Chapter 4 Formulae Essential Drills @ Unless othenwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures in this exercise. The diagrams in this exercise are not necessarily drawn to scale. 1. Let n= 2180). If $= 2880, find a. 2 Let $= 47h, If r= 3 and h= 6, find S. 3. Let A= EO ie ants, «find b 4. Let F=ay+. If F=48 and y 5. It is given that A = s(s—ays —by(s —c), where soethte If a=7, b=24 and c=25, find s and A. 6. Make x the subject of the formula 3x-+2y= i 7. Make a the subject of the formula P = 3a +2b, TIS )HKOEE 1904 Matht #14) | 8. Make y the subject of the formula 4xy +5 =3az, 9. Make u the subject of the formula 10. Make 1 the subject of the formula v= KOBE 11. Make m the subject of the formula k= Mn 20 Matt #2 12. Make R the subject of the formula P= va 13. Make b the subject of the formula a14. Make F the subject of the formula C 15, 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 23, 24, 26. - Make y the subject of the formula x mF ~ Fg? Make 1 the subject of the formula 3s¢-+6 = 2r Make r the subject of the formula p= rq +3qs-+4rs. Make p the subject of the formula 6p ~8 = 3(2q~p). Make a the subject of the formula 4(3a~ 2b +6) = 52h Make y the subject of the formula d= 6y ~ (3 — 2y)a. Make b the subject of the formula a= Make x the subject of the formula . Make m the subject of the formula nan on Make < the subject of the formula x= Make & the subject of the formula a Make y the subject of the formula z If 3b-d=18 and A=(d+4)(2d~5 ), express A in terms of b. If x=2a~b and y 3b—2a, express a in terms of x, y and z . Consider the formula k= 8 ~m(c?— v2) (a) Make m the subject of the above formula. (b) If c=25, v= 24 and k= 22, find m16 and T= (r+ 2s\(r~3). 30. It is given that r (a) Express 7 in terms of s. (b) If s=5, find r and 7. 31. It is given that p=4q~3 and p—3r=6. (a) Express q in terms of r. (b) It is given that s=2g+r. (i) Express 5 in terms of r (ii) If r=4, find p,q and s. 2x+3y 1 4x—5y 32. It is given that (a) Express x in terms of y (b) If 2x—y=15, find x and y. . 4a+3b_ 9 33. It is given that ———- ae " 3a+56° 11 (a) Express in terms of a (b) If b—a=55, find a and 6. 34. It is given that x=2sin@ and y=4-cos?@, where 0° = @ < 360°. (a) Express y in terms of x. (b) Iv y=x+2, find @ oO 35. Consider the formula 10a ~ 200 = 10°, where a> b. (a) Make x the subject of the above formula. (b) If a=4 and b=2, find x. 36. It is given that 2loga ~ log =0, where a> 0 and b> 0. (a) Express 6 in terms of a. (b) If b=a-2, find a and b 244) 3 (a) Make x the subject of the above formula. 37. Consider the formula y Chapter 4 Formulae (b) If the value of y is decreased by 1, find the corresponding decrease in the value of x. 89 cPScore High in HKDSE Mathematics (Compulsory Part) Conventional Questions Volume 1 38. Consider the formula 6(4m~n 23m. (a) Make m the subject of the above formula (b) If the value of n is increased by 1, how will the value of m be changed? 6p +4qt5 2p-q 3 (a) Make p the subject of the above formula. (b) If the value of g is decreased by 1, how will the value of p be changed? 39. Consider the formula 40. Consider the formula x y 2 (a) Make x the subject of the above formula. (b) It is given that y= @ Find x If the value of y is increased by 1, find the percentage change of x. 41. In the figure, the length and the width of the rectangle BCDE are E xom 8 x em and y cm respectively. Let P em and A cm? be the perimeter and the area of the rectangle BCDE respectively. yom (a) Express y in terms of x and P. (b) Express A in terms of x and P. ° ° (©) If x=8 and P=28, find A 42. The figure shows a trapezium of area A em? zon (a) Express A in terms of x. (b) Make x the subject of the formula in (a) scm (©) It is given that A= 80 a (i) Find x Tom (ii) If the value of A is increased by 20, find the percentage increase of x. 43. The relation between a temperature on the Celsius scale (c°C) and the Fahrenheit scale (f°F) is given (f-32) (a) Express f in terms of c. (b) If ¢ = 37, find f. (c) If a person with body temperature between 99°F and 100°F is regarded as having @ low-grade fever, find the range of temperatures of a person with low-grade fever on the Celsius scale. bye 9 9044, In the figure, Terry throws an iron ball across the top of a flag pole on @ horizontal ground. The flag pole is 4 m tall and the horizontal distance between the flag pole and Terry is 2m. After 1 seconds since the iron ball is thrown, the horizontal distance between the iron ball and Terry is x m, while the vertical distance between the iron ball and the ground is ym. It is given thatx=2r and y= -5i?+kt+2, where & is a constant (a) Express y in terms of x and &. (b) Find & (c) Terry claims that the iron ball will land on the ground at a distance of 3 m or more from him. Do you agree? Explain your answer. 