F4 Summer Week 5 Homework Solution
F4 Summer Week 5 Homework Solution
Form 4
Vol 2
Part 3 - Discriminant ∆
1. ∆ = 52 – 4(2)(3) = 1 > 0
The equation has two distinct real roots.
3. ∆=0
(k + 2)2 – 4(2)(8) = 0
k2 + 4k – 60 = 0
k = 6 or k = –10
4. ∆>0
82 – 4(4)(3 – k) > 0
64 – 16(3 – k) > 0
64 – 48 – 16k > 0
k > –1
5. ∆<0
242 – 4(4 – k)(9) < 0
576 – 36(4 – k) < 0
576 – 144 + 36k < 0
k < –12
1
6. (a) x2 – (k + 4)x + 2k = –5
x2 – (k + 4)x + (2k + 5) = 0
∆=0
(k + 4)2 – 4(2k + 5) = 0
k2 + 8k + 16 – 8k – 20 = 0
k2 – 4 = 0
k = ±2
(b) When k = –2,
x2 – 2x + 1 = 0
(x – 1)2 = 0
x=1
When k = 2,
x2 – 6x + 9 = 0
(x – 3)2 = 0
x=3
1. x2 −12 x + 3 = 0
x 2 − 12 x + 62 − 62 + 3 = 0
( x − 6) 2 − 33 = 0
x − 6 = 33
x = 6 33
2. 4 x2 − 4 x + 1 = 7
4 x2 − 4 x = 6
4( x 2 − x) = 6
2 1 1
2 2
4 x − x + − = 6
2 2
1 1
2
4 x − − = 6
2 4
2
1 7
x− =
2 4
1 7
x− =
2 2
1 7
x=
2
2
3. x2 −18x = 27
x 2 − 18 x + 92 − 92 = 27
( x − 9) 2 = 108
x − 9 = 6 3
x =96 3
4. 2 x2 + 9 x = 5
9
2 x2 + x = 5
2
2 9 9 9
2 2
2 x + x + − = 5
2 4 4
9 81
2
2 x + − = 5
4 16
2
9 121
x+ =
4 16
9 11
x+ =
4 4
1
x = or − 5
2
5. 0 = 2 x2 − 40 x + 6
x 2 − 20 x + 3 = 0
x 2 − 20 x + 102 − 102 + 3 = 0
( x − 10) 2 = 97
x − 10 = 97
x = 10 97
6. 0 = −5x2 + 30 x + 7
5( x 2 − 6 x) = 7
5( x 2 − 6 x + 32 − 32 ) = 7
5[( x − 3) 2 − 9] = 7
52
( x − 3) 2 =
5
52 260 2 65
x−3 = = =
5 5 5
2 65 15 2 65
x = 3 =
5 5