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Chapter 3 Introduction to Algebra
Level 1 Questions
§3.1 Algebraic Language
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Represent the following word phrases by algebraic expressions.
(a) Add 6b to 7.
(b) Multiply p by 3.
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(a) Subtract 2b from 9.
(b) Divide d 2 by 6.
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(a) Add 5 to the square of x.
(b) Divide the product of a and b by 3.
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(a) Subtract 20 from the sum of a and b.
(b) Multiply y by the cube of x.
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Express the following algebraic expressions in word phrases.
(a) a + 1
(b) 4x – 5
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(a) 8s + t
(b) 8(s + t)
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(a)
(b)
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Simplify the following expressions.
(a) 2  4 + d
(b)
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(a) 5 – 2  y
(b) 10÷x+ 8
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a) 2r – r – 4r
(b) – 3p + 4p + 5p
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a) 2m  3 – m
(b) 7 y÷7 +2 y
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(a) 4a – a  7
(b)
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Express the following algebraic expressions in the expanded form.
(a) a2b
(b) 3cd 4
(c) 4e3f 5
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(a)
(b)
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(a) 7s  s  s
(b) t  5t  4t
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(a) w×(−w)×w×3
(b) (−b )×(−b )×(−b )×(−b )
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Among 1100 students in a school, z are girls. Find the number of boys in the school.
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The price of a table is $x and the price of a chair is $y. How much does a customer pay for a table
and a chair?
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The weight of a pack of sweets is x g. Find the total weight of 8 packs of sweets.
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5c pieces of chocolate biscuits are shared among n children evenly. If no biscuits are left, how many
pieces of chocolate biscuits does each child get?

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After using p stickers, Gigi still has 30 stickers left. How many stickers does Gigi have originally?
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There are x packs of milk chocolates and y packs of white chocolates in a gift box. How many packs
of chocolates are there in 3 gift boxes in total?
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The cost of a notebook is $x and the cost of a pen is $8. Find the total cost of 1 notebook and 2
pens.
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Tom has 6x $100 notes. How much does he have?
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The weight of Katy is of that of Peter. If the weight of Peter is kg, find the weight of Katy.
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A sum of $9m is shared by 6 brothers and sisters evenly. How much will each person get?
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A box of A4 size paper contains d packs and each pack contains 30d pieces of paper. Find the total
number of pieces of A4 size paper in the box.
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Gary wants to buy k birthday cards of $25 each.
(a) Find the price of k birthday cards.
(b) If Gary has $20 only, how much does he owe?
§3.2 Formulas and Method of Substitution
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Consider the following.
(a) Which of the above are algebraic expressions?

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(b) Which of the above are formulas?
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If , find the values of the following algebraic expressions by the method of substitution.
(a) –3x
(b) 2 – 4x
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If y = –4, find the values of the following algebraic expressions by the method of substitution.
(a) –5y
(b)
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Given the algebraic expression 4(x – 2), find its values when
(a) x = 4,
(b) x = 0,
(c) x = –3.
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Given the algebraic expression , find its values when

(a) a = 8,
(b) a = –6,
(c) a = –13.
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If , find the values of the following algebraic expressions by the method of substitution.
(a) 7(2x + 1)
(b) 4x2 + 1
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Given the algebraic expression , find its values when
(a) u = 6,
(b) u = 0,
(c) u = –3.

