MATHS BRIDGING WORK

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All the work in this folder is topics which you have met at GCSE. It is expected that students
studying A Level will be confident with these. Use the time over the summer to make sure you are
able to do these questions.

Resources to help you:

1) www.corbettmaths.com
 Go to videos and worksheets, search the required topics and watch the videos.

2) www.mathsgenie.co.uk
 Go to GCSE Revision, search the required topics and watch the videos.

3) www.alevelmathsrevision.com
 Under free revision resources, go to Bridging the Gap between GCSE and A Level,
scroll down and there are ten key topics with videos and extra questions for support.

This work needs to be completed and you must bring

it back into school in September and hand it in to be
able to study A Level Maths.
 Topic 1: Expanding Brackets - Quadratics

www.corbettmaths.com Expanding two brackets - Video 14

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Expanding and Factorising Quadratics

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 05 – Algebra

Questions

Expand and simplify:

1) (x + 7)(x – 9)

2) (y – 4)(y – 3)

3) (2g – 3)(g + 8)

4) (4x – 3)2

5) (2x – 3y)((3x + y)

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 Topic 2: Expanding Brackets - Cubics

www.corbettmaths.com Expanding three brackets - Video 15

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Expanding triple brackets

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 05 – Algebra

Questions

Expand and simplify:

1) x(x – 5)(x – 3)

2) (y + 3)(y + 4)(y – 8)

3) (2h + 1)(h – 5)((h – 3)

4) (x – 5)(x + 3)2

5) (2x – 1)3

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Topic 3: Factorising Quadratics

www.corbettmaths.com Factorisation: quadratics - Video 118

 Factorisation: quadratics harder - Video 119
Factorisation: splitting the middle - Video 119a

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Expanding and Factorising Quadratics

Factorising Harder Quadratics

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 04 – Factorising Quadratics

Questions

Factorise the following:

1) x2 + 8x + 12

2) x2 – 2x – 24

3) x2 – 10x + 21

4) 2x2 + 5x + 2

5) 3x2 + 10x – 8

6) 5x2 – 16x + 3

7) x2 – 49

8) 9x2 – 25y2

9) 2x2 – 32

10) x3 + 11x2 + 30x

Topic 4: Solving Quadratics by Factorising

www.corbettmaths.com Quadratics: Solving (factorising) - Video 266

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Solving Quadratics

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 04 – Factorising Quadratics

Questions

Solve the following equations using factorisation:

1) x2 + 7x + 10 = 0

2) x2 – 5x – 6 = 0

3) x2 – 9x + 20 = 0

4) 2x2 + 7x + 3 = 0

5) 6x2 – 5x – 6 = 0

6) 5x2 – 30x = 0

7) x2 – 81 = 0

8) x2 + 15 = 8x

9) 4x2 + 17x = 6x – 2x2

10) x4 – 7x2 + 12 = 0

Topic 5: Solving Quadratics by Quadratic Formula

www.corbettmaths.com Quadratics: Formula - Video 267

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Quadratic Formula

Questions

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

1) x2 + 6x + 6 = 0

2) 4x2 – 7x – 2 = 0

3) 11x2 + 2x – 7 = 0

4) x2 – 8x + 1 = 0

5) 2x2 + 11x = 5x2 – 18

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Topic 6: Laws of Indices

www.corbettmaths.com Algebra: indices - Video 17

 Indices: Laws of - Video 174
Click on More – Further Maths- Laws of Indices Video

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Indices

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 02 – Indices

Questions Simplify these expressions.

1) y4 x y7 x y6

2) 5t3 x 6t2 x t
3 7
21 a b
3) 4
7ab

6 a4 × 8 a6
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4 a5

5) (6x4)2

6) (2x5)4

7) 6y8 x (2y4)3

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Topic 7: Negative and Fractional Indices

www.corbettmaths.com Indices: Fractional - Video 173

Indices: Negative - Video 175
 Click on More – Further Maths- Fractional Indices
Video and Negative Indices Video

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Fractional and Negative Indices

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 02 – Indices

Questions

1) Simplify:

2) Evaluate – without using a calculator.

