Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended CD-ROM

Answers to Core revision exercises: Algebra

Worksheet 14: Further solving of equations and inequalities

1 (a) x = 6, y = 5
(b) x = 3, y = 4.5
(c) x = 6, y = –4
(d) x = –1, y = –2
(e) x = 5, y = 8
(f) x = 2, y = 3
(g) x = 3, y = 3
2
(h) x = , y = –2.5
3
(i) x = 4, y = 0
(j) x = 12, y = 4
(k) x = 1, y = 4
(l) x = 5, y = –3
(m) x = 8, y = 4
(n) x = –3, y = 9
(o) x = 4, y = 3
(p) x = 2.5, y = 2
(q) x = –6, y = 4
(r) x = 1, y = –1
(s) x = 10, y = 3
(t) x = 1.16, y = 0.53

2 (a) x = 2, y = 5
(b) x = 5, y = 2
(c) x = 0, y = 3
(d) x = –2, y = 1

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3 (a) (b)

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x = 2, y = 5 x = 4, y = 2

(c) (d)

x = 0.5, y = 1.5

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x = 1, y = 
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