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Given the algebraic expression 2c2 – 5, find its values when
(a) c = 3,
(b) c = –5,
1
c=
(c) 2.
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If y = 8, find the values of the following algebraic expressions by the method of substitution.
(a) (y + 3)(6 – y)
(b)
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8m
Given the algebraic expression n , find its value in each of the following cases.
(a) m = 5, n = 4
(b) m = 3, n = 6
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Given the algebraic expression 4P – Q, find its value in each of the following cases.
(a) P = 7, Q = 12
(b)
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Consider the formula Find the value of R in each of the following cases by the method
of substitution.
(a)
(b)
(c)
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Consider the formula Find the value of P in each of the following cases by the
method of substitution.
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(b)
(c)
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It is given that the formula P=−2(3 b+4 ) . Find the value of P in each of the following cases.
(a) b = 0
(b) b = 7
(c) b = –2
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Consider the formula Find the value of Q in each of the following cases by the method
of substitution.
(a)
(b)
(c)
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6−5 d
G=
Consider the formula 3 . If d = –6, find the value of G by the method of substitution.
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v (v +5 )
K=
Consider the formula 8 . If v = –40, find the value of K by the method of substitution.
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Given the formula G = a(2b – 5), find the value of G in each of the following cases.
(a) a = –2, b = 3
(b) a = –5, b = 5
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n
T = (3 A−2 )
Consider the formula 5 . If n=1 and A=4 , find the value of T by the method of
substitution.
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The total expense ($y) of a party can be calculated by the formula , where x is the
number of persons joining the party. Complete the following table for the values of y.
Number of persons (x) 14 25 42 100

Total expense ($y)
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The income ($I) of an artist can be calculated by the formula I =200 x , where x is the number of
drawings sold. If x=15 , find the value of I.
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The profit ($P) from selling n magazines can be calculated by the formula .
If n = 2000, find the value of P.
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The cost ($C) of holding a birthday party can be calculate by the formula where n is
the number of participants. If 10 participants joined the party, find the cost of the party.
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The number of days (D) taken to finish a job can be calculated by the formula , where n
is the number of workers. How many days are needed to finish the job if there are 5 workers?
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The area (A cm2) of a circle with radius r cm can be calculated by the formula . If r = 7,
find the area of the circle.
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The daily entry fee ($F) collected by a theme park can be calculated by the formula
, where x and y are the daily numbers of children and adults visited to the park
respectively. Find the daily entry fee collected if 130 children and 150 adults visit to the theme park
on a day.

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§3.3 Sequences
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Write down the next two terms in the following sequence.
1, 5, 9, 13, _________, _________, …
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1, 3, 9, 27, _________, _________, …
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8, 5, 2, 1, _________, _________, …
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In each of the following sequences, guess the next term and explain your answer.
(a) 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 
(b) 44, 37, 30, 23, 16 
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(a) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 
(b) 15, 11, 7, 3, 1, 
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(a) 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 
(b) 125, 25, 5, 1, ,
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For the sequence 1, 3, 6, 10, …,
(a) write down the next three terms,
(b) determine what kind of sequence it is.
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For the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, …,

(a) write down the next three terms,
(b) determine what kind of sequence it is.
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(a) List all the square numbers between 1 and 40 inclusively.
(b) List all the triangular numbers between 1 and 40 inclusively.
(c) Which numbers are both square numbers and triangular numbers between 1 and 40
inclusively?
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For the following number machine, find the value of the output.
x
Input x = 48   Output
Number machine 4
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Input x = 6  Number machine 3x + 7  Output
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Input x = –6  Number machine 0.5(x + 2)  Output
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It is given that y is the output of the following number machine.
5x
−
Number machine 4
(a) Write down a formula relating x and y.
(b) Hence, find the value of y when x = –16.
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It is given that y is the output of the following number machine.
Number machine –x2
(a) Write down a formula relating x and y.

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(b) Hence, find the value of y when x = –7.
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In each of the following, Tn is the general term of the sequence. Find the first 3 terms in the
sequence.
(a) Tn = 5n
4
T n =− n
(b) 3
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sequence.
(a) Tn = 3n – 1
(b) Tn = 4(5 + n)
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sequence.
1
T n=
(a) 4n
(b) Tn = 1 – n2
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sequence.
n
(a) T n =(−3)
(b) Tn = 2n3
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The general term Tn of a sequence is 5 + 4n. Find the 2nd term and the 6th term in the sequence.
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The general term Tn of a sequence is . Find the 8th term and the 15th term in the sequence.
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n(n−7)
The nth term of a sequence is 3 . Find the 11th term and the 15th term in the sequence.