3)

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Topic 8: Surds

www.corbettmaths.com Surds: intro, rules, simplifying - Video 305

Surds: addition/subtraction - Video 306
 Surds: expanding brackets - Video 308
Click on More – Further Maths- Surds
(addition/subtraction) Video

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Surds

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 03 – Surds

Questions Without using a calculator simplify:

1) √ 45

2) √ 72

3) √ 18

4) 3 √ 48

5) √ 20 + √ 80

6) √ 200 + √ 18 – √ 72

7) √ 80 - 2√ 20 + 3√ 45

Expand and simplify:

8) √ 3(2 + √ 3)

9) (4 + √ 3)(2 – √ 3)

10) (√ 5 + 6)(√ 5– 6)

11) (6 - √ 7)2

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Topic 9: Rationalising the Denominator

www.corbettmaths.com Surds: rationalising denominator - Video 307

Click on More – Further Maths- Surds (rationalising
the denominators) Video
www.mathsgenie.co.uk Surds

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 03 – Surds

Questions

Rationalise the denominator and simplify where necessary:

1) a) b) c) d)

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Topic 10: Linear Simultaneous Equations

www.corbettmaths.com Simultaneous Equations (elimination) - Video 295

Simultaneous Equations (substitution both linear) - Video 296
www.mathsgenie.co.uk Simultaneous Equations

Questions

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Can you?

Topic 11: Simultaneous Equations on Graphs

www.corbettmaths.com Simultaneous Equations (graphical) - 297

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Solving Simultaneous Equations Graphically

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Topic 12: Gradient of a Line

www.corbettmaths.com Linear Graphs: Gradient of a line - Video 189

Linear Graphs: Gradient between two points - Video 190
Click on More – Further Maths- Gradient Video
www.mathsgenie.co.uk Gradient of a Line

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 08 – Straight Lines

Topic 09 – Further Straight Lines
Questions

1) Find the gradient of these lines

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Topic 13: Midpoints of Line Segments

www.corbettmaths.com Coordinates: Midpoint of a line - Video 87

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Midpoint of a Line Segment

www.alevelmathsrevision.com Topic 09 – Further Straight Lines

Questions

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Topic 14: Length of Line Segments

www.corbettmaths.com Linear Graphs: Length of a Line - Video 185

Click on More – Further Maths- Distance between two
points Video

Questions

1) Find length of line joining A and B

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Topic 15: Vectors

www.corbettmaths.com Vectors – Video 353

Vectors: Column - Video 353a

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Vectors
Vectors Proof Questions

Questions

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Topic 16: Averages and Estimating the Mean

www.corbettmaths.com Averages: Mean (Frequency table) - Video 54

Averages: Mean (Estimated) - Video 55

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Averages from Frequency Tables

Questions

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 Topic 17: Cumulative Frequency Graphs

www.corbettmaths.com Graphs: Cumulative Frequency (draw) - Video 153

Graphs: Cumulative Frequency (reading) - Video 154

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Cumulative Frequency

Questions
 Topic 18: Calculating Probabilities

www.corbettmaths.com Probability: Sample Space - Video 246

Probability: Independent Events - Video 249
Probability: Conditional - Video 247

Questions

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 Topic 19: Tree Diagrams

www.corbettmaths.com Probability: tree diagrams - Video 252

Probability: Conditional - Video 247

www.mathsgenie.co.uk Probability Trees

Conditional Probability

Questions

a) Draw a tree diagram to represent this information.

b) Work out the probability that Hannah wins exactly one game.

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a) Draw a tree diagram to represent this information.

b) Work out the probability that Rachel takes at least one green ball.

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a) Draw a tree diagram to represent this information.

b) Work out the probability that she takes two socks of the same colour.