Year 10 Factorising and Solving Quadratics Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 10 quadratics worksheet.
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Factorise, then use the null factor law.
1.Solve: 2x2 + 6x − 8 = 0
Answer: x = 1 or x = −4
- Factorise: (2x − 2)(x + 4) = 0
- 2x − 2 = 0 gives x = 1
- x + 4 = 0 gives x = −4
2.Solve: 3x2 + 20x + 12 = 0
Answer: x = − or x = −6
- Factorise: (3x + 2)(x + 6) = 0
- 3x + 2 = 0 gives x = −
- x + 6 = 0 gives x = −6
3.Solve: 2x2 − 8x + 6 = 0
Answer: x = 1 or x = 3
- Factorise: (2x − 2)(x − 3) = 0
- 2x − 2 = 0 gives x = 1
- x − 3 = 0 gives x = 3
4.Solve: 2x2 − 5x − 25 = 0
Answer: x = − or x = 5
- Factorise: (2x + 5)(x − 5) = 0
- 2x + 5 = 0 gives x = −
- x − 5 = 0 gives x = 5
5.Solve: 2x2 − 7x − 4 = 0
Answer: x = − or x = 4
- Factorise: (2x + 1)(x − 4) = 0
- 2x + 1 = 0 gives x = −
- x − 4 = 0 gives x = 4
6.Solve: 3x2 + 21x + 36 = 0
Answer: x = -3 or x = −4
- Factorise: (3x + 9)(x + 4) = 0
- 3x + 9 = 0 gives x = -3
- x + 4 = 0 gives x = −4
7.Solve: 3x2 − x − 10 = 0
Answer: x = − or x = 2
- Factorise: (3x + 5)(x − 2) = 0
- 3x + 5 = 0 gives x = −
- x − 2 = 0 gives x = 2
8.Solve: 3x2 + 4x + 1 = 0
Answer: x = − or x = −1
- Factorise: (3x + 1)(x + 1) = 0
- 3x + 1 = 0 gives x = −
- x + 1 = 0 gives x = −1
9.Solve: 3x2 − 25x + 28 = 0
Answer: x = or x = 7
- Factorise: (3x − 4)(x − 7) = 0
- 3x − 4 = 0 gives x =
- x − 7 = 0 gives x = 7
10.Solve: 3x2 + 19x + 20 = 0
Answer: x = − or x = −5
- Factorise: (3x + 4)(x + 5) = 0
- 3x + 4 = 0 gives x = −
- x + 5 = 0 gives x = −5
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