Year 1010A Algebra Revision

Name: _____________________
Class: _____

Multiple choice section choose the correct answer

Question 1
The expansion of 6(e 2) is:
A 6e 2
C 6e 4

2.1

2.2

Question 8
16e 8 8e 4

simplifies to:
k + 3 3k + 9

B b 2 7b 12
D b 2 + 7b 12

Question 3
When factorised, 16c 12cg is:
A 4(4c 3cg )
C 2c(8 6 g )

Question 7
With a common denominator and
2d d
+ is:
simplified, the expression
3
5

B 6e 12
D 6e 62

Question 2
Expanding (b + 4)(b 3) gives:
A b 2 + b 12
C b 2 b + 12

2.1

A6

B 4c(4 3 g )
D c(16 12 g )

Question 4
Factorising 2ac + 4a + 3bc + 6b gives:

2.2

A (2a + c)(3b + 2) B (3c + 2)(a + b)

C (2a + b)(3c + 2) D (2a + 3b)(c + 2)
Question 5
In factorised form, z 2 5 z 14 is:
A ( z 14)( z + 1)
C (z - 7)(z - 2)

13 3d
15
10 2d
D
15

1
8

2.3

C4

2.6

3
4

Question 9
When the equation 2a 2 y 1 = 0 is
rearranged to make a the subject, it is:
A a = 2( y 1)

B ( z + 7)( z 2)
D ( z 1)( z 14)

Question 6
When 81 p 2 is factorised it is:

10 2d
8
8 6d
C
15

C a=

2
y +1

& y +1#
B a = $
!
% 2 "
y +1
D a=
2

Question 10
If xy = 2 then y is:
2.4

x
2

2.6

2
x2

2.7

2.7

x2
2

2
x

A ( p 9)( p 9)
B (9 p 2 )(9 + p 2 )
C (81 p)(81 + p) D (9 p)(9 + p)

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Question 11
Use words from the list below to complete the following sentences.
factorising
algebraic fractions
Difference of Two Squares

highest common factor

completing the square

Perfect Square
quadratic trinomial

(a) The expression x 2 y 2 can be factorised using the

Difference of Two Squares
____________________________________
rule.

Quadratic trinomial

(b) The highest power of a __________________________________________ is 2.

Question 12
Explain the expansion of a Perfect Square. Use an example to help you explain.

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Question 13
Expand and simplify 3( y 3) + 4( y + 5) .

2.1

2.1

2.1

12y+11
Question 14
(a) Give the expression for the perimeter of the triangle in simplest form.

Perimeter=8x+1
(b) Write the area of the triangle in expanded form.

6*x+2*1.5
Question 15
When expanded and simplified, what is the product of the two expressions 4 j 2 and
4 j + 2?

16j^2-8j-4

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Question 16
Dennis wishes to factorise the expression 30ab 10ac + 15ad .
(a) What highest common factor can Dennis use?

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

5a
(b) What factorised expression will be obtained?

5a(6b-2c+3d)
Question 17
(a) Write the expression for the shaded area.

(Pi*5x^2)-((6x*8x)/2)
(b) Factorise the expression in part (a).

(Pi5x^2)-24x
Question 18
Meagan has a secret number. The number is squared and four times the secret number is
subtracted from the result. Finally, twelve is subtracted from that result.
(a) Using x to represent the secret number, write the expression that describes the information.

X^2-x-x-x-x-12
(b) Factorise the expression in (a).

(X-x-3)(x-8)
(c) If Johns final answer is zero, find two possible values for the secret number.

Question 19
(a) Factorise x 2 12 x + 36 .

(x-8)(x-4)

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Question 20
A square of side length 5a cm is removed from a square of side length 8b cm.
(a) Write the expression that gives the remaining area.

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

(b) Factorise the expression in part (a).

Question 21
Let x and y be two numbers. The product of 27 and the square of y is subtracted from the
product of 12 and the square of x.
(a) State the expression describing the information.