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The general term Tn of a sequence is . Find the 7th term and the 13th term in the sequence.
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The general term Tn of a sequence is . Find the value of .
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The general term Tn of a sequence is . Find the value of .
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The following shows a sequence of figures formed by dots.
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Figures: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Denote the number of dots in the nth figure by Tn.

(a) Find T1, T2, T3 and T4.
(b) According to the above pattern, guess T5 and explain your answer.
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Denote the number of dots in the nth figure by Tn.

(a) Find T1, T2, T3 and T4.
(b) According to the above pattern, guess T5 and explain your answer.

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Level 2 Questions
§3.1 Algebraic Language
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(a) Subtract the cube of t from the product of u and v.
(b) Subtract 2m from n and then divide the difference by 10.
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(a) Divide the sum of 4 and a by the product of 5 and b.
(b) Multiply 7 by the square of x and then subtract the product from 3z.
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(a) Add 6p to 2q and then multiply the sum by the 4th power of m.
(b) Subtract 3a from 4b and then divide the difference by the sum of 2a and 5b.
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(a)
(b)
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3 a2
(a) 5+b
(b) r3(6 – st)
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(a) 2a – 4 + a + 1
(b) x + y + y + x – y
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a) 9r  3 + 4r – 5
(b) 1 + 8a  4 – 3 + 2a
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b)
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(a)
(b) b×4 b÷(−2)×b

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(a) 8a  2  a  (4)
(b) 3  6a  b  a  9
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(a) (−r)×(−2r)×s×r
(b) m×(−n)×m÷(−2)×5m
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(a) (3a+2a)×a÷10
(b)
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Represent the word phrase ‘subtract x from the product of 5 and 2x and then divide the difference
by 3y’ by the algebraic expression and simplify the result.
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Represent the word phrase ‘multiply the sum of 3b and 4b by 2b and then subtract the product from
5’ by the algebraic expression and simplify the result.
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In the past 10 minutes, only m private cars and n buses passed through a tunnel.
(a) How many vehicles passed through the tunnel in the past 10 minutes?
(b) If the toll fees for a bus and a private car passing through the tunnel are $18 and $25
respectively, how much toll fee was collected in the past 10 minutes?
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A box contains x pencils and they are now shared evenly among 7 children. If 4 pencils are left, find

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the number of pencils each child gets.

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There are 2u story books in a school library originally. After v story books are returned and 2v story
books are borrowed, how many story books are there in the library now?

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Anthony is x years old now, and his mother’s age is 3 times of his age. How old will Anthony’s
mother be after x years?
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A number of relief packs are shared among 4x victims in a flood. After each victim gets 2 packs of
relief packs, 5 packs are left. Find the original number of relief packs.
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In a Mathematics test, Sarah’s mark is 2a higher than twice of Kelvin’s. If Kelvin’s mark is 3b, find
Sarah’s mark.
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There are 6b boys in the school. The number of girls is less than half of the number of boys by b.
(a) Find the number of girls in the school.
(b) Find the total number of students in the school.
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Amy has $5x. John has $28 more than twice the amount of Amy.
(a) Find the amount of money that John has.
(b) What is the difference between the amounts of money that John and Amy have?
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Figure (1) shows a rectangular paper of dimensions 6x cm  4x cm.
Figure (1)
(a) Find the area of the paper.
(b) Steven removes four identical squares of side x cm from each corner of the above paper and
makes an open rectangular box as shown in Figure (2). Find the capacity of the open box.
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§3.2 Formulas and Method of Substitution

