1.

1 - X2 =

2. X2 - 1 =

3. a2 - b2 =

4. a-b =

5. a2 - b2 =
b-a

6. 1 - 2√b3 =
2
√b3 - 1

7. X2 - 5X + 6 =
3-X

8. X2 - X - 6 =
3-X

9. X2 - X - 6_ = _?_ _ _1_
3X (2 + X) X ?

10. ____1 - X2 ___ =

(X - 1) (X + 1)
11. X2 - X - 6 = _1_ _ _?_
- 6 X - 3 X2 ? X

1 - 2√b3 =
b3 - 1

12. Prove that if

ax2 + bx + c = 0
then,
X = - b ± √(b2 - 4ac)
2a

13. What is the lowest value of the

following quadratic expressions:
x2 - 1
x2 - 2x + 2

14. Can X2 +2X + 2 equal any of the

following numbers:
0.5, 0.899, 0, -1, -100,-60.7
Explain why?

15. Simplify the following algebraic

expression to the simplest form.
(X2 - 2X + 1)2_
(1 - X)4
What note should be maintained?
16. Simplify the following algebraic
expression to the simplest form.
1 - 2X + X2_
(1 - X)2
What note should be maintained?

17. Which is more:

X+1 or X-1
and why?

18. 15. Simplify the following algebraic

expressions to the simplest form.

X3 - 5X2 + 6X_
2-X

(X2 - 2X + 1)2_
(1 - X)4

-2X2 - 8X - 8_
-X - 2
What note should be maintained?

prove that if
cX +