TOPIC 2: QUADRATIC EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS

1 Expand the following expressions:

(a) 35 − 2

(b) 2 + 1 + 3
(c) 4 − 35 + 2
(d) 2 − 3 

2 Factorise completely the following expressions:

(a) 8  − 20
(b) 3 − 12
(c) 9 − 25 
(d) 5  − 80
(e)   − 3 − 18
(f) 6 +  − 
(g) 2  −  − 6
(h) 12 − 4 − 1
(i) 5 +   + 6
(j) 6 −  − 1

3 Solve the equation 3  = 2 − 1 + 7.

 
4 Solve the equation 
= 2.


5 Solve the quadratic equation =  + 6.


6 Using factorization, solve the following quadratic equation:

4  − 15 = −17

7 Solve the quadratic equation:


 − 1 = 

8 Solve the following quadratic equation:

  + 4 − 9 = 2 − 3