Grade 11 Equations

Basic Equations:

1. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 4 = 0 2. 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 = 8

3. 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6 = 0 4. 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 = 1

5. 3𝑥 2 = 10𝑥 − 8

Completing the square: Solve each of the following by completing the square
6. 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 − 10 = 0 7. 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 14 = 0

8. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 5 = 0 9. 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 = 11

10. 2𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 7 = 0 11. 3𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 4 = 0

12. 2𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 = 14 13. 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0

14. 𝑃𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 4 = 0

Fraction equations:
𝑥+1 𝑥 2𝑥+4
15. 2𝑥−1 + 1 = 0 16. 𝑥−1 − 3𝑥+1 + 4 = 0
𝑥 𝑥 5𝑥 2𝑥 6 3𝑥
17. 3+2𝑥 + 2𝑥−3 − 1 = 4𝑥 2 −9 18. 𝑥−1 − 𝑥+1 = 1−𝑥2

𝑥+6 1 2 1 2 𝑥 2 +7
19. 𝑥 2 −4 + 𝑥+2 = 𝑥−2 20. 3−𝑥 − 𝑥+1 = 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3
𝑥−2 2𝑥+1 3 𝑥−4
21. 𝑥+1 = 𝑥−7
22. 𝑥 2 −7𝑥+10 + 2 = 𝑥+5
𝑥 4 12 6
23. + =1 24. − = −4
2𝑥−3 𝑥+1 𝑥+1 𝑥−4
𝑥 7 10 3𝑥
25. 𝑥+3 + 𝑥−2 = 3 26. 𝑥
+ 𝑥−2 =7
5𝑥+9 2 𝑥 8
27. 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3 − 3−𝑥 = 𝑥+1 28. 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 6
4 18 1
29. 3𝑥 + 𝑥−1 = 11 30. 𝑥+2 − 𝑥−3 = 2

2𝑥 𝑥 2 −𝑥+10 3 𝑥 1 4𝑥−1
31. − 2 = 32. + =
𝑥+5 𝑥 +8𝑥+15 𝑥+3 𝑥 2 −8𝑥+15 𝑥 𝑥 2 −5𝑥
24𝑥 2𝑥+1 7𝑥−3 4 𝑥−1 𝑥+7
33. = + 34. − =
𝑥 2 +5𝑥+6 𝑥+2 𝑥+3 𝑥 2 −1 𝑥+1 𝑥−1
Square root equations:

35. √𝑥 + 3 = 4 36. 2√𝑥 = 𝑥

37. 4√4𝑥 + 9 = 3𝑥 + 8 38. √2 − 7𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 0

39. √𝑥 + 15 = 4𝑥 40. √3𝑥 − 2 = 2 + √𝑥 − 2

41. √𝑥 + 2 = 𝑥 − 4 42. √𝑥 − 12 − 2 = 2𝑥 − 6

43. √5 + 𝑥 − √4𝑥 + 9 = −2 44. √𝑥 + 4 − √𝑥 − 1 = 1

Quadratic formula: Solve using the quadratic formula

45. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 7 = 0 46. 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 = 13

47. 5𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 8 = 0 48. −3𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 = −10

K – method:
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49. 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 7 = 50. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 1 − (𝑥 2 − 4𝑥)2 = −13
𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2
8 3
51. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 𝑥 2 +2𝑥 = 7 52. 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 −5𝑥 = 2
60
53. 9(𝑥 2 − 5𝑥) + 20 = −(𝑥 2 − 5𝑥)2 54. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 = 17 − 𝑥 2 −4𝑥
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55. (𝑥 2 − 𝑥)2 = 8(𝑥 2 − 𝑥) − 12 56. 4𝑥 2 + = 12
𝑥2
12 45
57. 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 8 + 𝑥 2 −𝑥 = 0 58. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 = 18 − 𝑥 2 −2𝑥

10(3𝑥 2 +𝑥−1)
59. 4(3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1) − =7
3𝑥 2 +𝑥

Inequalities:

60. 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 8 < 0 61. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 4 ≤ 0

62. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 ≥ 4 63. −𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 11 < 0

64. −2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 4 ≥ 0 65. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 < 0

66. 𝑥 2 > 7𝑥
Simultaneous equations:
𝑦 + 3𝑥 = 8 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 7
67. 68.
𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4 𝑥 2 − 15 = 𝑦
𝑦 − 5𝑥 + 3 = 0 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 50
69. 70.
𝑦 − 3𝑥 2 = 6𝑥 − 7 𝑦 − 3 − 2𝑥 = 0
2𝑦 − 𝑥 = 3
71.
𝑦 − 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 = 11
2

One root is given, find the other one:

72. We are given the equation: 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 73. We are given the equation:

One of the roots is -1. 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 − 21 = 0 One root is 3.

a) Determine the value of k. a) Determine the value of k.

b) Determine the other root. b) Determine the other root.

74. We are given the equation: 𝑘𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3 = 0

One of the roots is 1.

a) Determine the value of k.

b) Determine the other root.

