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UNIT 11 Algebraic Manipulation Extra Exercises 11.1

1. Solve the following equations:

(a) 3 x = 36 (b) 4 x + 5 = 17 (c) 11 x − 18 = 59
(d) 5 x + 6 = 41 (e) 6 + 2 x = 15 (f) 11 + 3 x = 25
x x x
(g) + 6 = 13 (h) +4=9 (i) −5=3
2 3 2
x x x
(j) + 6 = 13 (k) + 3 = 14 (l) 8+ =5
7 2 2

2. If a = 3, b = 7 and c = − 4 , calculate:

a+b a+b+c
(a) a2+ b2 (b) (c)
c 3

a−b+c a+c 1
(d) (e) (f) (a − c) × b
2 a+b 2

3. Which of the following statements are not identities?

A x+y ≡ y+x

B x−y ≡ y− x

C x×y ≡ y×x

x y
D ≡
y x

E x2+ y ≡ x + y2

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UNIT 11 Algebraic Manipulation Extra Exercises 11.2

1. Simplify each of the following:

(a) 4 a + 3b − 2 a (b) 4 x + 3y + 2 x − 4 y

(c) x 2 + y − 2 x 2 + 3y (d) p + q − 4 p + 2q
(e) 3p − 4p + 7p (f) 8 q − 2 q + 3 q − 14 q

(g) 3 p 2 + q − p 2 + 4q (h) 3x + 4 x + 7y − 2 y + x
(i) x + 8x − y + 4 y − 3x (j) 4 b + 3c − 3b − 5c + b
(k) b + 4 b − c + 7c (l) 3 a + 4 b + 2 c − (a + 5 b + 2 c)

2. Remove the brackets from each of the following expressions:

(a) 3 ( x + 7) (b) 5 ( x − 2) (c) 6 (3 x − 5)

(d) 4 (8 − 3 x ) (e) 6 (7 − 5 x ) (f) 5 ( 2 x + 9)

3. Expand each of the following expressions:

(a) ( x + 3) ( x + 7) (b) ( x + 5) ( x + 9) (c) ( x + 4) ( x + 7)
(d) ( x + 10) ( x − 3) (e) ( x + 9) ( x − 11) (f) ( x + 6) ( x + 11)
(g) ( x − 3) ( x + 15) (h) ( x − 7) ( x − 9) (i) (4 − x ) ( x + 7)

4. Simplify:

(a) ( x + 2) ( x + 3) − ( x + 1) 2
(b) ( x + 6) ( x − 2) − ( x − 3) ( x + 1)

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UNIT 11 Algebraic Manipulation Extra Exercises 11.3

1. Factorise:
(a) 6 x − 18 (b) 14 x − 21 (c) 44 x + 33
(d) 12 x + 54 (e) 9 x + 21 (f) 6 x − 14
(g) 35 x − 45 (h) 3 x + 24 (i) 7 x + 63

2. Factorise each of the following as fully as possible:

(a) x 2 + 6x (b) 5 x + 10 x 2 (c) 3 x 2 + 12 x 3

(d) 16 x 2 − 12 x (e) 14 x 2 − 21 x (f) 42 x − 28 x 2

3. Factorise:

(a) x 2 + 2 x − 15 (b) x 2 + 9 x + 20 (c) x 2 − 17 x + 30

(d) x 2 − 13 x + 12 (e) x 2 + 14 x + 33 (f) x 2 − 12 x + 27

(g) x 2 + 19 x + 84 (h) x 2 − 27 x + 140 (i) x 2 + 14 x − 51

4. Factorise:

(a) 2 x 3 + 8 x 2 − 42 x (b) 2x 3+ 4x 2 + 2x

(c) 2x 4 − 2x 2 (d) 7 x 3 − 28 x

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UNIT 11 Algebraic Manipulation Extra Exercises 11.4

1. Determine the perimeter in terms of x of each of the following shapes:

(a) (b) (c)
x +4 x

x +2 x +2
x +1 2x −1
x +3

x −1 x +5

2. Two shapes are shown below.

x +2 x +3

x x
x
A B
x −1
x x +1

(a) Determine the perimeter and area of each shape in terms of x.

(b) If the shapes have the same perimeter, determine x, and which of the shapes has
the larger area.

3. The charge a carrier makes for delivery of a parcel is £4 plus 50p per kg.
(a) Calculate the delivery charge for a 4 kg parcel.
(b) How much would the delivery charge be, in £, for a parcel with a mass of m kg ?
(c) The delivery charge for a parcel is £8.50. What is the mass of this parcel?

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Extra Exercises 11.1 Answers

1. (a) x = 12 (b) x=3 (c) x=7

1 2
(d) x=7 (e) x=4 (f) x=4
2 3
(g) x = 14 (h) x = 15 (i) x = 16
(j) x = 49 (k) x = 22 (l) x = −6

2. (a) 58 (b) – 2.5 (c) 2

(d) –4 (e) – 0.1 (f) 24.5

3. B, D, E

Extra Exercises 11.2 Answers

1. (a) 2 a + 3b (b) 6x − y (c) 4y − x 2
(d) 3q − 3 p (e) 6p (f) − 5q
(g) 2 p + 5q
2
(h) 8x + 5y (i) 6x + 3y
(j) 2b − 2c (k) 5b + 6c (l) 2a − b

2. (a) 3 x + 21 (b) 5 x − 10 (c) 18 x − 30

(d) 32 − 12 x (e) 42 − 30 x (f) 10 x + 45

3. (a) x 2 + 10 x + 21 (b) x 2 + 14 x + 45 (c) x 2 + 11 x + 28

(d) x 2 + 7 x − 30 (e) x 2 − 2 x − 99 (f) x 2 + 17 x + 66
(g) x 2 + 12 x − 45 (h) x 2 − 16 x + 63 (i) − x 2 − 3 x + 28

4. (a) 3x + 5 (b) 6x − 9

Extra Exercises 11.3 Answers

1. (a) 6 ( x − 3) (b) 7 (2 x − 3) (c) 11( 4 x + 3)
(d) 6 ( 2 x + 9) (e) 3 (3 x + 7) (f) 2 ( 3 x − 7)
(g) 5 ( 7 x − 9) (h) 3 ( x + 8) (i) 7 ( x + 9)

2. (a) x ( x + 6) (b) 5 x (1 + 2 x ) (c) 3 x 2 (1 + 4 x )

(d) 4 x ( 4 x − 3) (e) 7 x (2 x − 3) (f) 14 x (3 − 2 x )

3. (a) ( x − 3) ( x + 5) (b) ( x + 4) ( x + 5) (c) ( x − 2) ( x − 15)

(d) ( x − 1) ( x − 12) (e) ( x + 3) ( x + 11) (f) ( x − 3) ( x − 9)
(g) ( x + 7) ( x + 12) (h) ( x − 7) ( x − 20) (i) ( x − 3) ( x + 17)
4. (a) 2 x ( x − 3) ( x + 7) (b) 2 x ( x + 1) 2
(c) 2 x 2 ( x + 1) ( x − 1) (d) 7 x ( x + 2) ( x − 2)

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Extra Exercises 11.4 Answers

1. (a) 3x + 2 (b) 6x + 6 (c) 4 x + 10

2. (a) A Perimeter = 8 x + 4
Area = 3x 2 + 4 x
B Perimeter = 6 x + 8
Area = x 2 + 7x + 4
(b) x=2 B has larger area

3. (a) £6 (b) 4 + 0.5 m (c) 9 kg

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