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Given the formula K = (2t  3)2, find the value of K in each of the following cases.
(a) t = 4
(b) t = 3
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Given the formula , find the value of a in each of the following cases.
(a)
(b)
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2
Consider the formula S=2 a(k +4 ) . If a=−2 and k =6 , find the value of S by the method of
substitution.
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Given the formula T = x2 – 4y2, find the value of T in each of the following cases.
(a) x=2, y=−3
(b) x=−2, y=−1
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x2 − y 2
Given the algebraic expression xy , find its value in each of the following cases.
(a) x = 2, y = 1
(b) x = –2, y = 3
(c) x = –5, y = –4
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Given the algebraic expression , find its value in each of the

following cases.
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(b) and
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2 s−3 t+ 4
M=
Consider the formula t−s . If s = 6 and t = –2, find the value of M by the method of
substitution.
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2 2
Consider the formula V =( p−8 ) + q . If p = –10 and q = 3, find the value of V by the method of
substitution.
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x+ y+z
S=
Given the formula xyz , find the value of S in each of the following cases.
(a) x = –3, y = 4 and z = –5
(b) x = 5, y = –7 and z = 9
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Given the formula , find the value of M in each of the following cases.
(a) p = 3, q = –2 and r = 1
(b)
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Given the formula , find the value of W in each of the following cases.
(a) a = 1, b = 1 and c = 1
(b) a = –2, b = 3 and c = 2
(c) a = –3, b = –4 and c = –2
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(a) Represent the word phrase ‘divide the sum of a and b by the product of c and d’ by an
algebraic expression.

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(b) If a = 4, b = 5, and , find the value of the algebraic expression in (a).

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The figure shows a trapezium.
(a) Write down the formula for calculating the area A of the trapezium.
(b) Find the area of the trapezium if x = 5 and y = 4.
As shown in the figure, a rectangle is cut away from a square. It is given that the perimeter of the
figure shown is P cm.
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The largest number of three consecutive even numbers is 6m + 4.
(a) Write down the formula for calculating the sum (S) of these three numbers.
(b) If m = 16, find the sum of the three consecutive even numbers.
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The prices of a dozen of pears and a dozen of mangoes are $48 and $72 respectively. Cindy buys r
pears and s mangoes for $C.
(a) Write down the formula for calculating the amount ($C) Cindy should pay.
(b) If r = 8 and s = 5, find the amount that Cindy should pay.
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The monthly electricity charge ($D) in a city is calculated by the formula D = 0.75x + 30, where x
represents the number of units of electricity consumed. The following table shows the number of
units of electricity consumed by the Wong family from January to March.
Month January February March
Units of electricity consumed (units) 120 160 140
Find the monthly electricity charge paid by the Wong family in
(a) January,
(b) February,
(c) March.

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The profit ($y) made by a fruit juice shop is given by y = 4x – 200, where x is the number of cups of
fruit juice sold.
(a) Complete the following table for the profit of the fruit juice shop.
Number of cups of fruit juice sold 100 200 300 400 500
Profit ($)
(b) The shopkeeper claims that the profit made by selling 650 cups of fruit juice is more than
$2200. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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The monthly salary ($y) of a salesman is composed of two parts, the basic monthly salary and the
bonus. The bonus depends on the number of bed mattresses (x) sold in that month. It is given that
(a) If the salesman sold 9 bed mattresses in a month, find his salary in that month.
(b) The salesman claims that his monthly salary is more than $28 000 if he sold
14 bed mattresses. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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The prices of a pack of soft drink with 6 cans and a pack of potato chips are $35 and $11
respectively. Harry buys x dozen cans of soft drink and y packs of potato chips for $C.
(a) Write down the formula for calculating the value of C.
(b) If Harry has $300, can he buy 4 dozen cans of soft drink and 7 packs of potato chips? Explain
your answer.
The figure shows a square of side 10 cm and a rectangle with length x cm and width y cm. It is
given that the area of the shaded region is A cm2.

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(a) Write down the formula for calculating the value of A.

(b) If x = 7 and y = 5, find the area of the shaded region.
(1A03B050) Explain Cross-topic

The figure shows a square of side 4 cm inside a triangle with base x cm and height
x cm. It is given that the area of the shaded region is A cm2.
(a) Write down the formula for calculating the value of A.

