O'level | Mathematics

Topic | Algebraic Expressions and Manipulations 3.1/2 | Factorize, Simplify and Solve
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Algebraic Expressions & Manipulations

May/June 2007 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 3b ]
1 (b) Simplify 3b(b – 1) – 2(b – 2)(b + 2). [2]

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May/June 2009 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 1b ]

2 (b) Factorise completely 5b2 − 10b. [1]

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Topic | Algebraic Expressions and Manipulations 3.1/2 | Factorize, Simplify and Solve
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Oct/Nov 2010 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 1a,b,c,d(i) ]

3 (a) Simplify
x+y
(i) , [1]
8x + 8y
(ii) x(3x – 2) – (3x2 – 5). [2]

(b) Solve the equation 3t – 4 = 7 + 2(t + 3). [2]

(c) Factorise 5px – 7qx + 10py – 14qy. [2]

(d) (i) When x = –2, which of the two expressions, 3x + 4 and 2 – x, has the greater value?
You must show your working. [2]

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Topic | Algebraic Expressions and Manipulations 3.1/2 | Factorize, Simplify and Solve
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Oct/Nov 2011 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 1b,c ]

4 (b) Factorise completely 3ax + 5bx – 6ay –10by . [2]
5x – 1 9 [3]
(c) Solve the equation = .
9 5x – 1

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Topic | Algebraic Expressions and Manipulations 3.1/2 | Factorize, Simplify and Solve
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Oct/Nov 2012 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 2a ]

5 (a) Factorise 4x 2 – 1. [1]

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Topic | Algebraic Expressions and Manipulations 3.1/2 | Factorize, Simplify and Solve
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Oct/Nov 2013 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 3 ]

a + a2 + b2
6 (a) Find the value of when a = - 4 and b = - 3. [2]
a 2 - 2ab
Give your answer as a fraction.
(b) Expand the brackets and simplify ^3x 2 - 1h^2x + 3h - x ^9x - 2h. [2]
(c) (i) Factorise 9x + 5x - 4 .
2
[1]
(ii) Use your answer to part (c)(i) to solve the equation 9x 2 + 5x - 4 = 0 . [1]
(d) The sum of three consecutive integers is 84.

Find these three integers. [2]

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Topic | Algebraic Expressions and Manipulations 3.1/2 | Factorize, Simplify and Solve
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Oct/Nov 2016 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 2 ]

3a 2 9a
7 (a) Simplify ' . [2]
10bc 5b 2 c
h-k
(b) Simplify . [2]
5h - 5k

(c) Factorise 9m 2 - 4n 2 . [1]

(d) Factorise q ( p - 2) + 3 (2 - p) . [2]

(e) (i) Find the two solutions of 5x - 1 = !9 . [2]

(ii) The solutions of 5x - 1 = !9 are also the solutions of 5x 2 + Bx + C = 0 , where B and C

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are integers.

Find B and C. [2]

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Topic | Algebraic Expressions and Manipulations 3.1/2 | Factorize, Simplify and Solve
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May/June 2017 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 5b,c ]

8 (b) Simplify 4 ^3x - 2y + 1h - ^5x - 3y + 1h . [2]
(c) Solve 3x 2 - x - 5 = 0 , giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [3]

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Topic | Algebraic Expressions and Manipulations 3.1/2 | Factorize, Simplify and Solve
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Oct/Nov 2018 Paper - 22 [ Question No. 3b,c ]

2
9 (b) Simplify 2v -2 5v - 12 . [3]
v - 16
(c) Solve 3 ^x 2 + 3h = 11x .
Show your working and give your answers correct to 3 significant figures. [4]

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