TRANSPOSING EQUATIONS

To transpose an equation is to rearrange its terms in order to change the subject. In order to do this, the same rules of
solving equations apply (i.e. the use of inverse operations).

1. S=t+a ( t )
x
2. v= ( x)
t
3. PV =T (V )
4. 2 A=PQ (Q)
5. V 2=4 gh(V )

6. V 2=4 gh(h)

7. x= y −z( z )
8. A=π r 2 (r )
9. y=mx+c ( c )
10. y=mx+c (m)
1 2
11. s=ut + a t (a)
2

12. H=S−dl ( l )
m
13. D= (V )
V
s
14. t= ( x)
2+ x
E− p
15. I = (r )
R+ r
2 ( S+ P )
16. T = (S )
Z
17. R2=R 1 ( 1−at ) (t )

y−z
18. x=
√ 5
( y)

19. 2 p+ t=qp( p)
20. b−5 a=ac (a)
21. 2 z= p ( z −q ) ( z )

2 x+3
22. Jan 2012 y= ( x)
x−4
p 2−r
23. Jan 2011 q= ( p)
t
1
24. Jan 2010 E= m v2 (v )
2
p t+ r
25. Jan 2009
2
=
√
g
(t)

5
26. June 2008 q= (p)
3+ p
5
27. June 2013 C= ( F−32 ) ( F)
9
28. Jan 2003 s−3t=rt( t)
 Bonus Questions
λx x
C= ∨C=
1. (t + λ) T
1. T =
λ ( x−C )
C
(C) λ
+1 ( )
2.
R1 R 2
2. R= (R )
R1 + R2 1
−R R 2
R 1=
3. d=2 √ h(2 r −h)(r ) R R2
( R−R¿¿ 2)∨R1= ¿
( R 2−R ¿ ¿ )¿
IR
4. V = (I) d2
E−IR +h
3. 4h d2 h
r= ∨r= +
πh(3 R2 +h) 2 8h 2
5. V = (R)
6 d 2 + 4 h2
¿ r=
8h
 INDICES

Laws of Indices
Multiplication
a m × an=am +n
[ 6 ] 2−3=¿
4 3
(i)2 ×2 1 1
( A ) −8 ( B )− ( C ) ( D ) 8
(ii) 2 x 2 × x6 8 8
(iii) p2 × 4 q2 × 3 p 4
[ 7 ] If a=4 and u=3 then (-a)u =
Division ( A ) −81 ( B )−64 ( C ) −12 ( D ) 12
a m ÷ a n=am −n Zero Index [ 8 ] (i) x 2 × x3 ÷ x 4
0
a =1
(i)58 ÷ 53 3 5
(ii)a 2 b 2 × ab3
(ii) a9 ÷ a6 √
(i)120
(iii) 12 p 6 q 5 r 2 ÷ 3 p 4 q2 r (ii) (2 p )0
( iii ) 2 p0
0
11 x 8
Power to a Power
n
( a m ) =am ×n =amn
(iv) ( )
3 y3
Fractional Index
1

Index of One a =√n a

n
2 7
(i) ( 5 )
a 1=a 1
4 3
(ii) ( 2 x ) (i)8 3
2
5 m8 ( i ) 101 ( ii ) x1 1
(iii)
3 n3 ( ) ( iii ) 6 p1
( ii ) x 4

2
1
(iii) ( 4 a )
1

Past Paper Questions Negative Index ( iv ) m × √4 m2

1
a−m=
1 3
am m
n
[1]−
2
=¿ () a n =√ am

1 1 1 1 ( i ) 4−x (ii)2−3 2
( A ) − ( B )− ( C ) ( D ) (i) p 3
8 6 8 6 1
( iii ) 5 5
3 (ii) √ x 8
x
[ 2 ] 3 × 3 y =¿
( A ) 91xy ( B ) 3 xy ( C ) 9x+ y ( D ) 3x + y
( iv ) x 2 √ xy 3
[ 3 ] “y is equal to the square of x” can be written as
( A ) y 2=x ( B ) y=x 2
( C ) y =2 x ( D ) y =2+ x
2
[ 4 ] 3 x × 2 x 3=¿
( A ) 6 x 5 ( B ) 6 x6 ( C ) 5 x 6 ( D ) 72 x 5

[ 5] ¿
2 2 4