(b) If the base of the triangle is 8 cm, is the area of the shaded region greater than the area of the
square? Explain your answer.
The figure shows a rectangle whose length and width are x cm and y cm respectively. It is given
that the perimeter of the rectangle is P cm.
x cm
y cm
(a) Write down the formula for calculating the value of P.

x=2 y−1
(b) It is known that .
P=2 (3 y −1)
(i) Show that .
(ii) If y = 8, find the perimeter of the rectangle.
§3.3 Sequences
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(a) At least what number should be subtracted from 32 to make it a triangular number?
(b) At least what number should be added to 60 to make it a square number?
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(a) 16, 11, 6, 1, 4, 
(b) 48, 24, 12, 6, 3, 

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(a) 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 
(b) 
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(a) 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 
(b) 17, 14, 9, 2, 7, 
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(a) 16, 14, 10, 4, 4, 
(b) , 4, , , 6, 
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(a) 13, 14, 16, 19, 23, 
(b) , 1, , 2, ,
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It is given that the general term Tn of a sequence is 2(n  1).
(a) Find the first 4 terms in the sequence.
(b) Determine what kind of sequence it is.
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Consider the sequence .

Guess the values of x and y and explain your answers.
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It is given that the general term Tn of a sequence is 5(3n + 1). Is the 5th term in the sequence an
even number? Explain your answer.
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It is given that the general term Tn of a sequence is 4n  7. Is the 22nd term of the sequence a square

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number? Explain your answer.

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It is given that the general term Tn of a sequence is 2n + 9. Is the 9th term of the sequence a square
number? Explain your answer.
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It is given that the general term Tn of a sequence is . Peter claims that the sum of the first 4
terms is an odd number. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(1A03B064) Explain
The following shows a sequence of figures formed by sticks. The 1st figure has 4 sticks. The 2nd
figure has 7 sticks. The 3rd figure has 10 sticks. The 4th figure has 13 sticks, and so on.
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(a) According to the above pattern, guess the number of sticks used to form the 5th figure and
explain your answer.
(b) A student claims that the total number of sticks used to form the first 6 figures is 69. Do you
agree? Explain your answer.
(1A03B065) Explain
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It is given that the nth figure has dots.

(a) How many dots are there in the 12th figure?
(b) Is there a figure formed by 190 dots? Explain your answer.
(c) Does the 19th figure have an even number of dots? Explain your answer.
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It is given that the number of dots in the nth figure is .

(a) Find the numbers of dots in the 8th figure and the 9th figure respectively.
(b) Leo claims that the number of dots in each figure must be an odd number. Do you agree?
Explain your answer.

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Level 3 Questions
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It is given that 2x + 1 is the largest number among four consecutive odd numbers.
(a) (i) Express the three other odd numbers in terms of x.
(ii) Hence, find the sum of these four numbers in terms of x.
(b) If x = 5, find
(i) the product of the largest number and the smallest number,
(ii) the difference between the answers of (a)(ii) and (b)(i).
(1A03C002) Explain
Julia works x hours and y hours per day at fast food restaurants A and B respectively. She is paid $a
and $b per working hour by restaurants A and B respectively. Assume Julia works every day from
June to August.
(a) Write down a formula for calculating the amount ($S) Julia earned from June to August.
(b) It is given that restaurant A pays $40 per hour and restaurant B pays $50 per hour.
(i) If she works 5 hours at each restaurant every day, is she able to earn
$40 000 from June to August? Explain your answer.
(ii) If she works at most 10 hours per day, is it possible for her to earn $48 000 from June to
August? Explain your answer.
(iii) If she works at most 10 hours per day and at least 2 hours per day in restaurant A, at most
how much can she earn from June to August?
(1A03C003) Explain
A school wants to rent x buses and y mini-buses carrying 180 teachers and students for a picnic. A
bus can carry 80 people while a mini-bus can carry 24 people. The rental fee of a bus is $1000
while the rental fee of a mini-bus is $500.
(a) Write down a formula for calculating the rental fee ($R) the school paid for the buses and the
mini-buses.
(b) Write down all the possible values of x and y so that the rental cars are just able to carry all the
teachers and students.
(c) The principal of the school claims that the minimum rental fee of the transportation for the
picnic will not exceed $3000. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

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(1A03C004)
It is given that the general term an of a sequence is .