48. The figure shows a rectangular flower bed surrounded by a path of width xm, The length and the width of the flower bed are 3r:m and 2r m respectively, and the area of the path is A m? (a) Express A in terms of x and r I} (b) Make r the subject of the formula in (a) am (c) Its given that x= 2.5 and A= 150, where the values of x and A i are correct to 2 significant figures (Write down the maximum absolute errors of the values of x and A (ii) Is it possible for the actual area of the flower bed to be 175 m?? Explain your answer. 46. Consider the formula A = Y(s—a)(s— bs es), where s (a) If a=b= 13, c=8 and d=18, find A (b) If A=0 and d>c>b>a>0, express d in terms of a, b and c. Exanv Practice BD a Chapter 4 Formulae atbtc+d Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures in this exercise. ‘The diagrams in this exercise are not necessarily drawn to scale. Section AU! 460). F=80 finds Let w=ut?—2 (ut1), If w= 142 and 1=7, find (3 marks) Sw) HKOEE 2000 Math (3 marks) aeScore High in HKDSE Mathematics (Compulsory Part) Conventional Questions Volume 1 axt 3. Make y the subject of the formula 12 4. Make z the subject of the formula x a-dz 5. Make p the subject of the formula x= 3pq —3gr—pr 6. Make a the subject of the formula Sa +4 =3(a— 26), Je-4d 7. Make ¢ the subject of the formula 5 +2 8. Make n the subject of the formula ny 9, Make m the subject of the formula m(n—3)=2m—n 10. Make y the subject of the formula p= 11, Make y the subject of the formula a +k 12. Make q the subject of the formula 27 "2 2p-4q 13, Make < the subject of the formula x=*—— 2n 14, Make 1 the subject of the formula m=1+7 2x1 18, It is given that y=“. (a) Express x in terms of y. (b) If y=5, find x. -G-yiq. y( +32) (3 marks TESIHKCEE 2009 Mahi # (3 marks) TE HMORE 2008 Mat #2 G marks) KOBE 2005 Math #1 3 marks SETS TO HKOEE 2007 Matht © (3 marks 2 Math CPt #2 (3 marks SS HKOEE 2008 Matt #: (3 marks 3 marks HKOEE 1908 Mahi (3 marks G marks HKOEE 2011 Matnt = (3 marks HKDSE 2012 Math CP1 Practice Pager #2 (3 marks, (4 marks)16. 17. 18. 19, 20. 2 Chapter 4 Formulae It is given that x+y=4 and P=(x- 1x (a) Express P in terms of y. (b) If y=5, find P. (4 marks) Ieis given that (a) Express d in terms of (b) If e~d=80, find ¢ and d. (4 marks) Consider the formula 5(2 +3a—4b) = 20a. (a) Make a the subject of the above formula, (b) If the value of b is increased by 1, how will the value of a be changed? (4 marks) i Consider the formula 1 == —> 34 (a) Make x the subject of the above formula (b) If the value of y is decreased by 1, find the corresponding decrease in the value of x (4 marks) ay-8 ie is given that —2=8— = -2 “Seay 3 (a) Express y in terms of x (b) If the value of x is increased by 10%, how will the value of y be changed? (5 marks) The relation between x and y is g If y=/(3), find the domain of f(2) (4 marks) The total expenditure ($B) of a birthday party satisfies E= 1200+ 80n, where m is the number of participants. (a) If there are 40 participants, find the average expenditure of each participant. (b) If the total expenditure is $5 600, find the number of participants, (4 marks) 93core High in HKDSE Mathematies (Compulsory Part) Conventional Questions Volume 1 23. In the figure, BCD is a straight line. é (a) Express x in terms of y and (b) If 2=2y-+10 and y=50, find x. (5 marks) a 24, The figure shows a solid consisting of a right circular cone and a right circular cylinder. The base radius and the height of the circular cone are 2r em and 3h cm respectively. The base radius and the height of the circular cylinder are rem and hem respectively. It is given that the volume of the solid is Vom’. 2r0m go (a) Express i in terms of 1, r and V. (b) If the value of V is increased by 20% and the value of r is decreased by 10%, find the percentage increase of h. (5 marks) Section 8. 25, Consider the formula ylog.x = log x7+3, where x>0. (a) Make x the subject of the above formula. (3 marks) (b) If y=4, find x. (2 marks) 26. Consider the formula 3*y=3*t"+2, where y>3. (a) Make x the subject of the above formula. marks) (b) If y=9, find x (2 marks) aafe Fla should Etta rough Quick Practice 4.1 When @=8, b=-6 and A100, Quick Practice 4.2 dva2ar43 Anny MA-2y 42) 392 Quick Practice 4.3 (1) Potting 0268-3 in Se=2e (0) (Posting c=96-8 in d= 4=88-08-8) (6) When gana nian the 8 wenn bes ay-3 as ea 96)-8 uiek Practice 4.4 (a4 2016428) —ab ob Rac Doct bi? — ab 2a 2b +4 o (oy de tort abe ae the= A Dax 4 (0) When 950, 45 and 4=900, ba — 21803) 45) | : 28) 00 Area af the ssimming pol = abn = (50,30) n° Essential Di “@ 280 = (921080) © e2et6 +, 2) ati [2 When rad and A= sh When 4215, Gen Get and 4. When F=48 and y=2, ana | Fear s60 (eH12Ke-8)=0 | Beem (Sus may wong ectone of eco 12 Bor xe! 4. 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