QUADRATIC

EQUATION

2.2 GENERAL FORM

2.2.1 IDENTIFYING

Exercise 1 : Which of the following are quadratic function

2.3 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

2.3.1 Factorization

Exercise 3 : Solve the following by quadratic equation factorization.

2.3.2 Completing the square

Exercise 4: Solve the following quadratic equation by completing the square

2.3.3 Quadratic Formula

Exercise 5 : Solve the following equations by using the quadratic formula

PASS YEAR QUESTIONS

SPM 2001. PAPER 1 Q3
1. Solve the quadratic equation 2x ( x + 3) = (x+4)(1-x). Give your
answer correct to four significant figures.

SPM 2003. PAPER 1 Q3

1. Solve the quadratic equation 2x ( x 4 ) = (1 - x) (x + 2)

SPM 2013, PAPER 1 Q4

1. It is given that quadratic function x ( x 5) = 4.

a) Express the equations in the form of ax2 + bx + c =0
b) State the sum of the roots of the equation
c) Determine the type of roots of the equation

EXERCISE
1. Form the quadratic equation which has roots 2 dan 3.

2. Form the quadratic equation which has roots 3 dan

the form

ax 2 bx c 0

1
2

. Give your answer in

, where a, b and c are constants

3. Solve the quadratic equation h2 3h + 2 = 2(h 1).

4. Solve the quadratic equation 2x(x 4) = (1 x)(x + 2).

Give your answer correct to four significant figures.

.
5. Solve the following quadratic equations by completing the square.
a) x2 + 6x -5 = 0
b) 3x2 9x +4 = 0

FORMING A QUADRATIC EQUATIONS FROM THE GIVEN ROOTS AND

Notes
If x1 = and x2 =
Then ( x ) = 0 and ( x ) = 0
(x)(x)=0
x2 x ax + ab = 0

x2 (a+b) x + ab = 0
Sum of
the roots

Example:

PASS YEAR QUESTIONS

SPM 2001 / P1 QUESTION 4

Product of
the roots

SPM 2002 / P1 QUESTION 4

SPM 2002 / P1 QUESTION 12

Exercise
1. Given one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + kx +1 = 0 is four times
the other root. Determine the values of k.

2. One of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 + 8x = 2k + 1 is three times

the other root ,where k is a constant. Find the roots and the value of k.
Roots: .
k = ..

3. Given that m and n are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 3x 9 = 0,

form a quadratic equation whose roots are

TYPES OF ROOTS QUADRATIC EQUATION

m
2

and

n
2

Exercise
1. Find the values of h if the equation x2 = 4hx 36

2. The quadratic equation kx2 2(3 + k) x = 1 k has no real roots. Find the
range of k

(4 p ) x 3x 2 0
3. Find the range of values of p if the quadratic equation
has two
distinct roots.

x 2 2(1 k ) x k 2 5
4. The quadratic equation
values of k .

has no roots. Find the range of

2 x ( x 2 p) x 2 p 2
5. The quadratic equation
range of values of p.

has two distinct roots. Find the

x 2 px 9 2 x
6. A quadratic equation
values of p.

has two equal roots. Find the possible