Example 3
Form a quadratic equation with roots 3 and -5.
Sum of root & product of root method: Alternative method:
Example 4
If and are roots of the quadratic equation 2 x 2 x 4 , form a quadratic equation with the following roots.
3, 3 2 , 2 2, 2
Practice 2.2
1. Form quadratic equations which have the following roots.
2 and 6 -1 and 4 -4 and -7 1
and -5
5
2. The quadratic equations x 2 p 5x 2q 0 has roots of -3 and 6. Find the value of p and of q.
3. If and are the roots of the quadratic equation 5 x 2 10 x 9 0 , form quadratic equations with the following
roots.
2 and 2 5 and 5 1 and 1
and
3 3
3
4. If and are the roots of the quadratic equation 2 x 2 5 x 1 , form quadratic equations with the following roots.
1 1 1 1 2 and 2
and and and
5. A quadratic equation 2 x 2 6 x 3 has two roots p and q. Find the quadratic equations with roots p 2 q and pq 2 .
C. Solving Quadratic Inequalities
Methods:
a) Graph sketching method
b) Number line method
c) Table method
For a quadratic equation in the form of
x a x b 0 , where a < b,
(a) If x a x b 0 , then x < a or x > b,
(b) If x a x b 0 , then a < x < b.
Example 5
Find the range of values of x for the quadratic inequality 2 x 1x 4 x 4 by using
Graph sketching method Number line method Table method