Name:

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Teacher: WL Cheng
Class : 4A
Lesson No.:2
Date : 7/1/09
Time :8.10-9.20

Sekolah Menengah Seri Omega

Subject: Mathematics
Chapter:2
Topic: Quadratic Expressions and Equations (1)

Sub-topic: 2.1 Quadratic Expressions

2.1 Quadratic Expressions
Notes:1. Quadratic expressions are expressions which
fulfill the following characteristics:
(a) have only one variable
(b) have 2 as the highest power of the
variable
2 Quadratic with three terms are
of the form ax2 + bx + c, where
a 0, b 0 and c 0, e.g. 2x2 + 3x + 5.

(e) 3h 2 11h 2

(f) 2 8d 2

3 The following are also quadratic expressions:

(a) with two terms, e.g. 2x2 + 4x, c = 0
(b) with one term, e.g. 5p2, b = c = 0
2.1a Identify quadratic expressions

(g)

1
1
m2
2
m

Exercise 2.1a
1. State whether each of the following is a
quadratic expression in one variable.
(a) 3m 2

(h) 0.5 f 2 8 f 0.1

(b) 6 x 3
(c) 15m 2 n 2
(i)
(d) k 2 3

1
1
y y2
4
7

2. Find the product of the following pairs of

Linear expressions.
(a) (i) m m

(v)

1
d 2d 8
2

(ii) p p 1

2
(vi) 6 m 9

1
1
h
2
4

(vii) 12h

(iii) q q 2

(iv) 3x x 5
(ix) n 4n

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(x) x 2 2 x
(iii) x 5 x 3

(b) (i) x 7 x 3
(iv) p 4 p 1

(ii) x 1 x 2
(v) m 2 m 3

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(vi) 2m 1 m 5
(ix) 3 x 5 3 x

(vii) 3 p 2 4 p 1

(x) 2 5 x 5 x 1

Answer
1 (a) Yes
(c) No
(e) Yes
(g) No
(i) Yes

(b) No
(d) Yes
(f) Yes
(h) Yes
(i) Yes

2 (a) (i) m2
(ii) p2 + p
(iii) q2 + 2q
(iv) 3x2 + 15x
(v) d2 + 4d
(vi) 6m2 - 54
(vii) 3h2+6h
(viii) 4f-0.5f2
(ix) -4n2
(x) 2x2+2x

p
4 2 p 6
2

(viii)

(b) (i) x2+4x-21

(ii) x2-3x-2
(iii) x2-2x-15
(iv) p2-5p+4
(v) -m2 - m + 6
(vi) 2m2+ 11m+5
(vii) 12p2-5p - 2

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(viii) p2+11p+24
(ix) 15+14x+3x2
(x) -25x2+5x+2

d) 5 3y

Exercise 2.1b
1. Expand the following algebraic expressions.
a) x 2

b) x 2

e) p 2

f) 2 p 1

c) 3 x

g) 2h 5

h) 3m 2
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4. Write a quadratic expression to represent the

area, in cm2, of each of the following figures.

1
i) n
2

j) a 0.1

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5. ABCD is a rectangle in which AB = (4x - 7)

cm and BC = (2x - 1) cm. Find, in term of x,
an expression for the area of ABCD

6. John is x years old and Mary is (5x -12) years

old. Form an expression for the product of
their ages.

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22 2
p 4p 4 ]
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7. A car travels at a speed of (2x - 3) km per

hour for (x + 1) hours. Write a quadratic
expression for the distance traveled by the car.
[Ans. 2 x 2 x 3 ]

Notes:1. Quadratic equations are equations which

fulfill the following characteristics:
(a) have an equal = sign
(b) have only one unknown
(c) have 2 as the highest power of the
unknown.
2. The general form of a quadratic equation is
written as:
(a) ax2 + bx + c = 0,
where a 0, b 0 and c 0,
e.g. 3x2 + 2x + 7 = 0

8 A cylindrical container is to be packed into a

cubical box. The length of the box is
(2p - 4) cm. The container fits into the box
as shown in the diagram. Write a quadratic
expression for the area of the base of the box
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occupied by the container. (Let = )
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(b) ax2 + bx = 0,
where a 0, b 0 but c = 0,
e.g. 2x2 + 5x = 0
(c) ax2 + c = 0,
where a 0, c 0 but b = 0,
e.g. 3x2 + 7 = 0
Notes:1 Roots of a quadratic equation are values of

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the unknown which satisfy the quadratic

equation.
2 To determine whether a given value of the
unknown is a root of a specific quadratic
equation, substitute the given value for the
unknown into the equation. If it satisfies the
equation, then the value of the unknown is a
root of the equation and vice versa.
3 Roots of an equation are also called the
solution of an equation. Therefore, in the
above example, x = - 1 and x = 1 are solutions
of the equation 3x2 + 4x + 1 = 0.

Exercise
1 Using the substitution method, determine
whether the given values of the unknowns are
roots of the respective quadratic equations.
(a) x 2 x 12 0; x 4, 0, 2,3

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(b) p 2 6 p 7 0; p 7,0,1, 2

2. Determine the roots of the following

quadratic equations.
(a) x 2 x 1 0

(e) 2d 3 8d 1 0

(b) 3 y 5 6 y 1 0

(f) m m 1 0

(c) h 1 h 2 0
(g) 3q q 3 0

(d) 6 x 1 5 x 3 =0

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(h) x 5 x 0

(c) m m 5 6 0

(d) y 2 5 y 6

3. Solve the following quadratic equations.

(a) x 6 x 2 2
(e) 2d 2 3d 0

(b) p 2 3 p 4
(f) x 2 4 0
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(j) 2 x 2 3 x 2 0

(g) q 2 25
(k) 2 y 2 5 y 2 0

(h) m 2 4m

(i) 12 x 2 13 x 4
(l) p 2 4 p 4 0

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(m) 3 g 2 14 g 8 0

(n) 12m 2 7m 12 0

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