1) a) Solve the quadratic equation ( 3 - y/4 ) ( 3 - y/4 ) = 26, leaving the radical
sign ' √ ' in the answer .
b) Form a quadratic equation in x whose roots are half the values of the roots
of ( 3 - y/4 ) ( 3 - y/4 ) = 26 respectively .
2) If α and β are the real roots of the equation 3x^2 + ( k - 1 )x - 12 = 0 and
α^2 + β^2 = 9 , find all the possible values of k .
3) Given that α and β are the roots of the equation 2x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0, where α > β.
Find the value of each of the following expressions without solving the
equation. (leave the radical sign ' √ ' in the answer if necessary .)
a) ( β/( 1-α ) ) ( α/( 1-β ) )
b) α - β
c) ( α-2β )/α + ( β - 2α )/β
4) Given that α and β are the roots of the equation x^2 + 3x - 8 = 0 .
From a quadratic equation whose roots are
a) 2 + (1/α) and 2 + (1/β)
b) α^2 + 1 and β^2 +1
c) α^2 - β and β^2 - α
5) If one root of the equation x^2 - (2k - 5)x + k^2 - 5k + 56/9 = 0 , where k is a
constant , is twice the other root,
a) prove that one root is (2k - 5)/3
b) find the two possible values of k