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x2 8x 29 (x + a)2 + b,
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where a and b are constants.


(a) Find the value of a and the value of b.

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(b) Hence, or otherwise, show that the roots of


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are c d5, where c and d are integers to be found.

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3. On separate diagrams, sketch the graphs of
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(a) y = (x + 3)2,

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(b) y = (x + 3)2 + k, where k is a positive constant.

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Show on each sketch the coordinates of each point at which the graph meets the axes.

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The equation x + 2px + (3p + 4) = 0, where p is a positive constant, has equal roots.
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(a) Find the value of p.
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The equation 2x2 3x (k + 1) = 0, where k is a constant, has no real roots.

Find the set of possible values of k.
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The equation x

kx (k 3) 0 , where k is a constant, has different real roots.

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(a) Show that k

4k 12 0.

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The equation
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has no real solutions for x.
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Given that the equation 2qx2 + qx 1 = 0, where q is a constant, has no real roots,
(a) show that q2 + 8q < 0.
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(b) Hence find the set of possible values of q.
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7. The equation kx2 + 4x + (5 k) = 0, where k is a constant, has 2 different real solutions
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(b) Hence find the set of possible values of k.
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