Manipulation

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Practice Sheet ⬚ - Manipulation of Simple

Polynomials
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Name:
1. The degree of the polynomial 2a 2 b + 4abc - 5a 2 b 2 c is
A. 5.
B. 4.
C. 3.
D. 2.

2. For the polynomial 1 + 2ab 6 - 7a 4 b 2 - 5a 2 b 3 , find the number of terms and the
coefficient of the term with degree 6.
Number of terms The required
coefficient
A. 3 2
B. 3 -7
C. 4 2
D. 4 -7

3. Which of the following pairs of terms are like terms?

A. 2a, a 2
1
B. 3 xy , yx
2
C. 2 x 2 y, 4 y 2 x
D. 5abc, 5ab

4. Which of the following is/are correct?

I. 4 x 2 - 3 y 2 x + 6 is a polynomial, but 4x 2 is not a polynomial.
II. - 3 y 2 x and xy 2 are like terms.
III. 6 is not a monomial.

A. II only
B. III only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III

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5. Which of the following polynomial is arranged in descending powers of x?

A. 9 x - 5x 3 + 2
B. 3x 4 - 2 x 2 + 15
C. 4 - 2 x + 3x 2
D. x + 2 + 5x 2

6. Expand 2(3 - y)( y 2 - 7 + 3 y) .

A. - 2 y 3 + 4 y + 42
B. - 2 y 3 + 32 y - 42
C. 2 y 3 + 4 y + 42
D. 2 y 3 + 32 y - 42

7. Subtract x 2 - 1 from the product of 2 x + 1 and 3 x - 2 .

A. 7 x 2 - x - 3
B. 7 x 2 - 7 x - 1
C. 5 x 2 - x - 1
D. 5 x 2 - 7 x - 3

8. Simplify (7 x 4 + 2 - 3x 2 ) - (1 - 2 x 2 + 2 x 3 ) and arrange the terms in ascending

powers of x.
A. 7 x 4 - 2x3 - x 2 + 1
B. 7 x 4 - 2 x 3 - 5x 2 + 3
C. 1 - x 2 - 2x3 + 7x 4
D. 3 - 5x 2 - 2 x 3 + 7 x 4

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9. Simplify 32 x 8 y 9 ÷ x 2 y 3 ÷ ç - ÷÷.
ç 7
è ø
A. 56 x 2 y 3
B. 56 x 4 y 6
C. - 56 x 2 y 3
D. - 56 x 4 y 6

10. The coefficient of xy 2 in the monomial - 3xy 2 is

A. -3.
B. -1.
C. 1.
D. 3.

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11. The degree of the monomial - xy 2 z is

A. -1.
B. 0.
C. 2.
D. 4.

12. (a) Simplify (m3 - 4m 2 n + 3n 2 ) + (3m 2 n - 2m3 - 5n 2 ) .

(b) Hence, find the value of the expression in (a) when m = –3 and n = 2.

13. (a) Simplify ( x 2 y + 2 x) - (-4 + 3xy - yx 2 ) - ( x 3 - 3xy + 5).

(b) Hence, find the value of the expression in (a) when x = 2 and y = –5.

14. Simplify (2b 2 a - cb) + (3a 2b + 4bc) - (ab 2 - 2ba 2 ).

15.Simplify 7a 2b - 3b 2 a - 2ba 2 + 8ab 2.

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Homework common factor/grouping – factorization

1. Expand the following expressions.
(a) (6 – 5x)(5x + 6)
(b) 4(–3x + 9y)(x + 3y)

2. Factorize the following expressions.

(a) 9x – 27
(b) 18x2 + 12x3

3. (a) 2u3 + u2 + 8u + 4 (b) st – 3s – 2t + 6

(c) 1 + x – y – xy (d) xy – ay + 2x – 2a

4. (a) ab(x2 + y2) + xy(a2 + b2) (b) a(b + c + d) – d(a + b + c)

Homework common factor/grouping – factorization

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5. Factorize 8r – 10s + 12r2 – 15rs.

6. Factorize a2 – ab + bc –ac.

7. Factorize 3a2 – 10bd + 5ab – 6ad.

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Angles related with Lines and
Rectilinear Figures
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Practice Sheet – Angles related with Lines and

Rectilinear Figures

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1. Find a in the figure.

2. In the figure, AB, CD and EF are straight lines intersecting at O. Find a and b.

3. Find a and b in the figure.

4. In the figure, AB // CD and EF // GH. Find x and y.

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5. In the figure, AB // DC // EF and ED // CB // FG. Find ∠EFG.

