1.

Find the roots/solutions of the following equations

a) (x+8) (x-3) = 0
b) (3x-4) (2x+5) = 0
c) x2 +12x + 36 = 0
d) 2x2 + 5x – 3 = 0
e) x2 + 7x = 60
f) (2x+1) (x+2) = 5
g) (x-4)2 + 11 = 4x
h) (3x-2)2 = 8x
i) (2x+1) (x-3) = 6 – (1-x)
j) (x-2)2 = 3(2-x)(2x-3)

2. If x = 5 is a solution of the equation x2 + hx + 10 = 0

a) Find the value of h
b) Find the other root of the equation

3. If x = 2 is a solution of the equation kx2 - 10x + (k2 - 1) = 0

a) Find the value of k if it is a positive integer
b) Hence, find the other root of the equation

4. The product of two integers is 90. The difference between the

larger integer and the smaller integer is 9
a) If the smaller integer is n, form the equation in terms of n
b) If both integers are less than 0, find the larger integer

5. The sum of the squares of the two consecutive positive odd

integers is 74
a) If the smaller odd integer is x, form an equation in terms
of x and show that it can be simplified into x2 + 2x – 35
b) Find the larger integer
6. The length and breadth of a rectangle are (x-2) cm and (2x+3)
cm respectively. Its area is 39 cm2
a) Form an equation in terms of x and show that it can be
simplified into 2x2 – x – 45 =0
b) Find the perimeter of the rectangle

7. The area of a rectangle with sides that measures (2x+7) cm and

(2x-6) cm is three times the area of a square with side (x+1) cm
a) Form an equation in terms of x and show that it can be
simplified to x2 – 4x – 45 = 0
b) Find the area of the rectangle

8. The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive odd

integers is 103 more than the product of these integers
a) If the smaller integer is x, form an equation in terms of x
b) Find the two integers