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LINEAR AND QUADRATIC EQUATION

PROBLEM SOLVING-SKILLS-ANALYSIS

LINEAR EQUATION :
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LINEAR SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS :

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QUADRATIC EQUATION :
1. Solve the following equations using factorisation :
a. 𝑥 2 + 22𝑥 + 72 = 0
Example :
𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 12 = 0
(𝑥 − 12)(𝑥 + 1) = 0
𝑥 − 12 = 0 or 𝑥 + 1 = 0
b. 𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 − 30 = 0 𝑥 = 12 𝑥 = −1

Example :
c. 3𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 4 = 0 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 18 = 0
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(2𝑥 − 9)(2𝑥 + 4) = 0
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(2𝑥 − 9)(𝑥 + 2) = 0
2𝑥 − 9 = 0 or 𝑥 + 2 = 0
2𝑥 = 9 𝑥 = −2
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d. 4𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 14 = 0 𝑥=2

Example :
e. 3𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 = 0
2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 = 0
𝑥(2𝑥 + 5) = 0
𝑥 = 0 or 2𝑥 + 5 = 0
2𝑥 = −5
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𝑥 = −2
f. 4𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 = 0

Example :
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g. 8𝑥 − 50 = 0 12𝑥 2 − 147 = 0
3(4𝑥 2 − 49) = 0
3(2𝑥 − 7)(2𝑥 + 7) = 0
2𝑥 − 7 = 0 or 2𝑥 + 7 = 0
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𝑥=2 𝑥 = −2
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2. Solve the following equations using factorisation :
a. 𝑥 2 + 6 = 5𝑥
Example :
𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 = 15
𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 15 = 0
(𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 3) = 0
𝑥 − 5 = 0 or 𝑥 + 3 = 0
𝑥=5 𝑥 = −3
b. 2𝑥 2 + 15𝑥 + 1 = 3(𝑥 + 11)

Example :
(𝑥 − 2)(2𝑥 + 3) = 22
2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4𝑥 − 6 = 22
2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 28 = 0
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(2𝑥 + 8)(2𝑥 − 7) = 0
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c. (𝑥 − 7)(3𝑥 − 2) = 𝑥 (𝑥 − 12) (𝑥 + 4)(2𝑥 − 7) = 0
𝑥 − 4 = 0 or 2𝑥 − 7 = 0
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𝑥=4 𝑥=2

d. (2𝑥 − 3)2 = (𝑥 + 1)2 + 13 Example :

(3𝑥 − 2)2 + 1 = (2𝑥 − 1)(4𝑥 − 2)
9𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 4 + 1 = 8𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 2
𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 = 0
(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 1) = 0
𝑥 + 3 = 0 or 𝑥 + 1 = 0
𝑥 = −3 𝑥 = −1

e. (2𝑥 − 1)(3𝑥 − 2) = 𝑥 (5𝑥 − 10) (3𝑥 − 2)2 = (3𝑥 − 2)(3𝑥 − 2)

= 9𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 4
= 9𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 4

(2𝑥 − 1)(4𝑥 − 2) = 8𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 2
= 8𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 2
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3. Solve the following equations using the quadratics formula :
Example :
a. 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 2 = 0
𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1 = 0
𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = −4, 𝑐 = −1
−𝑏 ±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
𝑥=
2𝑎
−(−4) ±√(−4)2 −4(1)(1)
=
2(1)
4 ±√16−4
=
2
4 ±√12
b. 2𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 3 = 0 =
2
4 ±2√3
=
2
= 2 ± √3
𝑥 = 2 + √3 or 𝑥 = 2 − √3

c. 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 24 = 0

d. 2𝑥 2 + 5 = 6𝑥

e. (2𝑥 − 3)2 = 𝑥 − 2
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4. Solve the following equations by completing the square :
𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 = (𝑥 − 3)2 − 32
a. 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 2 = 0
= (𝑥 − 3)2 − 9
𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 = (𝑥 + 3)2 − 9
𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 = (𝑥 − 5)2 − 25
𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 = (𝑥 + 5)2 − 25
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𝑥 2 − 𝑥 = (𝑥 − 2) − 4
3 3 2 9
𝑥 2 + 2 𝑥 = (𝑥 + 4) − 16

b. 𝑥 2 + 4 = 8𝑥 Example :
𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 1 = 0
(𝑥 − 3)2 − 9 + 1 = 0
(𝑥 − 3)2 = 8
𝑥 − 3 = ±√8
𝑥 = 3 ± √8
𝑥 = 3 ± 2√2
𝑥 = 3 + 2√2 or 𝑥 = 3 − 2√2

c. 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4 = 0

Example :
3𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 = 20
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𝑥2 − 𝑥=
2 3 3
d. 3𝑥 + 𝑥 = 4
11 2 121 20
(𝑥 − ) − =
6 36 3
11 2 20 121
(𝑥 − ) = +
6 3 36
11 2 240 121
(𝑥 − ) = +
6 36 36
11 2 361
(𝑥 − 6
) = 36
11 361
𝑥− = ±√ 36
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𝑥= ±
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e. 5𝑥 2 − 16 = 2𝑥 𝑥= + or 𝑥 = −
6 6 6 6
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𝑥=5 𝑥 = −6
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GEOMETRY EQUATION :

Question 1 :

Question 2 :
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Question 3 :

Question 4 :
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Question 5 :