(a) Find the products of
(i) the first 4 terms,
(ii) the first 10 terms
and express the answers in index notation.
(b) It is given that the general term bn of an other sequence is .

Using the result of (a)(ii), find the product of the first 10 terms.
(1A03C005)
It is given that . Using the formula, find the values of
(a)
(b)
(c)

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Multiple Choice Questions
(1A03D001)
Express in a word phrase.
A. Add s to the product of 4 and r.

B. Add 4 to the product of r and s.
C. Add s to r and then multiply the sum by 4.
D. Add s to r and then divide the sum by 4.
(1A03D002)
Express in a word phrase.
A. Add the product of 3 and y to x, and then subtract the sum from 24.
B. Add the product of 3 and y to x, and then subtract the product from 24.
C. Add the sum of x and 3y to 24.
D. Subtract 24 from the sum of x and 3y.
(1A03D003)
Which of the following word phrases can represent the algebraic expression ?
I. Add y to x and then divide the sum by 5.
II. x plus y and then divide the sum by 5.
III. Divide y by 5 and then add the result to x.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
(1A03D004)
Use an algebraic expression to represent ‘subtract the product of 2 and y from x’.
A.
B.

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C.
D.
(1A03D005)
Use an algebraic expression to represent ‘divide q by 5 and then add the result to the product of 3
and p’.
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D006)
The result of subtracting 4x from 5 and then adding 6x to the difference is
A. .
B. .
C. .
D. .
(1A03D007)
The result of multiplying 5p by 7 and then adding the product to 9p is
A. .
B. .
C. .

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D. .
(1A03D008) TSA
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D009) TSA
Simplify .
A. 6x
B. 6x
C. x6
D. x6
(1A03D010)
Simplify .
A. 5y
B. 7y
C. 9y
D. 11y
(1A03D011)
Simplify .
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D012)
Simplify ( z+ z )÷ y .
z
A. y

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2z
B. y
z
z+
C. y
2z
z+
D. y
(1A03D013)
Simplify .
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D014)
(−p )(q )(− p)(q )
Simplify .
A. 2pq
B. 2pq
C. p2q2
D. p2q2
(1A03D015)
can be simplified as
A. 1.
B. 16.
C. .
D. .
(1A03D016)
Simplify .
A. 27
B.
C.
D.

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(1A03D017)
Simplify .
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D018)
Which of the following is/are correct?
I.
II.
III.
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
(1A03D019)
Which of the following pairs of expressions is NOT equal?
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D020)
Which of the following pairs of expressions is/are equal?

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I.
II.
III.
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
(1A03D021)
Which of the following is the expanded form of 6a3bc2?
A. 6 + a3 + b + c2
B. 6 + 3a + b + 2c
C. 6aaabcc
D. 6  3a  b  2c
(1A03D022)
The price of a flashlight is $(7x + 3) and the price of a set of batteries is $(2x + 5). Find the total
price of the flashlight and the set of batteries.
A. $(5x + 2)
B. $(5x + 8)
C. $9x
D. $(9x + 8)
(1A03D023)
Daniel is x cm tall. The height of Raymond is 3 cm less than 1.5 times the height of Daniel. Find the
height of Raymond.
A. 1.5x cm
B. (1.5x  3) cm
C. (1.5x + 3) cm
D. 1.5(x  3) cm

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(1A03D024) TSA
The prices of a pen and a pencil are $6 and $2 respectively. David pays $100 for x pens and y
pencils. Find the change.
A. $(6x + 2y)
B. $(100  6x + 2y)
C. $(100  6x  2y)
D. $(6x + 2y  100)
(1A03D025)
There are x $0.5 coins, y $5 coins and z $10 coins in a wallet. What is the amount of money in the
wallet?
A.
$ ( x
2
+5 y +10 z )
B. $( x + y + z )
C.
(y
$ 5 x + +10 z
2 )
D.
( y
$ 10 x + +5 z
2 )
(1A03D026)
John is 3d years old, and his grandfather is 4d times as old as him. Find the age of John’s
grandfather.
A. 7d
B. 24d
C. 7d 2
D. 12d 2
(1A03D027)
The largest number of three consecutive odd numbers is x. Find the sum of these three numbers.
A. 3x  6
B. 3x  3
C. 3x + 3
D. 3x + 6

