Grade 10 ADD Math

22/10/23 Review Worksheet 1: Quadratic Functions

Date of Submission: 5th Nov

1) The roots of the quadratic equations x 2 − 20 x + 2 = 0 are c and d . Without using a

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calculator, Show that + = 5. [5]
c d
2) Find the solution set of the quadratic inequality
(a) x 2 − 8 x + 12  0. [3]
(b) x 2 − 8x  0. [2]
Hence find the solution set of the inequality x 2 − 8 x + 6  6. [2]

3) Find the set of values of x for which (2 x + 1)  8x + 9.

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[4]
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(a) Express 4 x 2 − 12 x + 3 in the form (ax + b) + c, where a, b and c are constants

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and a  0. [3]

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the coordinates of the stationary point of the curve
y = 4 x 2 − 12 x + 3 [2]

(c) Given that f ( x ) = 4 x − 12 x + 3, write down the range of f.

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5) Find the set of values of m for which the line y = mx + 2 does not meet the curve
y = x 2 − 5 x + 18. [5]
6) The line y = 5 x − 3 is a tangent to the curve y = kx − 3x + 5 at the point A. Find
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(a) the value of k , [3]

(b) the coordinates of A. [2]

7) Sketch the graph of y = x 2 − 8 x + 12 . [4]

8) Find the values of k for which the equation x 2 − 2(2k + 1)x + (k + 2) = 0 has two

equal roots. [4]

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(a) Find the set of values of x for which 4 x 2 + 19 x − 5  0 . [3]

(b)

(i) Express x 2 + 8 x − 9 in the form ( x + a ) + b , where a and b are integers.

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[2]

(ii) Use your answer to part (i) to find the greatest value of 9 − 8x − x 2 and the value
of x at which this occurs. [2]

(iii) Sketch the graph of y = 9 − 8 x − x 2 , indicating the coordinates of any points of

intersection with coordinate axes. [2]

10) Find the set of values of k for which the equation x 2 + (k − 2)x + (2k − 4) = 0 has real
roots. [5]
11) It is given that f ( x ) = 4 x + kx + k .
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(a) Find the set of values of k for which the equation f ( x ) = 3 has no real roots. [5]
In the case where k = 10,
(b) Express f ( x ) in the form (ax + b) + c,
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[3]
(c) Find the least value of f ( x ) and the value of x for which this least value occurs.[2]
12) The equation of a curve is given by y = 2 x 2 + ax + 14, where a is a constant.
Given that this equation can also be written as y = 2(x − 3) + b , where b is a constant, find
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(a) the value of a and of b , [2]

(b) the minimum value of y. [1]
13)
(a) The line y = mx + 2 is a tangent to the curve y = x 2 + 12 x + 18 . Find the possible
values of m. [4]
(b) Find the set of values of m for which the line y = mx − 2 cuts the curve
y = x 2 + 8 x + 7 in two distinct points. [6]

14) Find the value of k for which the x -axis is a tangent to the curve
y = x 2 + (2k + 10 )x + k 2 + 5. [3]

15) The equation of a curve is y = x 2 − 6 x + k , where k is a constant.

(i) Find the set of values of k for which the curve lies above the x-axis for all values of x.
[2]
(ii) Find the value of k for which the line y + 2 x = 7 is a tangent to the curve. [3]

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Answers: 2) (a) { x : x  2}  {x : x  6} (b) {x : 0  x  8} (c) { x : 0  x  2} {x : 6  x  8}

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3) x  − 1 and x  2 4) (a) y = (2 x − 3) − 6 (b)  ,−6  (c) f  − 6 5) − 13  m  3
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6) (a) k = 2 (b) x = 2, y = 7 7) Graph 8) k = , − 1 9) (a) −5  x  (b)(i) ( x + 4 ) − 25
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or a = 4 and b = - 25 (ii)greatest value = 25, x = -4 (iii)

10) k  2 and k  10 11) (a) 4  k  12 (b) a = 2, b = 5 / 2, c = 15 / 4 or 3.75 (c) y = 15 / 4 ;
x = − 5 / 4 or − 1.25 12) (a) a = −12, b = −4 (b) − 4 13)(a) m = 4, 20 (b) m  2, m  14
14) k = −2 15) (i) k  9 (ii) k = 11

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