Edexcel C1 2013 June — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicSimultaneous equations

  1. Given the simultaneous equations
$$\begin{aligned} & 2 x + y = 1
& x ^ { 2 } - 4 k y + 5 k = 0 \end{aligned}$$ where \(k\) is a non zero constant,
  1. show that $$x ^ { 2 } + 8 k x + k = 0$$ Given that \(x ^ { 2 } + 8 k x + k = 0\) has equal roots,
  2. find the value of \(k\).
  3. For this value of \(k\), find the solution of the simultaneous equations.