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SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
FORM 4
PAPER 2
1. Solve the simultaneous equations y 2 x 8 and x2 - 3x y = 2
[5 marks]
2.
Solve the simultaneous equations j k = 2 and j2 + 2k = 8. Give your answers correct to three
decimal places
[5 marks]
x 4 y 2 37
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CHAPTER 4
SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
FORM 4
ANSWERS (PAPER 2)
1.
2.
y 2x = -8
y = - 8 + 2x ___________(1)
x2 - 3x y = 2___________(2)
x2 - 3x (-8 + 2x) = 2
(x 3)(x 2) = 0
x = 2, 3
y = - 8 + 2(2) y = - 8 + 2(3)
y = -4,
y=-2
k=j2
_____________(1)
j2 + 2k = 8 _____________(2)
j2 + 2(j 2) = 8
j
3.
4.
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1
1
1
1
1
b (b 2 4ac )
2a
2
2 2 4(1)(12)
2(1)
j = 2.606
j = - 4.606
k = (2.606) 2 k = (- 4.606) - 2
= 0.606
= - 6.606
x = 1 2y __________(1)
y2 - 10 = 2x __________(2)
y2 - 10 = 2(1 2y)
(y + 6)(y 2) = 0
y = 2, - 6
x = 1 2(2), x = 1 2(- 6)
= -3,
= 13
y = 1 2x
__________(1)
x2 + y2 + xy = 7 __________(2)
x2 + (1 2x)2 + x(1 - 2x) = 7
( x 1)( x 2) 0
x = - 1, 2
y= 1 2(- 1), y = 1 2(2)
= 3,
=-3
5.
x = 8 + 2y
__________(1)
x2 + 4y2 = 37
__________(2)
(8 + 2y)2 + 4y2 = 37
y
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
b b 4ac
2a
2
32 322 4(8)(27)
2(8)
y - 1.209, -2.791
x = 8 + 2(- 1.209), x = 8 + 2(-2.791)
= 5.582,
= 2.418
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