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MEP Jamaica: STRAND G

UNIT 25 Solving Equations: CSEC Revision Test

UNIT 25 Solving Equations

1.

2.

CSEC Revision Test

(a)

Simplify

1
1
+
a+2 a4

(2 marks)

(b)

Simplify

x2 9
3x 9

(3 marks)

Show that

(a b)2 (a + b) + ab (a + b) = a3 + b 3
3.

(CXC) (3 marks)

Express as a single fraction:

3p q
+
2
p

4.

(CXC) (2 marks)

Solve the pair of simultaneous equations:


x2 = 4 y
x =y+2

5.

(CXC) (5 marks)

Solve for p and r given

3 p + 2r = 7
p 2 2 r = 11

6.

(CXC) (5 marks)

Solve the simultaneous equations

y = 2x + 3
x 2 + y2 = 2
You must show your working.

(5 marks)

(25 MARKS)

CIMT and e-Learning Jamaica

UNIT 25 Solving Equations: CSEC Revision Test

MEP Jamaica: STRAND G

UNIT 25 Solving Equations

1.

(a)
(b)

( a 4) + ( a + 2)
( a + 2) ( a 4)
( x 3)( x + 3)
3( x 3)
=

2.

x+3
3

CSEC Revision Test


Answers

2 ( a 1)
( a + 2) ( a 4)

M1 A1
B1 B1

or x + 1
3

B1

(a) ( a b) ( a + b) + ab ( a + b) = a 2 2 ab + b 2 ( a + b)

(5 marks)

M1

+ a 2 b + ab 2

A1

= a 3 2 a 2 b + b 2 a + a 2 b 2 ab 2 + b 3
+ a 2 b + ab 2
= a3 + b3

A1

(3 marks)
(2 marks)

3.

3 p q 3 p2 + 2q
+ =
2
p
2p

M1 A1

4.

x 2 = 4 y = 4 ( x 2)

M1 A1

x2 + x 6 = 0

( x + 3) ( x 2) = 0

M1

x = 3, y = 5, or x = 2, y = 0
5.

(5 marks)

Adding equations
p 2 + 3 p 18 = 0

M1

( p + 6) ( p 3) = 0

A1

p = 6, r =

6.

A1 A1

25
or p = 3, r = 1
2

A1 A1

x 2 + (2 x + 3) = 2

M1

5 x 2 + 12 x + 7 = 0

A1

(5 x + 7) ( x + 1) = 0

M1

7
1
x = , y = or x = 1, y = 1
5
5

A1 A1

( 5 marks)

(5 marks)

(TOTAL MARKS 25)

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