2. 2008 Answers 3marks It is given that -1 is one of the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 – 4x – p = 0 . Find the value of p.

3. 2007 Answers 4 marks a)Solve the following quadtaic equation; 3x 2 + 5x – 2 = 0 b)The quadratics equation hx 2 + kx + 3 = 0 , where h and k are constants , has two equal roots. Express h in terms of k.

4. 2006 Answers A quadratic equation x 2 + px + 9 = 2x has two equal roots . Find the possible values of p 3 marks

5. 2005 Answers 3 marks Solve the quadratic equations x(2x-5) = 2x -1 Give your answer correct to three decimel places.

6. 2008 p = 5

8. 2006 P = 8 or P = -4

9. 2005 X= 3.351 or X= 0.1492