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20 More about Quadratic 2. m and n are the roots of the equation 2x2 − 7x = 10, i.e.
2x2 − 7x – 10 = 0.
Equations m+n= and mn = –5
(m + 2)(n + 2) = mn + 2(m + n) + 4
Multiple-choice Questions
= –5 + 2 +4
Instant Practice 1
1. α + β = −(−8) = 8 and αβ = 11 =6
α2β + αβ2 = αβ(α + β) The answer is C.
= 11(8)
= 88 3. α and β are the roots of the equation 5x2 − 17x = 15, i.e.
The answer is C. 5x2 − 17x – 15 = 0.
α+β= and αβ = –3
2. α + β = −k and αβ = −3
(α + 5)(β + 5) = αβ + 5(α + β) + 25
α2 + β2 = (α + β)2 – 2αβ
= (−k)2 – 2(−3) = –3 + 5 + 25
= k2 + 6
= 39
The answer is B.
The answer is C.

3. α + β = −4k and αβ = k
4. α and β are the roots of the equation kx2 + x = k, i.e.
(α – β)2 = α2 – 2αβ + β2 kx2 + x – k = 0.
= (α + β)2 – 4αβ
= (−4k)2 – 4(k) α+β= and αβ = –1
= 4k(4k – 1) kβ + β = k
2

The answer is C.
=

4. α + β = −(−k) = k and αβ = −4 =
α3 + β3 = (α + β)(α2 − αβ + β2) = (α + β)2 – 2αβ – 1
= (α + β)[(α + β)2 − 3αβ]
= k[k2 – 3(−4)] =
= k3 + 12k
The answer is C. =
The answer is A.
5. α + β = −(−2k) = 2k and αβ = 5
α3 + β3 = (α + β)(α2 − αβ + β2) 5. α and β are the roots of the equation 3x2 + 6x = k, i.e.
= (α + β)[(α + β)2 − 3αβ] 3x2 + 6x – k = 0.
= 2k[(2k)2 – 3(5)] α + β = –2 and αβ =
= 8k3 − 30k
3α2 + 6α = k
The answer is D.
α2 =

Instant Practice 2 α2 − 2β = – 2β
1. α and β are the roots of the equation 3x = hx + b, i.e.,
2

3x2 − hx − b = 0. =

α+β= =
The answer is D.
=

The answer is D.

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Instant Practice 3 Instant Practice 4

1. i23(βi3 + 5) = i3(–βi + 5)
1.
= (–i)(–βi + 5)
= −β − 5i
=
The answer is D.
= β – 5i
The answer is A.
2. = = = –i

2. Note that i2019= i4(504) + 3 = (i3)(i4)504 = –i, we have = −3i − β

= −β − 3i
= The answer is D.

=
3. =
= = −3i + 5k − 2i
= β + 2i = 5k − 5i
The answer is B. The answer is C.

4. =
3.
= 5k + 7i − k
= = 4k + 7i
The answer is A.
=
5. =
= 7 – βi
The answer is D. =
= 5k + 3i – 9k
4. Note that (2i)3 = –8i, we have
= –4k + 3i
= The answer is A.

=
Instant Practice 5
= β + 2βi – 4
2 1. (a + 5)i119 + (a – 3)i222 = (a + 5)i3 + (a – 3)(–1)
The answer is A. = –(a + 5)i – (a – 3)
Consider the real part.
Guidelines
–(a – 3) = 0
Since β3 is involved, we may consider the identity a=3
a3 – b3 = (a – b)(a2 + ab + b2).
The answer is C.

5. Note that (3i)3 = –27i, we have 2. (a – 7)i14 + (a + 3)i11 = (a – 7)(–1) + (a + 3)i3

= (7 – a) – (a + 3)i
=
Consider the real part.
7–a=0
=
a=7
= β2 – 3βi – 9 The answer is D.
The answer is D.

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3. (a – 2)i16 + (a + 5)i27 = (a – 2) + (a + 5)i3

3. =
= (a – 2) – (a + 5)i
Consider the imaginary part.
=
–(a + 5) = 0
= 3 + (k – 4)i
a = –5
Consider the imaginary part.
z = –5 – 2 = –7
k–4=0
The answer is B.
k = 4
Common mistakes The answer is C.
We need to find z but not a.

4. =
57 38
4. (a – 4)i + (a + 5)i = (a – 4)i + (a + 5)(–1)
= (a – 4)i – (a + 5) =
Consider the imaginary part. = (7 – k) – i
a–4=0 Consider the real part.
a=4 7–k=0
z = –(4 + 5) = –9 k = 7
The answer is D. The answer is D.

5. (a – 3)i226 + (a + 4)i337 = (a – 3)(–1) + (a + 4)i

5. =
= (3 – a) + (a + 4)i
Consider the real part.
=
3–a=0
a=3 = (3 – k) + 2i
z = (3 + 4)i Consider the real part.
= 7i 3–k=0
The answer is C. k = 3
The answer is D.
Instant Practice 6
Instant Practice 7
1. =
1. uv = =
= Since a can be irrational number, uv may not be rational
= 4 + (k – 3)i number.
Consider the imaginary part. I may not be true.
k–3=0 = =
k = 3
The answer is C. = =

Their imaginary parts are the same.

2. = II is true.
= =
=
= 6 + (k + 7)i = =
Consider the imaginary part. Their real parts are different.
k+7=0 III is not true.
k = –7 The answer is B.
The answer is A.

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2. uv = = 5. (x + 2yi)(2a + bi) = i
2ax – 2by + 4ayi + bxi = i
Since a can be irrational number, uv may not be rational 2(ax – by) + (4ay + bx)i = i
number.
Consider the real parts, we have ax – by = 0
I may not be true.
`
= =
I is true.
= = II is not true.
Consider the imaginary parts, we have
Their real parts are different.
4ay + bx = 1
II is not true.
III is true.
= = = The answer is B.

= = =
Instant Practice 8
Their imaginary parts are the same.
1.
III is true.
The answer is B. =

= 7m – 2m + 3i
3. uv = = = 5m + 3i
Since a is a rational number, uv must be a rational The imaginary part is 3.
number. The answer is B.
I is true.
= = 2.

= = =
Their real parts are the same.
=
II is true.
= = =

= = = 3 + 5i
The real part is 3.
Their imaginary parts are different.
The answer is C.
III is not true.
The answer is A.
3.
4. w = (a + bi)
2 2

= a2 + 2abi – b2 =
= (a2 – b2) + 2abi
w2 is a real number. =
ab = 0
III is true. =
a = 0 or b = 0 = –18 – 16i
Consider the case that a = 0 and b = 1. The imaginary part is –16.
Then a ≠ b and w = i, which is not a real number. The answer is C.
I and II may not be true.
The answer is A.

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4.

= –2 + 2i
The imaginary part is 2.
The answer is D.

5.

The imaginary part is .

The answer is A.

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