L6th Algebra Test Sept 2017 TEST 1

NO calculators. Write all answers in the spaces indicated, using separate rough paper if necessary.
Each answer is worth 2 marks. (Total = 52)

1. Expand and simplify

(a) 3(4 – x) – (x + 2) Answer ……………….………………….

(b) 4(x – 3)2 – (2x – 1) Answer ……………….………………….

(c) 3(5 – x)2 – 2(x + 1) + x – 9 Answer ……………….………………….

2. Factorise completely

(a) 78x3 – 13x2y2 + 39xy2 Answer ……………….………………….

(b) 25x2 – 81 Answer ……………….………………….

(c) x2 – 9x – 36 Answer ……………….………………….

(d) 6x2 + x – 35 Answer ……………….………………….

3. Simplify

51abc3
(a) Answer ……………….………………….
17 ab 2 c

7 x  35
(b) Answer ……………….………………….
2 x  7 x  15
2

4. Express as a single fraction

2 p rq3 5 p
(a)   Answer ……………….………………….
q 4 15 p 2 r 3

5x 2z
(b)  Answer ……………….………………….
2y y

p 5q
(c)  Answer ……………….………………….
4q 7 p

5. Make x the subject of the following formulae

ax  2 y  5 6  3x
(a)  Answer ……………….………………….
3 7

1 1 1
(b)   Answer ……………….………………….
2x a b

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6. Solve for x

2x 3
(a) 5   Answer ……………….………………….
5  3x 7

59 x  14
(b) 2  10 Answer ……………….………………….
3x

7. Solve the following pairs of simultaneous equations

(a) x + 4y = 6, 5x – 4 = 3y Answer ……………….………………….

(b) y = 3x – 1, y2 = xy + 15 Answer ……………….………………….

8. Write the following expressions in the form a(x + b)2 + c.

(a) x2 – 8x Answer ……………….………………….

(b) x2 + 3x – 11 Answer ……………….………………….

(c) 3x2 – 12x + 13 Answer ……………….………………….

(d) 3x2 – 7x + 4 Answer ……………….………………….

9. Simplify
1
15a 3 b 2
(a) 1
Answer ……………….………………….
81a  4 4
b 3

4 2

125x3  3 y

5
(b) 3
Answer ……………….………………….
5 5
75 x y

10. Express in the form a  b c where a, b are rational numbers and c is a positive integer.

5
(a) Answer ……………….………………….
62 3

3  45
(b) Answer ……………….………………….
2 5  6 20

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