1 (a) Expand and simplify.

2(3x – 2) + 3(x – 2)

Answer(a) [2]
(b) Expand.
x(2x2 – 3)

Answer(b) [2]

2. Factorise completely.

5g 2h + 10hj

Answer [2]

3. Factorise completely ax + bx + ay + by.

Answer [2]

4. (a) Expand the brackets and simplify.

3(2x O 5y) O 4(x O y)

Answer(a) [2]

(b) Factorise completely.

6x2 O 9xy

Answer(b) [2]
 5. Factorise completely.
15p 2 + 24pt

Answer [2]

6. (i) Factorise x 2 O 16.

Answer (i) [1]

2x + 3 x + 40
(ii) Solve the equation + = 2.
x−4 x 2 − 16

Answer (ii) x = [4]

7. Factorise completely 3xy - 20 + 5x - 12y .

Answer ............................................. [2]

 8. Simplify
x+2 x
− .
x x+2

Write your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

Answer [3]

9. Factorise

(a) 4x 2 – 9,

Answer(a) [1]

(b) 4x2 – 9x,

Answer(b) [1]

(c) 4x2 – 9x + 2.

Answer(c) [2]
10. Solve the equations
(a) 0.2x – 3 = 0.5x,

Answer(a) x = [2]

(b) 2x 2 – 11x + 12 = 0.

Answer(b) x = or x = [3]

11. Expand the brackets and simplify

3x2 – x(x−3y).

Answer [2]

12. Solve the equations

(a) 2 x _ 9 = 0,
3

Answer(a) x = [2]

(b) x2 – 3x – 4 = 0.

Answer(b) x = or x = [2]
 3 _ 2 1
13. Solve the equation _ = .
x 1 x +3 x

Answer x= [3]

x 2 + 3 x − 10
14. Simplify .
x 2 − 25

Answer [4]

5 2
15. Show that + = 3 can be simplified to 3x2 – 13x – 8 = 0.
x − 3 x +1

Answer [4]