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Multiple-Choice Questions: 1 A B C D E

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Multiple-Choice Questions: 1 A B C D E

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Cambridge Senior Specialist Mathematics AC/VCE Units 1 & 2

Online Teaching Suite Chapter 1 Algebra I: Chapter test 1

Multiple-choice questions
1 If x + y = m and x  y = n, then (x2  y2)  2x is equal to:
A mn + m  n
B mn  m  n
C mn  m + n
D n2  m  n
E n2  m + n

2 For the two equations 2ax + 2by =3 and 3ax  2by = 7, the solution for x and y
in terms of a and b is
3  4a2
A x = 2a, y = 2b
3  4a
B x = 2, y = 2b
2 1
C x = a , y = 2b
D x = 0, y = 0
E x = 3a, y = 7b

3 The straight lines with equations y = mx and y = ax + b with a ≠ m intersect at


the point with coordinates
A (a, am +b)
B  b  b
m 
C  b  bm 
m  a m – a
D  a  a
m 
E  b  bm 
a  m a – m

4 The average of two numbers is 3y + 4. One of the numbers is y. The other


number is
A 4y + 4
B 5y + 8
C 2y + 4
D 8y + 8
E 2y

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Cambridge Senior Specialist Mathematics AC/VCE Units 1 & 2
Online Teaching Suite Chapter 1 Algebra I: Chapter test 1

x + y–1
5 x + (xy)–1 is equal to
–1

A x2y + x
xy + 1
B y+1
C x
x2y + x
D y+1
E xy + x

6 If x – y = xy, then y cannot be


A 2
B 1
C 0
D –1
E 2

7 James has three lengths of string. One length is x cm, the second y mm and the
third z m. The total length of string in centimetres is
A x+y+z
B x + 10y + 100z
y z
C x + 10 + 100
z
D x + 10y + 100
y
E x + 10 + 100z

s2
8 If a square has side length s and diagonal length d, then d 2 is equal to
1
A 4
1
B 2
C 1
D 2
E 2

9 If the height of an equilateral triangle is 9, then the length of the side of the
triangle is
A 9 3
B 6 3

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Cambridge Senior Specialist Mathematics AC/VCE Units 1 & 2
Online Teaching Suite Chapter 1 Algebra I: Chapter test 1

C 3 3
D 2 3
E 3

10 When Robyn heard that the price of a certain fruit was about to increase by $3
for each kilogram, she decided to buy $30 worth of the fruit before the price
increase. Had she bought at the new price she would have had to buy 5 kg less.
The amount of fruit she bought was:
A 9 kg
B 6 kg
C 3 kg
D 10 kg
E 5 kg

y
11 For non-zero values of x and y, if 7x + 2y = 0, then the ratio x is equal to:
7
A 2
2
B 7
2
C 7
D 1
7
E 4

5k2 – 5k k + 1
12 k2  1
 k – 1 is equal to:
5(k + 1)
A
k1
5k
B
k1
5k
C
k1
5k
D k+1
E 5k

a  bw
13 If x = z  cw , then w is equal to:
zx  a
A
cx  b

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Cambridge Senior Specialist Mathematics AC/VCE Units 1 & 2
Online Teaching Suite Chapter 1 Algebra I: Chapter test 1

zx + a
B
cx  b
cx  b
C
zx  a
zx  cx
D
ba
zx  b
E
c  bx

14 If x text books cost $y and v fiction books cost $z, then the average price in
dollars of a single book is
y z
A x+v
y+z
B x+v
x+v
C y+v
yz
D xv
x+v
E yz

15 Two angles of a seven-sided polygon are 70o each, and the other five angles are
all equal. The size of each of the five equal angles is
A 151
B 152
C 161
D 162
E 172

Short-answer questions (technology-free)


1 Solve each of the following literal equations for x.
x+b
a ax + b = a
a b 2 2
b bx – ax = a – b
c (x – a)2 = x2 + b2

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Cambridge Senior Specialist Mathematics AC/VCE Units 1 & 2
Online Teaching Suite Chapter 1 Algebra I: Chapter test 1

2 If 5 is subtracted from the numerator of a fraction and 6 from its denominator,


1
the value of the fraction becomes 2 . If 3 is added to the numerator and 2 to the
5
denominator, the value becomes 6 . What is the fraction?

3 Solve the simultaneous equations for x and y.


x + 3by =a
3ax – y =b

4 Simplify each of the following, expressing your answer with positive indices.
a 2x3  3x
b (2x2)3  2x2
c 2x2y3  (3xy3)2

5 Given that a + b = 2 and a2 + b2 = 6, find the value of (a  b)2.

x+2 x+3 x+2


6 Simplify x2 + 7x + 12 ÷ x2 + 6x + 8 ÷ x2 + 6x + 9 .

4 7
7 Simplify x + 2 – (x + 2)2 .

8 If v2 = u2 + 2as and u = 6, a = 1.6 and s = 12, find the value(s) of v.

6ab 2ab2 bc2


9 Simplify 4bc ÷ 8bc2  b2c .

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Cambridge Senior Specialist Mathematics AC/VCE Units 1 & 2
Online Teaching Suite Chapter 1 Algebra I: Chapter test 1

Extended-response questions
A capsule consists of a cylinder with a hemisphere at each end. Let r cm be the radius
of the cylinder.

1 Express the height, h, of the cylinder in terms of r.

2 a Express the volume of the container in terms of r.


b Find r and h, correct to two decimal places, if the volume of the capsule is
0.24 cm3.

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