Name:___________________________________ Class:__________

Teacher: THM / VAN / BTZ / HOL / RAB

MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA 2 TEST
YEAR 9

Important Information
Calculators are permitted.
Answers are to be completed in the spaces provided.
Ensure that you show all working for questions worth more than 1 mark.
You are reminded of the need for neat and clear presentation in your answers.

Time: 36 minutes Mark: /50

Extra 45 minutes
TOTAL: %
Time:
1. Solve the following equations.

a) 2 x+10=24 d) 6 (x+ 4)=3 ( x+13)

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b) 9=6+ x 88
e) =11
x
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c) 2−3 x=x +10

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x
+5=13
3
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2. Answer this question by forming an equation and then solving it.

Sean has x pieces of chocolate. If I double the number that Sean has and add twelve more,
he would have sixty pieces. How many pieces of chocolate did Sean start with?

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3. Answer this question by forming an equation and then solving it.

(i) Find x
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(2 x+ 3)° (3 x−9)°
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(ii) Find the size of one of the marked angles using your answer from (i) above.
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4. Graph the following inequalities on the number line.

a) x ≥ 6 [1]
4 5 6 7 8 9

b) −2< x ≤1 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1
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5. Write down an inequality for each of these graphs.

a)
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 _______________________ [1]

b)
-2 -1 0 1 2 3
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c)
-1 0 1 2 3 4
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6. Solve these inequalities and show your solutions on the number line.

a) x−8←5
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-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

b) 6 x−12 ≥ 2 x +16
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-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7. Make x the subject.

a) x +m= p _________________________ [2]

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b) gx− p=e
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c) a ( b + x )=c 2
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8. Expand and simplify.

a) ( x +2 ) ( x +3 ) c) (x−4)2
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b) ( 2 m+ 1 )( 3 m−5 )
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9. Factorise.

a) x 2+ 8 x+7 =( )( ) [2]

b) p2−11 p+30 =( )( ) [2]

2
c) y +4 y−21 =( )( ) [2]

d) x 2−25 =( )( ) [2]