Faculty of Economics and Business

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Business Mathematics
EBQ1043
Tutorial 3

2 4 x2 3 2x
1. 4 2.
x 3 x x 1 x 1

1 2 3x 2 3
3. 6 0 4. 5
k k2 x 1 x x 2
x

5. 6 x2 5x 2 0 6. 2r 3 r

8.

1
 Discriminant Number of Solution
2
b 4ac
Positive Two real and distinct solutions
Equal to 0 One real solution
Negative No real solution

Use the discriminant to determine the number of solutions of the equation

10. x 2 6x 5 0

11. 3 y 2 4y 5 0

12. A person standing on the balcony of a building throws a ball directly upward. The
height of the ball as measured from the ground after t second is given by
h 16t 2 64t 768 . When does the ball reach the ground?

7
X 3
13. 2
X

14. Solve the equation by using the quadratic formula:

a. 6x2 – 7x – 3 = 0

b. 4 x 4 21x 2 5 0