6. In the figure, ABC, AGD, BGE and FEDC are straight lines. If ÐFEB = 138°, find x.

7. In the figure, AB = BC = BD = AD = AE, ∠EAD = 32° and ∠CBD = 24°. Find ∠

CDE.

8. (a) Given that the sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1980°, find the
number of sides of the polygon.
(b) Given that an interior angle of a regular polygon is 157.5°, find the number
of sides of the polygon.

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9. In the figure, ÐAOC = ÐBOC and ÐAOB = ÐAOC . Find ÐAOB and ÐCOD.
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10. Find the unknowns in the following figures.

(a) (b)

11. In the figure, ACF is a straight line. It is given that AB // EF, ÐABD = 130°, ÐBDF =
118°, ÐAFD = 62° and ÐCEF = 68°.
(a) Is BD parallel to AF? Give the reason.
(b) (i) Find y.
(ii) Is DF parallel to CE? Give the reason.

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12. In the figure, B is a point on AE and AE // CD.

(a) Find a and b.
(b) Is BD parallel to AC? Give the reason.
(c) Name all the sides which are perpendicular to DE. Give the reason.

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Practice Sheet Angles related with Lines and

Rectilinear Figuresw

1. If the exterior angles of a heptagon are x + 1 , 2x, 100 , 3x, 50 , 29

and 3x, find x.
s of polygon)

2. In each of the following figures, AOB and COD are straight lines.
Find the unknowns.
(a) (b)

3. Find the unknowns in the following figures.

(a) (b)

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4. In each of the following figures, is AB parallel to CD? Give the

reason.
(a) (b)

5. Find the unknowns in the following figures.

(a) (b)

6. Find the unknowns in the following figures.

(a) (b)

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7. Find the unknowns in the following figures.

(a) (b)

8. If the size of an interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is ten

times that of an exterior angle, find
(a) the value of n,
(b) the size of each interior angle.
(Leave your answer in fraction.)

9. In the figure, ABC, DEF and GHI are straight lines. It is given that AC
// DF, ABE = 39 , BEH = 90 and EHI = 129 .
(a) Find x.
(b) Is GI parallel to DF? Give the reason.
(c) Is GI parallel to AC? Give the reason.

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Approximation and Errors
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Practice Sheet Approximation & Errors

1. Round off 7819 correct to the nearest ten.

2. Round off 4.795 correct to 2 decimal places.

3. Complete the following.

(a) 1 m2 = ________ cm2
(b) 1 mm2 = ________ cm2

4. Round off 1.78 hours correct to the nearest min.

5. Write down the number of significant figures for each of the following numbers.
(a) 13 082
(b) 0.01 203

6. The dimensions of a courier box are 42.3 cm 38.7 cm 25.3 cm. Find the
volume of the courier box in mm3 and round off the result to 3 significant figures.

7. Suppose the exchange rate between Great British pounds and Hong Kong
dollars is
1 GBP = 14.4 126 HKD.
(a) If the selling price of a pair of leather shoes is 34.56 GBP, find its selling price in
HKD correct to 4 significant figures.
(b) How many GBP is equivalent to 1 HKD? Give your answer correct to 3
significant figures.

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8. The length of a side of a square is measured to be 8.47 cm, correct to the

nearest 0.01 cm. Find
(a) the lower limit of the perimeter,
(b) the lower limit of the area
of the square.

9. The height of a door is measured to be 2.01 m with a percentage error of 1%.

Find
(a) the maximum absolute error,
(b) the range of the actual height of the door.

10. The weights of 4 students are 48.6 kg, 47.1 kg, 38.9 kg and 42.5 kg. Find the
relative error of their average weight if it is rounded off to the nearest 0.1 kg.

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Practice Sheet Approximation & Errors

1. Complete the following.

(a) 1 km = ________ m
(b) 1 L = ________ cm3

2. Round off 4791 g correct to the nearest kg.

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3. Convert into percentage.
125

4. Write down the number of significant figures for each of the following
approximate values.
(a) 141.30 (correct to the nearest 0.01)
(b) 24 100 (correct to the nearest ten)

3. The lifetime of a light bulb is measured to be 2000 hours, correct to the nearest
5 hours. Find
(a) the maximum absolute error,
(b) the relative error,
(c) the percentage error
of the lifetime of the light bulb.

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4. The weight of a piece of bread is measured to be 23 g with a percentage error

of 2%. Find the lower limit of the weight of the bread.

5. The length and the width of a swimming pool are 50 m and 10 m respectively.
Both measurements are correct to the nearest 0.05 m.
(a) Find the maximum length and the maximum width of the swimming pool in
m.
(b) (i) Find the maximum perimeter of the swimming pool in m.
(ii) Find the maximum area of the swimming pool in m2, correct to 5
significant figures.