(12*x^2)-(27*y^2)
(b) Factorise the expression in part (a).

x(4x^2-9y^2)
Question 22
2

By first factorising the numerator, simplify

y 3 y 18
.
y6

((y-3)(y+6)/y-6)
Question 23
7 m 2 + 5m

Simplify
by writing the expression with a common denominator.
4
5

(55m-8)/20

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Question 24
a + b +1 a
+
Simplify
a+b
b

2.6

2.6

2.7

(A+1)/B

Question 25
Let a, b and c be three numbers. First, c is subtracted from a and the result is added to the
reciprocal of b.
(a) State the expression that describes this information.

(a-c)+1/b
(b) Write the expression from part (a) by writing it with a common denominator.

((ab-cb)+1)/b

Question 26
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is found by using t = a + (n 1)d , where a is the first
number and d is the difference between two consecutive terms. Rearrange the equation to
make n the subject.

(t/d)-a+1=n

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Question 27
The acceleration a of an object with initial speed u and final speed v when it has travelled d
v2 u 2
metres is a =
.
2d
(a) Rearrange the equation to make v the subject.

2.7

2.7

a*2d+u^2=v

(b) Calculate, correct to two decimal places, the final speed of an object which started from
rest and travelled 100 m with acceleration 2 m/s2.

53.85 m/s
Question 28
(a) Rearrange

x
= z to make y the subject.
6 y

x+z-6=y
(b) Determine the value of y when x = 12 and z = 4 .

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(c) Is there a restriction on the values y and z can take? If so, what is it? (assume x 0)

HALP!

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Extended answer section

Question 29
Let x and y be two numbers with

2.1
2.2
2.7

2.1
2.2
2.5

1
( y x) = 1 .
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(a) Express y in terms of x.

(b) Write the product of the two numbers in terms of x.

(c) Expand and simplify the expression in part (b).

(d) For a certain value of x, the product of the numbers is the same as x.
Use your answer to part (c) to write the equation describing this information.

(e) Simplify and factorise your answer to part (d).

(f) What non-zero value for x makes the equation true?

Question 30
(a) Expand and simplify ( x + y)(x 2 xy + y 2 )

(b) Use your answer to part (a) to factorise 8 + x 3 (into two sets of brackets).

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(c) Decide whether the quadratic expression obtained in part (b) can be fully factorised by
using the completing the square method. If no, explain why.

Question 31
A golf ball consists of an inner sphere of elastic and a hard outer shell. The inner diameter is
2r mm and the outer diameter is 2R mm.
Note: The surface area of a sphere of radius r is 4r 2 .
(a) Write down the expression that gives the surface area of the
outer sphere.

2.2
2.5
2.7

2.1
2.2

(b) Write down the expression that gives the surface area of the
inner sphere.

(c) Write the equation that gives the difference, A, between the two surface areas.

(d) Fully factorise the expression in (c).

(e) Rearrange the equation in part (c) to make R the subject.

(f) Calculate the radius of the larger sphere if A = 48 mm2 and r = 2 mm.

Question 32
(a) Write an expression by adding three rectangular areas.
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(b) Write an expression by subtracting two rectangular areas

from a large rectangular area.

(c) Evaluate both your expressions in part (a) and part (b) for different, but sensible, values
of the variables, and show that they are equivalent.

Question 33
The height, h, metres of a ball above the ground at time, t, seconds after it has been thrown is
given by h = t 2 + 8t + 48 .
(a) How high is the ball above the ground when it is thrown?

2.1
2.2

(b) Factorise -t 2 + 8t + 48 .

(c) State the time it takes for the ball to reach the ground.

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Question 34

The velocity V m/s of a molecule of mass m kg in a gas of temperature T C is V =

2.7

3T
.
m

(a) Rearrange the equation to make T the subject.

(b) Calculate the temperature of the gas if the velocity is 3 105 m/s and the mass of the
particle is 10 -10 kg.

(c) Show that for the particles speed to triple,

1
of the original mass must be used.
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