Two roots given, find an equation:

75. Find a quadratic equation which has roots of -3 and 4.

76. Find a quadratic equation which has roots of -2 and -3.

Word problems:

77. The perimeter of a rectangle is 20. The area of the rectangle is 24. Determine the length and
breadth.

78. A person rides a bicycle from A to B and then from B to A. The distance between A and B is w.
The average speed for the journey from A to B is 10km/h while the average speed from B to A is
16km/h. Determine the average speed for the entire journey. Hint: the answer is not 13km/h.

79. Two pumps are filling up a swimming pool. The two pumps can fill the swimming pool in 5 days
when working together. If pump A fills the pool alone, it would take x days. Pump B would take 2 days
longer than B if working alone.
Determine the amount of time to fill the swimming pool for each pump if it were operating alone?

80. John goes out for some exercise. He will walk during some parts of the run and will then run for the
other parts. He is planning to cover 12km and will be finished with the exercise in 1.5 hours. He can
walk at 4km/h and can run at 10km/h. What distance will he spend walking?

81. Two friends, Mark and Sarah, are deciding to go a pickup trash on a field. Mark can normally pick up
the trash within 3 hours if working alone. Sarah can usually pick up the trash within 2.5 hours if working
alone. How much time would they need to pick up the trash if they work together?

82. I purchase bananas and apples. Bananas cost R3 each and apples cost R2 each. I buy a total of 31
pieces of fruit. How many bananas did I buy if spend a total of R80.
Answers: 35. x = 13 (-∞ ; -1] or x ∈ [4 ; ∞)
1. x =4 or x = -1 36. x = 0 or x = 4 63. x < -1 or x > 11
2. x = 8 or x = -1 37. x = 4 or x = -2.22 Interval notation : x ∈
3. x = 2 or x = 3 38. x = -2 (x ≠ 0.25) (-∞ ; -1) or x ∈ (11 ; ∞)
4. x = 0.5 or x = - 1 39. x = 1 (x≠-0.94) 64. -0.85 < x < 2.35
5. x = - 0.67 or x = 4 40. x = 6 (x ≠ 2) Interval notation : x ∈
6. x = 10 or x = -1 41. x = 7 (x ≠2)
[-0.85 ; 2.35]
7. x = 7 or x = -2 42. No solution
65. 0< x < 4
8. x = 4.19 or x = -1.19 43. x = 4 (x≠ -2.22)
Interval notation : x ∈
9. x = 11 or x = -1 44. x = 5
(0 ; 4)
45. x = 4.54 or x = -1.54
10. x = 4.74 or x = -0.74 66. x < 0 or x > 7
46. x = 3.41 or x = -1.91
11. x = 2.81 or x = - 0.47 Interval notation : x ∈
47. x = 1.6 or x = -1
12. x = 5.72 or x = -1.22 (-∞ ; 0) or x ∈ (7 ; ∞)
48. x = -1 or x = 3.33
−𝑏±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐 67. (0.7 ; 5.89) or (-5.7 ;
13. 𝑥 = 49. x = -0.38 or x = -2.62
2𝑎
3±√16𝑝+9 50. x = 4.83 or -0.83 or 1 or 25.09)
14. 𝑥 = 68. (4 ; 1) or (-2 ; -11)
2𝑝 3
15. x = 0 51. x = -4 or 2 or -1 69. (1 ; 2) or (-1.33 ; -9.67)
16. x = 0 or x = 0.69 52. x= 3 or x = -0.5 or 2.28 70. (1.9 ; 6.8) or (-4.3 ; -5.6)
17. x = 1.8 or -0.22 71. No solution
18. No solution 53. x = 4 or 3.62 or 1 or 72a) k = -8
19. x∈R x ≠ -2 or x ≠ 2 1.38 72b) x = 8
54. x =5 or -1 or -2 or 6 73a) k = 4
20. x = -2 (x ≠ -1)
55. x = 3 or -2 or 2 or -1 73b) x = -7
21. x= 1 or x =-13
56. x = 1.22 or x = -1.22 74a) k = 2
22. x = 3 (x ≠ 5)
57. x = 3 or 2 or -2 or -1 74b) x = 1.5
23. x = 9 or x =1
58. x = 5 or 3 or -3 or -1 75. 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12 = 0
24. x = 5 or x = - 3.5
59. x = 0.67 or -1 or 0.5 or - 76. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 = 0
25. x = 4.94 or x = -3.94
0.83 77. x = 4 ; y = 6 OR x = 6; y
26. x = 5 or x = 1
60. -1 < x < 8 =4
27. x = 11 (x ≠ -1)
Interval notation : x ∈ 78. 12.31 km/h
28. x = 4 or x = 2
(-1 ; 8) 79. A: 9.1 days
29. x = 3 or x = 1.67
61. -1 ≤ x ≤ 4 B: 11.1 days
30. x = 5.5 or x = 4
Interval notation : x ∈ 80. 2 hrs
31. x = 1 or x = -1.67
81. 1.36 hrs
32. x = 4 or x = -1.5 [-1 ; 4]
82. 18 bananas
33. x = 1 or x = -0.33 62. x ≤ -1 or x ≥ 4
34. x =- 2 (x ≠ -1) Interval notation : x ∈