IGCSE Mathematics Extended

Topic:

Algebra- Manipulation

Worksheet

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Expanding Brackets
1.

(a)

Expand the bracket and simplify the expression

7x + 5 3(x 4).
Answer (a) ..
[2]

(b)

Factorise 5x2 7x.

Answer (b) ..
[1]

2.
(x + 4) cm

4x cm

(x + 12) cm

(a)

(i)

(x + 2) cm

NOT TO SCALE

Write down an expression for the area of rectangle R.

Answer (a) (i) .. cm2
[1]

(ii)

Show that the total area of rectangles R and Q is 5x2 + 30x + 24

square centimetres.
[1]

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(b)

The total area of rectangles R and Q is 64 cm2.

Calculate the value of x correct to 1 decimal place.

Answer (b) x = .
[4]
3.

Expand the brackets and simplify

3x2 x(x 3y).
Answer ...
[2]

4.

Expand the brackets and simplify

4x2 x(x 2y).
Answer ...
[2]

5.

Expand the brackets and simplify 5x 6(3x 2).

Answer ....
[2]

6.

Expand the brackets and simplify 3x 5(4x 2).

Answer
[2]

7.

(a)

Expand and simplify

5(3c 4d) 8c.

Answer (a) .
[2]

(b)

Factorise

pq q2.
Answer (b) .
[1]

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8.

(a)

Expand and simplify 4(5c 3d) 7c.

Answer (a)
[2]
(b)

Factorise m2 mn.

Answer (b)
[1]

Factorization
9.

Factorise 3xy 2x.

Answer .
[1]
10. Factorise completely
(a)

7ac + 14a,

Answer (a) ..
[1]
(b)

12ax3 + 18xa3.

Answer (b) ..
[2]
11. Factorise completely 2x2 6xy.

Answer ..
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[2]
12. Factorise
(a)

4x2 9,

Answer (a)
[1]
(b)

4x2 9x,

Answer (b) ....

[1]

(c)

4x2 9x + 2.
Answer (c) ....
[2]

13. Factorise completely

2a2b 6a.
Answer ..
[2]

14. Factorise completely xy2 x2y.

Answer ..
[2]

15. Factorise completely

4xy 2x.

Answer
[2]

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16. Factorise completely

2pq 4q.
Answer .
[2]

17. Factorise completely

6x 9x2y.
Answer ....
[2]

18. (i)

Factorise x2 x 20.
[2]

(ii)

Solve the equation x2 x 20 = 0.

[1]
19. y = m2 4n2.
(i)

Factorise m2 4n2.

[1]
(ii)

Find the value of y when m = 4.4 and n = 2.8.

[1]
(iii) m = 2x + 3 and n = x 1.
Find y in terms of x, in its simplest form.

[2]
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(iv) Make n the subject of the formula y = m2 4n2.

[3]
20. (i)

m4 16n4 can be written as (m2 kn2)(m2 + kn2).

Write down the value of k.

[1]

(ii)

Factorise completely m4n 16n5.

[2]
21. (a)

Factorise

ax2 + bx2.

Answer (a) ..
[1]
(b)

Make x the subject of the formula

ax2 + bx2 d2 = p2

Answer (b) x =
[2]

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Simplification
22. Simplify the following expressions.
(a)

9r 4s 6r + s

Answer (a) ..
[1]
(b)

q4 q3
Answer (b) ..
[1]

(c)

p6 p2

Answer (c) ..
[1]
23. Simplify
(a)

p 2 p 3,
Answer (a) ..
[1]

(b)

q3 q4,
Answer (b) ..
[1]

(c)

(r2)3.

Answer (c) ..
[1]

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24. Simplify the expression 5p 2q (p + q).

Answer
[2]

25. Simplify

3x2y x4y2.

Answer ......
[2]

26. Simplify

x 5x 5x

.
3 9 18

Answer ...
[2]

27. Simplify

x 7x 7x

.
3 9 18

Answer ...
[2]

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