CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 8: END OF UNIT 9 TEST ANSWERS

Stage 8 End of Unit 9 Test

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Answers
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1 a i add ii 4 ,4
4 2 4
b i subtract 0.4 ii 10.4, 10 [4]

2 a C, 6 – 2 = 4, 4 × 3 = 12 and 12 – 2 = 10, 10 × 3 = 30

b 6th term, which is 732 [3]

3 First term: 10

Second term: 11

Third term: 13 [2]

4 a 2, 5, 8, . . .

b add 3
c

[3]

d
position number 1 2 3 4

term 2 5 8 11

3 × position number 3 6 9 12

3× position number − 1 2 5 8 11

Position-to-term rule is: term = 3 × position number – 1 [3]

5 a First three terms: 9, 11, 13 10th term: 27

b First three terms: 1, 6, 11 10th term: 46 [4]

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6 a nth term is 3n + 2

b nth term is 21 – 2n [4]

7 a i ii
1 1
x 2 2 5 6 x 8 11 15 28
2 4
1 1
y 11 13 23 28 y 1 2 4 11
2 2

b i equation is: y = 4x + 3
x −6
ii equation is: y = [4]
2

8 a equation: y = x + 5 reverse equation: x = y − 5

y
b equation: y = 3(x – 2) reverse equation: x = +2 [4]
3

9 A and v, B and i, C and ii, D and vi, E and iii, F and iv [3]

[TOTAL: 34 Marks]

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