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Rate and Ratio
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Practice Sheet ⬚ - Rate & Ratio

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Name:

1. One worker can produce 20 toys in 5 hours.

(a) Find the number of toys 1 worker can produce in 1 hour.
(b) Find the number of toys 2 workers can produce in 3 hours.

2. If a tiger runs a distance of 238 km in 3 hours 30 minutes, find the running speed
of the tiger in km/h.

3. Philip takes 2 hours to walk 10 km. Find the walking speed of Philip in the
following units.
(a) m/min
(b) m/s

4. Determine whether each of the following pairs of triangles are similar. If yes,
name the pair of similar triangles and give the reason.
(a)

(b)

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5. It is given that 6 pens cost $27.

(a) Express the cost of the pens in $/pen.
(b) What is the cost for 14 pens?

6. Simplify the following ratios.

(a) 24 cm : 40 cm : 32 cm
(b) 300 g : 180 g : 420 g

7. There are 20 members in the chess club and 8 of them are girls. Find the ratio
of the number of boys to that of the girls in the chess club.

8. Find the value of the unknown in each of the following.

(a) 5 : y = 15 : 6
(b) 2 : 9 = $24 : $z
(c) 3b : 32 = 3 : 8

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Practice Sheet Rate & Ratio

1. The speed of a train is 95 km/h. Find the distance travelled by the train in 6
hours.

2. Simplify the following ratios.

(a) 20 : 12 : 36
(b) 7 : 28 : 21

3. If 5m = 2n, find m : n.

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4. If : 3 : 4 , find p : q.
p q

5. If a : b : c = 14 : 5 : 20, find the following ratios.

(a) a : b
(b) b : c
(c) a : c

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6. Find p : q : r in each of the following.

(a) p : q = 2 : 3, q : r = 6 : 7
(b) p : r = 6 : 11, q : r = 3 : 22
(c) q : r = 1 : 5, p : r = 3 : 12

7. Suppose we can exchange U.S.$50 for H.K.$400 and £20 for H.K.$240. Find the
exchange rate in the following units.
(a) U.S.$/H.K.$
(b) £/H.K.$
(c) U.S.$/£

8. If x : y = 4: 3, find (x2 + y2) : xy.

9. In the figure, x : y : z = 6 : 5 : 7. Find the value of 2x y + 3z.

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Identities
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Practice Sheet - Identities

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Name:

1 1 1
1. Prove that x 2 x x is an identity.
3 3 9

2. Determine whether x(x2 6) x2(x 3) = 3x2 6x is an identity.

3. Find the unknown constants P and Q in (x 2)2 + Px2 3x2 + Qx + 4.

4. Expand 2( 9b + 8)(8 + 9b).

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m m
5. Expand 4 4 .
6 6

(Optional)
6. Evaluate 20.52 19.52 without using a calculator.

2
1
7. Expand 3x .
5

4 y 2 y 2 y
8. Prove that is an identity.
3 6 2

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9. Given that x 2 y2 61 and xy = 30, find the values of

(a) ( x y) 2 ,

(b) ( x y) 2 ,

(c) x 4 y4 .

10. If Ax( x B) C ( x 3)( x 2) x2 8x 12 , where A, B and C are constants, find

A, B and C.

11. Determine whether (m 1)2 = m2 1 is an identity.

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Practice Sheet - Identities

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Name:
1. Which of the following is an identity?
A. x=4
B. x+1=3
C. 2(x + 1) = 2x + 2
D. 3(x 1) = 3x 1

2. Which of the following is NOT an identity?

A. 2(x 1) = 2x 2
B. (x 1)2 = (1 x)2
a b b a
C.
c d d c
D. 2(x + 1) = 2x + 2

3. Which of the following is NOT an identity?

A. 8x + 6 = 2(4x + 3)
B. (3x + 2)2 = 9x2 + 6x + 4
C. (x + 1)2 (x 1)2 = 4x
D. (6x 11) + 29 = 6(x + 3)

4. Which of the following is NOT identical to 3(2 y) + 5y?

A. 2(y + 3)
B. 6 + 2y
C. 4(y 1) 2(y 5)
D. 4y + 2(5 y)

5. Given that 2A 3Bx 2(3x 4), find the values of A and B.

A. A = 4, B = 2
B. A = 4, B = 2
C. A = 4, B = 2
D. A = 4, B = 2
6. (a) Prove that ( x 3)( x 4) x2 x 12 is an identity.

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(b) By using the result of (a), prove that y( y 7) ( y 3) 2 y 9 is also an identity.

