1

1 Simplify.

(2x5(4x13)
ax+ 3)2b(x2 3) +

=
(2x 5((x -
+
3)
(x+ 3()a -

2b)
= 2x -
5

a -
2b

................................................... [5]

[Total: 5]

2 Simplify.
2

I
2p
t

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

3 Simplify.
3

i
................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

4
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(a) Find h(4).

................................................... [1]

(b) Find fg(1).

................................................... [2]

(c) Find gf(x) in the form .

................................................... [3]

(d) Find x when f(x) = g(7).

x = ................................................... [2]

(e) Find f−1(x).

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

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(f)
Find .
Give your answer as a single fraction, in terms of x, in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

(g) Find x when h−1(x) = 2.

x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 14]

(a) Find g(6).

................................................... [1]

(b) Find fg(4).

................................................... [2]
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(c) Find fh(x).

................................................... [1]

(d) Find .

Give your answer as a single fraction, in terms of x, in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

(e) Find the value of x when .

................................................... [2]
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(f) Find the values of p that satisfy .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 11]
(x+ 1)
/ (2)
6 Write as a single fraction, in its simplest form.
(x + 1) (2)

x(x) +
1)2(2x 4) +

2(x) +
1)
-
x x -

4x -
8
-

2(x +
1)

-
" 3x -
8

2(x + 1)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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7 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(3x 1)
-

(x+ 2)

(3x 1)
-
(x+ 2)

=
(3x -

(2(x 2) +

(3x -
1((x 2)
+

=
31- -

274
(3x) -

1)(x 2)
+

x J
=

(3x - 1((x+ 2)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

8 Simplify , giving your answer as a single fraction.

((x 5) +

(x) +
5((x -

5)

is

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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9 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(x 5)-
(x ) (
+

(x 5)-
(x 3)
+

= 2x(x 5) -
+ (x + 3)(x 3) +

(x -

5()x 3) +

24 "
-
1817 13
+ +
2x 2x +
+ 9
(x -
5((x 3) +

3, -
4x +
9
=

(x -

5))x 3) +

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

10 Angelo has a bag containing 3 white counters and x black counters.

He takes two counters at random from the bag, without replacement.

(a) Complete the following statement.

The probability that Angelo takes two black counters is

[2]

(b) The probability that Angelo takes two black counters is .

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(i) Show that .

[4]

(ii) Solve by factorisation.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

(iii) Write down the number of black counters in the bag.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 10]
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11 Simplify.

b(a b)
-

(a b)(a b)
-

b
=

a+ b

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

12

(a) Work out .

................................................... [1]

(b) Work out .

................................................... [2]

(c) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]
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(d) Find .

................................................... [2]

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

................................................... [3]

(f) (i) Show that simplifies to .

[3]
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(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

[Total: 17]

13 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(x) + 2) (3)
(x +
2) (3)

=
(x+ 2)(x -

5) J(6) +

3(x +
2)

=
1 + 215100 +
18
3(x +
2)
x
-

3x +
8
-

3(x +
2)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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14 Simplify.

(2x 1()x 1)
-

((2x 1) +

1 -

1
=

17

................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]

15 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(x 1)
+ (1)]
(x)+ 1) (1)

17 + 1 1
&

x(x+ 1)

I
=

((x + 1)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

16 Paulo and Jim each buy sacks of rice but from different shops.
Paulo pays $72 for sacks costing $m each.
Jim pays $72 for sacks costing $(m + 0.9) each.

(a) (i) Find an expression, in terms of m, for the number of sacks Paulo buys.

................................................... [1]
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(ii) Find an expression, in terms of m, for the number of sacks Jim buys.

................................................... [1]

(b) Paulo buys 4 more sacks than Jim.

Write down an equation, in terms of m, and show that it simplifies to .

[4]

(c) (i) Solve .

m = .............................. or m = .............................. [3]

(ii) Find the number of sacks of rice that Paulo buys.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 10]
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17 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(2) (( -

2)
(2) (1 2)-

2 (5) (12 5)(x 2)

- -

2(x 2) -

I
10 (1) 24-5n 10) +

2(1) -

2)

10x + 2x + 5x -

10
=

2(1) 2) -

-
1 1717
=

2(x -

2)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

18 Simplify.

3 + 1

(3 4)(a x)
+ -

I
=

3 1 -

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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19 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(y) (y -

1)
(y) (y 1)
-

y(y 1) -

y(y 1)
-

= Yy +
1
y(y 1)
-

y(y
-

1)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

20

Write f(x) + g(x) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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21 The equation can be written in the form .

Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of n.

a = ...................................................

b = ...................................................

n = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

22

(a) Show that this equation can be written as .

