Tai Kwong Hilary College

Assignment for WEEK 24 (Semester 2)

Grade 9
INEQUALITIES AND IDENTITIES
Due on 1 Feb

Complete the questions on the homework exercise book and upload in Managebac in PDF
format on or before the deadline.
You MUST write down detailed steps for all the questions as required.

CHAPTER 3
Page Questions
56 1-3

4. Solve these simultaneous equations:

√𝑥 + √𝑦 = 5
√𝑥𝑦 = 6

5. Solve these simultaneous equations:

3 10 5
+ =2
𝑥 𝑦

3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 38

Challenging Questions
1. It is given that 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 𝑘 and (6𝑥 − 20)2 + (4𝑦 + 3)2 = 169.
(a) If 𝑘 = 8, find the solutions to the simultaneous equations.
(b) If 𝑘 = −10, without solving the equations, determine the number of real solutions for the
simultaneous equations.
(c) Explain why there cannot be more than two real solutions for all values of 𝑘.

2. The line 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 − 1 and the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 − 5 intersect at the points 𝐴(4, −5) and 𝐵.
Find the coordinates of 𝐵.

3. Find the values of the constant 𝑐 for which the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑐 is a tangent to the curve
4
𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 𝑥.