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(1A03D028) TSA
Kelly bought 7 pairs of gloves in a supermarket. She paid $90 and the change was $x. Find the price
of one pair of gloves.
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D029) TSA
A box of marbles is distributed to 7 children. Each child gets y marbles. There are 4 marbles left.
Find the number of marbles in the box.
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D030)
Which of the followings is/are formula(s)?
I.
II.
III.
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only

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(1A03D031)
5− y
3
Find the value of the algebraic expression 7 when =2(2) +1=17 .
A. 2
B. 1
C. –1
D. –2
(1A03D032)
Find the value of the algebraic expression when y = 7.

A. 5
B.
C. 6
D. 7
(1A03D033)
If p=−4 and q=2 , what is the value of the algebraic expression ?
A. 20
B. 4
C. –9
D. –12
(1A03D034)
Given the formula , find the value of H when and b=3 .
A. 19
B. 4
C. 16
D. 31

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(1A03D035)
3 xy
F=
It is given that 3 y−x . When x=2 and y=−6 ,
9
A. 5 .
9
−
B. 5.
9
C. 4 .
9
−
D. 4.
(1A03D036)
It is given that . When a = 15, b = –3 and c = 10, G =

1
−
A. 2.
1
−
B. 4.
1
C. 4.
1
D. 2.
(1A03D037) Cross-topic
The figure shows a right-angled triangle. Which of the following formulas represents its area (A)?
A. A=3 x +6

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1
A= ( x+ 1)( x +2)
B. 2
1
A= ( x+ 2)( x +3)
C. 2
1
A= ( x+ 1)( x +3)
D. 2
The figure shows a trapezium. Which of the following formulas represents its area (A)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D039)
The volume (V cm3) of a decoration lamp can be calculated by the formula . If a = 16,
b = 12 and h = 8, find the volume of the decoration lamp.
A. 384 cm3
B. 768 cm3
C. 1152 cm3
D. 1536 cm3
The figure shows a floor plan of a rectangular living room ABCD where a piece of carpet is covered
on the region AEFCD. It is given that the area (A m2) of the carpet used can be calculated by the
formula A = 7x2 and the cost of the carpet is $5 per m2. What is the cost of the carpet if x = 3?

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F C
A. $42
B. $63
C. $210
D. $315
(1A03D041)
Daniel spends $(x + 30) on food and $(2x  10) on transportation every day. If x=10 , how much
will he spend for a week?
A. $50
B. $55
C. $210
D. $350
(1A03D042)
Jenny has 8 $100 notes, and she has enough money to pay for x T-shirts and y dresses. The prices of
a T-shirt and a dress are $120 and $180 respectively. Which of the following are the possible values
of x and y?
I. x=5 , y=1
II. x=4 , y=2
III. x=2 , y=3
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
(1A03D043)
Which of the following are correct?
I. 36 is both a square number and a triangular number.
II. 81 is a square number.
III. 21 is a triangular number.

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A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
(1A03D044)
Find the values of a and b in the sequence 2, 9, 17, 26, 36, a, b, …
A. ,
B. ,
C. ,
D. ,
(1A03D045) TSA
Find the values of a and b in the sequence 256, 64, 16, 4, 1, a, b, ….
A. ,
B. ,
C. ,
D. ,
(1A03D046)
Find the values of a and b in the sequence 2, 7, 17, 37, 77, a, b, ....
A. a = 137, b = 217
B. a = 157, b = 217
C. a = 137, b = 317
D. a = 157, b = 317
(1A03D047)
n−2
2
The general term Tn of a sequence is given by n . Find the 6th term in the sequence.
2
A. 3
1
B. 6

