TB(1A) Ch.

2 Introduction to Algebra GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Answers Page 1 of 5

TB(1A) Ch. 2 Introduction to Algebra

Answers of MC Questions
1 B 2 D 3 D 4 A 5 D
6 D 7 D 8 C 9 A 10 C
11 A 12 B 13 D 14 B 15 B
16 B 17 C 18 D 19 D 20 B
21 A 22 D 23 A 24 D 25 D
26 B 27 B 28 C 29 D 30 A
31 C 32 C 33 D 34 35

Answers of Conventional Questions

1. [12-13 Standardized Test 1]
(a) m  n  n   m (b) x  x  x  x  3x  x
 mn  mn 4x

 2mn 2x

=2

2. [12-13 Standardized Test 1]

(a) It is an arithmetic sequence. (b) The fourth term is  1  1   2 .

3 3 3
The fifth term is  2  1   1 .
3 3

n 2 2n
(c)   or
3 3 3

(d) Let it be the xth term.

x 2
   12
3 3
 x  2  36
x = 38
\ The 38th term is –12 .
3. [12-13 Mid-year 3]
When a = 5 and b = – 3,
V  2a 2  b 3
V  2(5) 2  (3) 3
 2(25)  (27)
 50  27
 77
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4. [12-13 Final Exam 1]

2 b b  2
a     
3 4 9  a
ab ab
 
6 18

3ab  ab

18
2ab

9

5. [13-14 Standardized Test 1]

When n = 12, a = 2 and p = 3,
S  n2a  (1  n) p
 1222  (1  12)3
 124  (11)3
 124  33
 444

6. [13-14 Standardized Test 1]

2a 2b  a  3a  2b
 2ab  6ab
  4ab
7. [13-14 Standardized Test 1]
(a) 13
(b) 3n – 2
(c) (3n – 2)2

8. [13-14 Final Exam Q3]

(a) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

n 1 2 3 4 5
(b) y 1 4 9 16 25
(c) y  n2

9. [13-14 Mid-year Exam]

(a) 7  6ba 2  ab  5ab2  2ab  8ab2
 7  ab  2ab  6ba 2  5ab 2  8ab 2

 7  ab  6ba 2  3ab 2

(b)  3  aa  4a
 3a  a 2  4a

  7a  a 2

(c) 6a 7  8a 2  2a5  48a9  2a5  24a 4

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10. [13-14 Mid-year Exam]

64
(a) W  64 x  ( )y
2
W  64 x  32 y

(b) When x  7 and y  2 ,

W  64(7)  32(2)
 512
 500
\ No, I don’t agree.

11. [13-14 Mid-year Exam]

(a) The number of seats

 3x 2  x  2 2  7 x  
 
 2 3x  x  2  7 x 3x 2  x  2
2
 
 6 x  2 x  4  21x  7 x  14 x
2 3 2

  21x 3  13x 2  16 x  4

(b) Method 1
When x  1 , the total number of passengers
 21x3  13x 2  16x  4
 21 13  13 12  16 1  4
 54

Method 2
When x  1 , the total number of passengers

 3x 2  x  2 2  7 x  

 3 1   1  2 2  7 1
2

 54
12. [13-14 Mid-year Exam]
(a) Geometric Sequence
1
(b)
3n

2
(c)
3 2
n

13. [14-15 Mid-year Exam Q11]

(a) 0.1 , 0.2 , 0.3 , 0.4
(b) (i) 0.1n  3
(b) (ii) 0.1n  (1) n
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14. [14-15 Mid-year Exam]

Let y be the number of $10-notes.
10 y  20(100  y)  1760
10 y  2000  20 y  1760
10 y  240
y  24
There are 24 $10-notes.

The number of $20-notes

= 100-24
= 76

15. [14-15 Final Exam #7]

(a) The 4th Figure

    
    
 -   
 -   
 -  
(b) -
Figure 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Number of 3 81 15 24 35
dots A

(c) (n + 1)2 – 1 or n2 + 2n
(d) 112 – 1 = 120

16. [15-16 Mid-year Exam #4]

1 1
(a) ,
3 9
(b) Geometric sequence

17. [15-16 Mid-year Exam #5]

(a)  2a  8a3  4a 2  2a  2a 0
(b) a3  3ab2  b3  3b2 a  b3  a 
 a  3ab  b  3ab  b  a
3 2 3 2 3

 a3  2b3  a
(c) a  1a  2  a 2  a  2a  2  2  a  a 2
18. [15-16 Mid-year Exam #9]
When x = – 1,
y   1  12  1
 
  11  1
= –2
19. [15-16 Mid-year Exam #12]
ac
(a) b 
2
(b) x  15 , y  27
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20. [15-16 Final Exam, #1]

3x 7  4 x 5
(a)
12 x10
12 x12
=
12 x10
= x2
(b) 5x2 – 3x + 4 – 2(7x2 + 2x – 1)
= 5x2 – 3x + 4 – 14x2 – 4x + 2
= –9x2 – 7x + 6

21. [16-17 Mid-year Exam, #4]

When a = 2 and b = –5
S  2 2  2(5)
S  4  10
S  6

22. [16-17 Mid-year Exam, #5]

 2 x  5 y  7 xy  6 y  3x  9 xy
 2 x  3x  5 y  6 y  7 xy  9 xy
 x  y  2 xy

23. [16-17 Mid-year Exam, #8]

(ai) 26
(aii) 51
(aiii) 5n + 1
(b) 10n2

24. [16-17 Final Exam, #1]

(a) 2 x  15
(b) c(a  b)

25. [16-17 Final Exam, #2]

When a  1 and b  2 ,
b  a2
M
2b
2  (1) 2
M
2(2)

1
M
4

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