SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS (QUADRATIC)

[ESTIMATED TIME: 75 minutes] GCSE

(+ IGCSE) EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE
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21 Solve the simultaneous equations

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(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)

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5. [5 marks]

23 Solve x2 + y 2 = 20
y = 10 – 2x
Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 23 is 5 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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24 Solve the simultaneous equations

y = 3x + 2

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x + y2 = 20
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Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 24 is 6 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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8. [7 marks]

22 Solve the simultaneous equations

2x – y = 7
x2 + y2 = 34
Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 22 is 7 marks)

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9. [6 marks]

Solve the simultaneous equations

y = 5x – 1
y = (x + 1)2

Show clear algebraic working

10. [7 marks]

Solve the simultaneous equations

xy = 12
y − 3x = −9
Show clear algebraic working.

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11. [5 marks]

Solve the simultaneous equations

y = 3x 2 + 7x + 9
y = 4x + 15
Show clear algebraic working.

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12. [7 marks]

Solve the simultaneous equations

3y 2 + 4x 2 = 16
y − 2x = −4
Show clear algebraic working.

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(7)