+ 2> 0
10 .Solve each of the following inequalities, expressing the set of solution sets in interval
notation.
x +2 3 x +2 x 1 1
i) ≤0 ii) >0 iii) >2 iv) < v)
x+ 4 x−1 x−1 x−2 x +3
2 3
>
x+1 x−4
t−1 n x−1
v) ≤2 vi) ≥3 vi) >2
t−5 n+2 x+ 2
−2
| |
vi) n+3 =5 vii)
12. Solve each of the following inequalities, expressing the set of solution sets in
interval
notation
i) |x|≥ 4 ii) |2 x−1|≤ 7 iii) |t−3|>5 iv ¿|x−1|+ 2< 4
v) |x +4|−1> 1 vi) | |
x +1
x−4
<3 vii) | |
x+ 4
x−5
≥3 viii)
n+2
n
≥4| |
ix¿|k +2k |> 4 x) |x +1| +|x−2| ≤ 5 |
xi) 2
x +1
x +2 x +2 |
≤
1
2
xii) | x−1
x−4 |
<2 xiii) 2 x−x 2 ≥|x−1|−1 xiii) |3 x +1|<|4−2 x|
13 On the same diagram, draw the graphs of y=|3 x| and y=| x−3| for the domain −2 ≤ x ≤3.
Hence solve the equation |3 x|=| x−3|.
14. The range of the function y=| x−1| is 0 ≤ y ≤ 3. Find a possible domain. What is the
Widest Possible domain?
15 .Redefine each of the following modulus functions by removing the modulus, hence sketch
16. Sketch the following modulus functions and determine their domain and range
i) f ( x )=|2 x−1|+3 ii) f ( x )=| x 2+5 x +4|−2 iii) f ( x )=|−3 x2 −2 x +1|+1
iv) f ( x )=| x 2+ x−6|−3 v) f ( x )=|−x 2+2 x +5|−¿1 vi) f ( x )=|−3 x+1|+ 1