Edexcel

GCSE Maths (1 – 9)
Revision Pack
Algebra

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Q1.

Kalinda buys x packs of currant buns and y boxes of iced buns.

There are 6 currant buns in a pack of currant buns.
There are 8 iced buns in a box of iced buns.
Kalinda buys a total of T buns.
Write down a formula for T in terms of x and y.

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Q2.

Write
as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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Q3.

Here is a rectangle.

The rectangle has a width of (2 x − 3) cm.

It has an area of (10 x 2 − x − 21) cm2.
Work out the length of the rectangle when x = 4
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Solve the simultaneous equations

5 x + 2 y = 11
4 x – 3 y = 18

x=......................
y=......................
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Q5.

Solve algebraically the simultaneous equations

x 2 + y 2 = 25
y − 3 x = 13
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Q6.

Solve

x = ...........................................................
y = ...........................................................
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Q7.

Solve the simultaneous equations

3x+4y=5
2x−3y=9

x = ...........................................................
y = ...........................................................

Q8.

Solve the simultaneous equations

4x+7y=1
3 x + 10 y = 15

x=......................
y=......................
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Q9.

Solve the inequality x 2 > 3( x + 6)

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Q10.

Solve x 2 > 3 x + 4
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Q11.

Solve x 2 – 6 x – 8 = 0
Write your answer in the form a √ b where a and b are integers.

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Q12.

Solve
=3
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Q13.

Solve

x=......................

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Q14.

(a) Solve
= 10
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(3)

(b) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form

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(3)

Q15.

Solve x 2 = 4( x – 3)2

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Q16.

Write as a single fraction in its simplest form

−

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Q17.

Simplify fully

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Q18.

Simplify fully
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Q19.

Show that
can be written in the form
where a, b, c and d are integers.

Q20.

Simplify fully
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Q21.

Simplify fully

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Q22.

Simplify completely

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Q23.

Simplify fully
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Q24.

Simplify fully

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Q25.

Show that
simplifies to a x where a is an integer.
Q26.

(a) Simplify

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(3)
(b) Write as a single fraction

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(2)

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Q27.

Simplify fully

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Q28.

(a) Simplify

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Q29.

Simplify fully ( x + 5)2 – ( x – 5)2

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Q30.

(a) Simplify fully

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(3)
(b) Write
as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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(3)

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Q31.

The diagram shows the graph of y = x 2 – 4 x – 2

(a) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of

(i) x 2 – 4 x – 2 = 0
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(ii) x 2 – 4 x – 6 = 0
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(3)
(b) Use the graph to find estimates for the values of x that satisfy the simultaneous
equations y = x 2 – 4 x – 2
x+y=6
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(3)

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Q32.

(a) (i) Factorise x 2 – 12 x + 27

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(ii) Solve the equation x 2 – 12 x + 27 = 0

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(3)
(b) Factorise y 2 – 100
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(1)

Q33.

(a) Factorise e 2 – 100

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(1)
(b) Factorise 2 x 2 – 7 x – 15

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(2)
(c) Simplify

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Q34.

(a) Factorise x 2 + 5 x + 4
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(2)
(b) Expand and simplify (3 x −1)(2 x + 5)

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(2)
(c) Write as a single fraction 1⁄2 x + 1⁄5 x − 1⁄3 x

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(2)

Q35.

Make a the subject of the formula

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Q36.

Make a the subject of

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Q37.

Solve the equations

x 2 + y 2 = 36
x=2y+6

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Q38.

C is the curve with equation y = x 2 − 4 x + 4

L is the straight line with equation y = 2 x − 4
L intersects C at two points, A and B.
Calculate the exact length of AB.

Q39.

(a) Expand and simplify x( x + 1)( x − 1) (2)

In a list of three consecutive positive integers at least one of the numbers is even and one of
the numbers is a multiple of 3
n is a positive integer greater than 1
(b) Prove that n 3 − n is a multiple of 6 for all possible values of n.

(2)

261 − 1 is a prime number.

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Q40.

Show that
(3 x − 1)( x + 5)(4 x − 3) = 12 x 3 + 47 x 2 − 62 x + 15
for all values of x.
Q41.

(a) Expand and simplify ( y + 2)( y + 5)

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(2)
(b) Factorise e 2 + e – 12

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(2)
(c) Solve 3 x 2 – x – 1 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 2 decimal places.

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(3)
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Q42.

(a) Factorise x 2 + 7 x

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(1)
(b) Factorise y 2 – 10 y + 16
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(2)
*(c) (i) Factorise 2 t 2 + 5 t + 2

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(ii) t is a positive whole number.
The expression 2 t 2 + 5 t + 2 can never have a value that is a prime number.
Explain why.
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(3)

Q43.

(a) Factorise 6 + 9 x
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(1)
(b) Factorise y 2 – 16
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(1)
(c) Factorise 2 p 2 – p – 10

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(2)
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Q44.

(a) Factorise y 2 + 7 y + 6

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(2)

(b) Solve 6 x + 4 > x + 17

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(2)
(c) n is an integer with −5 < 2 n ≤ 6
Write down all the values of n

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(2)
Q45.

The function f is such that

f( x) = 4 x − 1
(a) Find f−1(x)

f−1( x) = ...........................................................
(2)

The function g is such that

g( x) = kx 2 where k is a constant.
Given that fg(2) = 12
(b) work out the value of k

k = ...........................................................
(2)
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Q46.

Here are the first 5 terms of a quadratic sequence.

1 3 7 13 21

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the n th term of this quadratic sequence.

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Q47.

Here are the first five terms of a sequence.

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the n th term of this sequence.

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Q48.
The graph of y = f( x) is drawn on the grid.

(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.

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(1)

(b) Write down the roots of f( x) = 2

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(1)

(c) Write down the value of f(0.5)

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(1)
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Q49.

Solve 2 x 2 + 4 x − 5 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 2 decimal places.

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Q50.

Solve 6 x 2 − x − 15 = 0

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Q51.

Solve 3 x 2 + 6 x – 2 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 2 decimal places.

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Q52.

Solve

x = ...........................................................

Q53.

Solve
=x
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