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1
C. 8
1
D. 9
(1A03D048)
Given that the general term of a sequence is (2 n−1 )n , find the first 4 terms in the sequence.
A. 1, 7, 17, 31
B. 1, 6, 15, 28
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 3, 5, 7
(1A03D049)
Find the 7th term in the sequence 96, 48, 24, 12, 6, ….
A.
3
B. 4
3
C. 2
D. 3
(1A03D050)
7 5 3 1 1
−
Find the 6th term in the sequence 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 , ….
1
A. 12
1
−
B. 12
1
C. 4
1
−
D. 4
(1A03D051)
What is the 6th term in the sequence 1,

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A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D052) DSE
The following shows a sequence of figures formed by dots. The 1st figure consists of 5 dots. For
anypositive integer n, the (n + 1)th figure is formed by adding 4 dots to the nth figure.
…
How many dots are there in the 9th figure?

A. 33
B. 36
C. 37
D. 41
(1A03D053) DSE
The following shows a sequence of figures formed by dots. The 1st figure consists of 1 dot. For any
positive integer n, the (n + 1)th figure is formed by adding dots to the nth figure.
…
Find the number of dots in the 7th figure.

A. 32

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B. 64
C. 128
D. 256
(1A03D054) DSE
The following shows a sequence of figures formed by sticks. The 1st figure consists of 1 stick. For
any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th figure is formed by adding 3n sticks to the nth figure.
…
Find the number of sticks in the 7th figure.
A. 31
B. 46
C. 64
D. 85
(1A03D055) DSE
Let an be the nth term in a sequence. If a2 = 12, a4 = 70 and an + 2 = 2an + 1 + an for any positive
integer n, then a5 =
A. 29.
B. 62.
C. 169.
D. 408.

Question Bank
(1A03D056) DSE
Let an be the nth term in a sequence. If a2 = 14, a4 = 91 and an + 2 = 3an + 1  an for any positive
integer n, then a5 =
A. 35.
B. 91.
C. 238.
D. 623.
(1A03D057)
It is given that the nth term in a sequence is n2 – 2n. What is the sum of the first four terms in the
sequence?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
(1A03D058)
It is given that the nth term in a sequence is 3n  6. What is the sum of the first four positive terms
in the sequence?
A. 6
B. 18
C. 30
D. 42
(1A03D059)
It is given that the nth term in a sequence is . What is the product of the first three terms in the
sequence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1A03D060)

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Given that the general term Tn of a sequence is , which of the following are correct?
I. The sequence is –5, 10, –15, 20, ….
II. The 12th term is 60.
III. The product of 3 consecutive terms in the sequence must be positive.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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Chapter 3 Introduction to Algebra

§3.1 Algebraic Language

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Simplify the following expressions.

(b) (−b )×(−b )×(−b )×(−b )

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§3.2 Formulas and Method of Substitution

(a) Which of the above are algebraic expressions?

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(b) Which of the above are formulas?

Given the algebraic expression , find its values when

Given the algebraic expression , find its values when

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Number of persons (x) 14 25 42 100

find the area of the circle.

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(b) 125, 25, 5, 1, ,

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For the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, …,

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(b) Hence, find the value of y when x = –7.

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The general term Tn of a sequence is . Find the value of .

Denote the number of dots in the nth figure by Tn.

Denote the number of dots in the nth figure by Tn.

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§3.1 Algebraic Language

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(b) b×4 b÷(−2)×b

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the number of pencils each child gets.

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§3.2 Formulas and Method of Substitution

(a) x=2, y=−3

(b) x=−2, y=−1

Given the algebraic expression , find its value in each of the

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(b) If a = 4, b = 5, and , find the value of the algebraic expression in (a).

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(a) Write down the formula for calculating the value of A.

(1A03B050) Explain Cross-topic

(a) Write down the formula for calculating the value of A.

(a) Write down the formula for calculating the value of P.

(ii) If y = 8, find the perimeter of the rectangle.

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Consider the sequence .

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number? Explain your answer.

terms is an odd number. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

It is given that the nth figure has dots.

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