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2000 WAEC Mathematics Theory (a) Copy and complete the following table of values for the relation \(y = x^{2}...

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WAEC 2000

(a) Copy and complete the following table of values for the relation \(y = x^{2} - 2x - 5\)

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y     -2   -6 -2 3 10  

(b) Draw the graph of the relation \(y = x^{2} - 2x - 5\); using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x- axis, and 2 cm to 2 units on the y- axis.

(c) Using the same axes, draw the graph of \(y = 2x + 3\).

(d) Obtain in the form \(ax^{2} + bx + c = 0\) where a, b and c are integers, the equation which is satisfied by the x- coordinate of the points of intersection of the two graphs.

(e) From your graphs, determine the roots of the equation obtained in (d) above.

 

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(a) 

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
\(x^{2}\) 9 4 1 0 1 4 9 16 25
\(-2x\) 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
y 10 3 -2 -5 -6 -5 -2 3 10

(b) see graph above

(c) 

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
\(2x\) -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3
y -9 -7 -5 -3 -1 1 3 5 7

(d) \(x^{2} - 2x - 5 = 2x - 3\)

\(x^{2} - 2x - 2x - 5 + 3 = 0\)

\(x^{2} - 4x - 2 = 0\)

(e) x = -0.8 or 4.3


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