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a) x2 6x 40 = 0 b) x2 + 8x 20 = 0 c) x2 10x + 16 = 0
d) x2 + 12x = 13 e) x2 4x 12 = 0 f) 21 – 4x x2 = 0.
5. Complete the square for the following. Hence sketch the curves and write down the
CO-ORDINATES of min/max points as appropriate.
a) y = x2 + 8x + 20 b) y = x2 8x + 3 c) y = x2 6x + 11
d) y = x2 + 6x e) y = 2x2 + 8x + 7 f) y = 4 2x x2
g) y = 5 + 6x x2 h) y = x2 + 2x + 1 i) y = x2 9.
iii) Use i) to sketch the graph of y = x2 + 6x + 10 and explain how this also shows
that the equation x2 + 6x + 10 = 0 has NO solutions.
7. i) Complete the square for x2 + 4x + 6 and hence write down the MINIMUM
value of x2 + 4x + 6.
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ANSWERS.
1. a) (x + 4)2 16 b) (x 6)2 36 c) (x + 2)2 4
d) (x 5)2 100 e) (x + 6)2 36 f) (x 2)2,
g) (x 3)2 h) (x + 3)2 i) (x + 2)2 3
j) (x 3)2 18 k) (x + 1)2 16 l) (x + 8)2 59
m) (x + 3)2 + 6 n) (x 4)2 19 o) (x 5)2 24
p) (x + 1)2 q) (x + 4)2 5 r) (x 3)2 28
s) (x 3)2 9 t) (x + 5)2 + 5.
4. a) x = 4 or 10 b) x = 10 or 2 c) x = 2 or 8
d) x = 13 or 1 e) x = 2 or 6 f) x = 7 or 3.
5. a) Min ( 4, 4),
b) Min (4, 13),
c) Min (3, 2),
d) Min ( 3, 9),
e) Min ( 2, 1),
f) Max ( 1, 5),
g) Max (3, 14),
h) Min ( 1, 0),
i) Min (0, 9).
6. i) (x + 3)2 + 1.
7. i) (x + 2)2 + 2
ii) Because the least value of x2 + 4x + 6 is 2.
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