QUADRATIC EQUATION

REARRANGE TO GENERAL FORM OF

QUADRATIC EQUATION

ax  bx  c  0
2

Factorise    0
State the values of
x
ax  bx  c  0
2
EXAMPLE :

WRITE THE FOLLOWING QUADRATIC

EQUATIONS IN GENERAL FORM

1. 4m(2m  1)  14m  3
Solution :

4m(2m  1)  14m  3

8m  4m  14m  3
2
Solution :

8m  4m  14m  3
2

8m  10m  3  0
2

IN GENERAL FORM
OF
ax2 + bx + c = 0
 2m  5m
2
2. 2
m 1
SOLUTION :

2m  5m 2
2
m 1
 2m  5m
2
2
(m  1)
2m  5m
2
(m  1)   2  (m  1)
(m  1)

2m  5m  2  (m  1)
2
2m  5m  2  (m  1)
2

2m  5m  2m  2
2
SPM / 2004 / K2

2m  5m  2m  2
2

2m  5m  2m  2  0
2

2m  3m  2  0
2
SPM / 2004 / K2

2m  3m  2  0
2
4
K1
IN GENERAL FORM
OF
ax2 + bx + c = 0
(a) TO FACTORISE QUADRATIC EQUATION IN THE
FORM OF ax2 + bx + c = 0, WHERE a = 1

(b) TO FACTORISE QUADRATIC EQUATION IN THE

FORM OF ax2 + bx + c = 0, WHERE a ≠ 1
FACTORISE x  5x  6  0
2

ne x ne = po
1 x2 + 5x + 6 = 0
po x po = po
(F X B) +6 (M) +5
ne + ne = ne
+ 1 +6 +2 +3 po + po = po
+ 2 +3
+ 3 +2 2+3=5
+ 6 +1 ( x  2)( x  3)

x  5x  6  0
2

( x  2)( x  3)  0
FACTORISE 3p 5p 2  0
2

3 P2 + 5 P - 2 = 0 po x ne = ne
(F X B)
- 6 (M) +5

+ 1 -6
( P  6)( P  1)
+6 -1
+ 2 -3 6 1
+ 3 ( P  )( P  )
-2 6–1=+5 3 3
+ 6 -1
( P  2)(3 P  1)

3p 5p 2  0
2

( P  2)(3 P  1)  0
FACTORISE 2h  5h  3  0
2

po x ne = ne
2 h2 - 5h - 3 = 0

(F X B) -6 (M) -5 (h  1)(h  6)
+ 1 -6 +1 -6 1 6
+ 2 -3 (h  )(h  )
2 2
1-6=-5
+ 3 -2 (2h  1)(h  3)
+ 6 -1

2h  5h  3  0
2

(2h  1)(h  3)  0
EXERCISE
Factorise the following quadratic equations completely

a. 5 x  14 x  8  0
2

b. 3h  17h  10  0
2

c. 2 p  7 p  15  0
2

d. 4m  m  3  0
2
 ANSWER

1. (5 x  4)( x  2)  0

2. (3h  2)(h  5)  0

3. (2 p  3)( p  5)  0

4. (4m  3)(m  1)  0
 QUADRATIC EQUATION
REARRANGE TO GENERAL FORM OF
QUADRATIC EQUATION

ax  bx  c  0
2

Factorise    0
State the values of
x
 Solve the quadratic equation
3n  6n  7  1  2n 
2

3n  6n  7 (1  2n )  3n  6n  7 14n  0
2 2

 3n  20n  7  0
2

 3n 1  n  7  0
1
 n , 7
3
 2k  5
2
Solve the quadratic equation  3k
3

2k  5  9k
2

2k  9k  5  0
2
K1

2k  1k  5  0 K1

1
k  , k 5 N1 N1
2
 2k  5
2
Solve the quadratic equation  3k
3
2
2k 22  5  9k
2kk 
2 5 5 9 9kk
2
2k 22  9k  5  0
2kk 
2 9 9kk  5 5 0 0 K1
 1
2 1
2kkk 
 kkk 
1 5 
 5 00 K0
 2
1
1
kkk   1
  2 ,,, kkk 55 5 N0 N0
22
 2k  5
2
Solve the quadratic equation  3k
3

22kk  55 99kk
2
22

22kk  99kk 5500

2
2 K1

k2k 0.15kk  55  00 K0

11
k   , , kk5 5 N0 N0
22
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