Chapter 5: Algebra

Worksheet A

1 Consider the expression 2p + 3q + 5r + 7.

a List the terms in the expression.

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b State the coefficient of each pronumeral in the expression.

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c What is the constant term?

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2 Write an expression for each of the following without using the  or  symbols.

a a is halved, then 9 is added b 4 less than triple the value of b

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c 2 is added to c, then the result is d d is multiplied by 3 and the

multiplied by 7 result is divided by 8

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e the sum of 6 and one-fifth of e f the product of f and g is

subtracted from h
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3 If m = 4 and n = 5, find the value of the following expressions.

a 7m + 3 _____________________________________________________________________

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10
b 14 - _____________________________________________________________________
n

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mn
c + 3 ( n - 1) _____________________________________________________________________
2

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d 8m - 7 _____________________________________________________________________

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e n2 - m2 _____________________________________________________________________

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2
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f � +n� _____________________________________________________________________
�m �

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4 a Complete the following table.

x=0 x=1 x=2 x=3

3x + 6

3x + 2

3(x + 2)

b Are any of the expressions 3x + 6, 3x + 2 or 3(x + 2) equivalent?

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5 For each of the following, find the expression that is not equivalent to the others.

a x + 3 + 4x, 5 + 4x – 3 + x, 3x + 3 + 2x, 4 + 2x – 1 + 3x

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b 5x – 5 – 2x – 2, 4x – 3 – x – 4, 2x – 7 + x, 3x – 2 – x + 5

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6 Simplify the following by collecting like terms.

a 3a + 4 + 2a b 10b - 5b + b

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c 6 + 9c - 7d + 2 - 4c d 8x + 6 y - 3x + y + 2x

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e 9e - 3ef - 7e + 5ef f 15st + 5s - 8st + 4 - 2t + 3s

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