HIGH ORDER THINKING SKILL (HOTS)

SPM ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

HOTS DRILLING EXERCISE

Review
Topic: Quadratic SPM/SBP Past-Year
Questions
Equations Questions

1. The quadratic equation x 2

+ kx + 2k – 3 = 0 has no roots. Find the range of
values of k.

2. Given p and q are roots of quadratic equation x2 + 3 = k(x + 1), where k is a

constant.
Find the range of values of k if p and q are two different roots.

3. Given that  and  are roots of quadratic equation 3x2 + 4x – 6 = 0.

Form new quadratic equation whose roots 3 and 3

4. It is given that 3 and m + 4 are the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 + (n – 1)x
+ 6 = 0 , where m and n are constants. Find the value of m and of n.
(3 marks) / SPM
2012

5. Given a straight line y = mx + 1 is a tangent to the curve x 2

+ y2 – 2x + 4y = 0
, where m
is a constant. Find the values of m.

6. Quadratic equation x(3x – p) = 2x – 3, where p is a constant, does not

intersects the x-
axis. Find the range of values of p
(3 marks) / SBP
2008

7. It is given that quadratic equation x(x – 5) = 4

a. Express the equation in the form of ax2 + bx + c = 0

b. State the sum of roots and product of roots of the equation
c. Determine the type of roots of the equation.
(4 marks) / SPM
2013

8. The graph of a quadratic function f(x) = px2 – 2x – 3 , where p is a constant,

does not intersect the x-axis. Find the range of values of p.
(3 marks) / SPM
2013

1. Given the quadratic equation (1 – a)x2 – 2x + 5 = 0 has no roots, find the range
of values
of a.
SPM 2014 / 2 marks

2. Given the quadratic equation 2x2 + mx – 5 = 0, where m is a constant, find the

value of m if
 a. one of the roots of the equation is 2
b. the sum of roots of the equation is –4
SPM 2014 / 4 marks

3. In the diagram, the area of the unshaded portion is 72 cm 2.

10 cm
Find the value of x.

x
cm
8
cm
x cm

4. The sum of two numbers is 8. The sum of the squares of the numbers is 34.
Find the two numbers.

3. The difference between two numbers is 6 and the product of the numbers is 27.
Find the two possible numbers.

4. The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD in which AB = (x – 1) cm, AD = (x + 3)

cm and
BC = (3x + 2) cm.

a. Given that the area of the trapezium is 17 cm2 , show that 4x2 + x =
39.
b. Hence, find the value of x.
x +3
A D

x–1

B 3x +2 C
5. Four squares of which each side is x cm are removed from rectangular metal sheet
of
dimensions 20 cm x 15 cm at its corners to form an open box. If the volume
of the box is
84x cm3, calculate the value of x.

20 cm

15 cm
x

6. If  and  are roots of the equation (2x – 1)(x + 5) + k = 0 and   2 , find

the value of k.

7. Given that the quadratic equation is (3 + m)x2 – (8 + 4m)x + (3 + 4m) = 0. Find

the value of
 m, if

a. one of the root of the equation is negative of the other

b. one of the root of the equation is reciprocal of the other

8. The roots of quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 are k and 3k. Show that 3p2 =
16q

9. Find the range of values of m such that the roots of the equation mx 2 – x(x + 4)
+2=0
are not real.

10. Given the equation mx2 – 7nx + m = 0 has two equal roots. Find the ratio m : n

11. Diagram shows the answer of a students to solve the equation 2x2 – 3x = 5 by
completing
the square. Can you spot the mistake? Correct and complete it.

2x2 – 3x = 5

3 5
x2  x 
2 2

2 2
3 3 5 3
x2  x      
2 2 2  2 

12. Amir bought x number of T-Shirts for RM 704. He sold 20 of them at a profit of
RM 6 each.

a. Write down an expression, in term of x, for the selling price of

each T-Shirt.

b. Amir sold the remaining T-Shirts at RM 30 each. Write down, in

term of x, the total amount of money he received for all the T-Shirts.

c. Given that Amir received RM 920 altogether, form an equation in x

and show that it reduces to 3x2 – 140x + 1408 = 0

d. Solve the equation and hence find the number of T-Shirts Amir
bought.

13. Diagram shows the straight line and the curve which can represented by the
equations
y = 2x – p and y = x2 – 4 respectively, which intersects at point A and point B.
Find the range of values of p.
 y = 2x – p
B

14. Diagram shows the straight line and the curve which can represented by the
equations y = x2 – 4
A
2
y = 2x – 5 and y = x – 2kx + 5k respectively, touches at a point A.
Find the values of k.

y = x2 – 2kx +
5k

y = 2x – 5
15. The straight line y = 5x – 1 does not intersect the curve y = 2x2 + x + p. Find
the range of values of p
A

y = 2x2 + x + p

y = 5x – 1