FACTORISING QUADRATICS - ANSWERS
| 1. x2 -6x +5 = 0 |
Noticing that -5 times -1 = 5 and -5 + -1 = -6 As 0 times anything is 0, if x = 5 we get 0 times (x - 1) = 0 Therefore the solutions are: x = 5 or x = 1 |
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2. x2 + 4x + 3 = 0
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(x + 1) (x + 3) = 0 Hence x = -1 or x = -3 |
| 3. x2 + 2x -24 = 0 |
(x + 6) (x - 4) = 0 Hence x = -6 or x = 4 |
| 4. x2 -7x + 12 = 0 |
(x - 3) (x - 4) = 0 Hence x = 3 or x = 4 |
| 5. 10 -3x -x2 = 0 |
Rearrange this into the convertional format first to make things
easier: Factorising we get: (-x + 2) (x + 5) = 0 Note that when x = 2, (-x + 2) becomes 0. Hence x = 2 or x = -5 |
| 6. x2 + 5x -24 = 0 |
(x + 8) (x - 3) = 0 Hence x = -8 or x = 3 |
| 7. 2x2 -3x -5 = 0 |
(2x - 5) (x + 1) = 0 Note that when x = 5/2, (2x - 5) = 0 Hence x = 5/2 or x = -1 |
| 8. x2 - 5x + 18 = 2 + 3x |
Here we need to rearrange the equation first into the form Subtract 2 and 3x from both sides to give: (x - 4) (x - 4) = 0 Hence x = 4 |