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Year 10 revision worksheet

Total Marks: 49

Question 1
Expand and simplify

5 ( 4 x +3 ) −( 3 x−1 )

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(2 marks)

Question 2
Simplify

7 x−2 ( x−3 y )−4 y

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(3 marks)

Question 3

Expand and simplify

( x− y )2

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(2 marks)

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Question 4
Expand and simplify

( 3 a−5 b ) ( 2 a+3 b )

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(2 marks)

Question 5
Expand and simplify

x ( x−1 )( x +1 )

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(1 mark)

Question 6
Expand and simplify

( x +5 ) ( x −3 )( x +3 )

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(3 marks)

Question 7
Simplify

( 7+2 √ ❑ )

Give your answer in the form a+ b √❑ where a and b are integers.

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(3 marks)

Question 8

Factorise
2
x −3 x

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(2 marks)

Question 9
Factorise fully
2 3 3
18 e f −12 e f

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(2 marks)

Question 10
Factorise
2
x + 2 x−24

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(2 marks)

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Question 11
Simplify fully

x 2−16
2
x −6 x+ 8

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(3 marks)

Question 12
Factorise
2
3 x −8 x−3

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(2 marks)

Question 13
Factorise
2
2 x −35 x +98

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(3 marks)

Question 14
Solve

5 ( x+ 3 )=3 x−4

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(3 marks)

Question 15
Solve

x 2−x−12=0

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(3 marks)

Question 16
2
3 x =108

Find the values of x .

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(2 marks)

Question 17
Solve
2
x −12 x+27=0

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(1 mark)

Question 18
The nth term of a sequence is n2 +5

Find the first two terms of this sequence.

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(1 mark)

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Question 19
Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.

6 10 14 18

Write down an expression, in terms of n , for the ( n+1 ) th term of this sequence.

n th term = ..........................

(1 mark)

Question 20
Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.

-4 -1 2 5 8

Find, in terms of n , an expression for the n th term of this number sequence.

n th term = ..........................

(2 marks)

Question 21
Here are the first five terms of a quadratic sequence.

5 11 21 35 53

Find, in terms of n , an expression for the n th term of this sequence

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(3 marks)

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Question 22
The diagram shows the first 10 sides of a spiral pattern.
It also gives the lengths, in cm, of the first 5 sides.

The lengths, in cm, of the sides of the spiral form a sequence.

Find an expression in terms of n for the length, in cm, of the n th side.

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(3 marks)

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