7. (a) Prove that ( x 2)(5x 10) 5x 2 20 is an identity.

(b) By using the result of (a), prove that ( y 4) y ( y 2) 2 4 is also an identity.

8. Expand 7(4 x 5 y )( 4 x 5 y ) .

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Formulae
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Practice Sheet – Formulae

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1. Factorize the following expressions.

(a) (2 + a)(a + b) – 4a(a + b)
(b) –p(r – s) – 5(s – r)

2. Simplify the following expressions.

ab ac
(a) ´
c b2
3a 2 a-2
(b) ´
a - 2a 9a
2

3. Make c the subject of the formula D = b 2 - 4ac .

4. Simplify the following algebraic fractions.

ab 2 + bc 2 + b 2 d
(a)
ac 2 + a 2 b + abd

mn - m 2 nx - nx
(b)
m 2 x 2 y + x 2 y - mxy

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5. Simplify + .
(b - a)(a - c) (b - c)(a - b)

6. Factorize the following expressions.

(a) 7 x + 14 - ( x + 2) y
(b) - 1 + x - w(1 - x)

7. Factorize the following expressions.

(a) (4k - 1)( x + y) - (2k - 5)( y + x)
(b) 8( p - q)(3x - 2 y ) + 10(q - p)(2 y - 5 z )

15 y + 10 x 14 y - 7 x
8. Simplify ´ .
3x - 6 y 8 x + 12 y

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Practice Sheet - Formulae

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Name:
2x y
1. Simplify .
x y 2x 2 y
A. 2
4x y
B.
2( x y)
2x y
C.
2( x y)
4x y
D.
x y

2r r
2. Simplify .
q r 7r 7q
13r
A.
7( q r )
15r
B.
7( q r )

3r 2
C.
7( q r ) 2

2r 2
D.
7(q r )( r q)

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3. Simplify .
2( x 1) 4x
3 x
A.
4( x 1)
1 x
B.
4( x 1)
x 1
C.
4 x( x 1)
1
D.
2 x( x 1)

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4. Given that F = m2 m + 2, find the value of F when m = 2.

A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8

r3 9
5. Given that R , find the value of R when r = 3 and m = 4.
m
9
A.
2
9
B.
2
C. 9
D. 9

6. The area (S) of a semi-circle (half a circle) can be calculated by the following formula:
1 2
S r
2
where r is the radius of the semi-circle.
In the figure, AED, AFC and CGD are semi-circles. Their centres lie on AD, where B is the
centre of semi-circle AED. It is given that AB = a and BC = b.

(a) Express the radii of semi-circles AFC and CGD in terms of a and b.
(b) Let A be the area of the shaded region.
a ( a b)
(i) Show that A .
2
(ii) Make b the subject of the formula in (b)(i).
(iii) If A = 72 and a = 10, find the value of b.

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x y z
7. Make y the subject of the formula S .
3

8. Make x the subject of the formula E mx 2x .

m
9. Make a the subject of the formula B (c a ) .
n

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LINEAR EQUATION IN
2 UNKNOWN TRIAL
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Practice Sheet – Linear Equations in Two Unknowns

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ì4 x - 3 y = s
1. If x = 2, y = t is the solution of the simultaneous equations í , find the values of s
î2 x - 5 y = 19
and t.
A. s = 14, t = -3
B. s = 17, t = 3
C. s = -3, t = 14
D. s = 17, t = -3

2. The figure below shows an isosceles triangle. Find the value of x.

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40

3. In the figure, AB = AC. Find the value of m + n.

A. 5
B. 10
C. 15

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D. 20

4. The figure shows the graph of y = ax + b, find the values of a and b.

A. a = -1, b = -1
B. a = -1, b = 1
C. a = 1, b = -1
D. a = 1, b = 1

5. A rectangle has a perimeter of 120 m. If its length is decreased by 10 m and its width is
increased by 6 m, the rectangle will become a square. Find the area of the rectangle.
A. 626 m2
B. 645 m2
C. 836 m2
D. 1200 m2

6. For a three-digit number, the sum of its hundreds digit and its units digit is 11. If the hundreds
digit is interchanged with the units digit, the number formed is larger than the original one by
693. Given that its tens digit is 7, find the original number.

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7. It is given that A and B are two alloys of silver and copper only, where alloy A has a content of
25% silver and alloy B has a content of 37.5% silver. If a craftsman has to prepare 100 kg of a
new alloy with a content of 30% silver and 70% copper, how much alloy A and alloy B does he
need?

8. The sum of two numbers is 7 and their difference is 17. Find the two numbers.

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