[3]
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(b) Solve the equation .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

m = .............................. or m = .............................. [4]

[Total: 7]

23 Simplify .

(x + 5((x
-

5)
( -
7()x +
j)

k 5
-

x 7
-

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

24 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(x 1) + (()
(x + 11 (7)

=
(n -8((x + 1) + ((2x)
x((x) +
1)

> & O +
3
:

x(x) + 1)

4x2 -
7x
-

0
-

((x + 1)

................................................... [3]
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1 Expand and simplify.

Il 5227 +
35
= x -

12x +
35
................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

2 Factorise completely.

Taba + 4b)

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

3 Simplify.

-
2w 11h

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

4 Factorise completely.

5(419 % .

(y))2x) 3y
+
=
52x -

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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5 Expand and simplify .

=
x5x +
3x15(3x 1) -

=
x" -

2x -

15)(3x -
1

=
3x) -

62 45371721217115
= 3 Ta 4317 +
15

........................................................................ [3]

[Total: 3]

6 Multiply out.

2 -
91)

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

7 Simplify .

2 - 3d

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

8 Factorise fully.

Jil 411
................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

9 Multiply out the brackets.

35x
................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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10

Find an expression for the perimeter of this triangle.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

2a + b + a+ 2b , 4a -

5b

=
Da -
2b

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

11 Expand and simplify.

S
: ya'idan 1011

b
Cay-5y
:

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

12 Simplify.

29 3b

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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13 Factorise .

p(5 t) +

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

14 Expand.

i "

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

15 Factorise .

(5 Jp)

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

16 Factorise .

x(2x(
................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

17 Factorise.

-(1 1)
+

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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18 Simplify.

=
1411132

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

19 Expand and simplify.

12 12x +
1712121 -61
*
= 31 -
31712

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

20 (a) Factorise .

(p g((p g)
+
-

................................................... [1]

(b) and .

Find the value of p + q.

pi -

q :
(p +

g((p q)
-

=
(p y)(2)
+

p
+ = ................................................... [2]
q z

[Total: 3]
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21

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

b = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

22 Complete this statement with an expression in terms of m.

( ................................................... )

[2]

[Total: 2]

23 Simplify .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

24

The difference between the areas of the two rectangles is 62 cm2.

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(a) Show that .

[3]

(b) Factorise .

................................................... [2]

(c) Solve the equation to find the difference between the perimeters of the two rectangles.

................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 7]

25 Factorise completely.

(a)

................................................... [2]
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(b)

................................................... [2]

(c)

................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]

26 The probability that Andrei cycles to school is r.

(a) Write down, in terms of r, the probability that Andrei does not cycle to school.

................................................... [1]

(b) The probability that Benoit does not cycle to school is .

The probability that both Andrei and Benoit do not cycle to school is 0.4 .

(i) Complete the equation in terms of r.

( ................................................... ) × ( ................................................... ) = 0.4 [1]

(ii) Show that this equation simplifies to .

[3]
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(iii) Solve by factorisation .

r = .............................. or r = .............................. [3]

(iv) Find the probability that Benoit does not cycle to school.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 9]

27 Expand and simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

28 Factorise completely.

................................................... [2]
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[Total: 2]

29 Factorise.

(a)

................................................... [1]

(b)

................................................... [2]

[Total: 3]

30 Expand.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

31 Expand the brackets and simplify fully.

................................................... [2]
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[Total: 2]

32 Simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

33 Factorise.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

34 Factorise.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

35 Expand and simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

36 Factorise completely.
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(a)

................................................... [2]

(b)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 5]

37 Simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

38 Factorise completely.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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39 Factorise .

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

40

(a) Find .

................................................... [1]

(b) Find .

................................................... [2]

(c) Find .

................................................... [2]

(d) Find in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]
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(e) Find in the form .

................................................... [2]

(f) Find x when .

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 11]
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1 Make y the subject of the formula.

...
"

n l =
2 ,

=
y
=
n ↑

y = ................................................... [3]
&

[Total: 3]

Find the value of y when m = −3, x = −2 and c = −8.

& = 3( 2)
-

+ ( -0)

y
=
6 -

8
=
2 y = ................................................... [2]
y
-

[Total: 2]

Work out the value of h when A = 38.64, a = 5.5 and b = 3.7 .

(a +
b)h
A =

2A = (a b)h
+

↓:
= 2(38 64) .

(5 5 .
+
) . 7)

=
0<
h = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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Find the value of T when a = 4 and b = 5.

:
3(4)"(5)
=
240

T = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

5 In this question, all angles are in degrees.

(a) Use the information in the triangle to write down an equation in terms of x.

2(2 ( 2)
+
+ +
21)13 18 =

.................................................................................. [1]

(b) Solve this equation to find the value of x.

517 +
10 : 18

[17 :

170
12 =
5

34 x = ................................................... [3]
=

(c) Work out the size of the smallest angle in the triangle.

2)(34) -
1 :
55
%

34 + 23 =

57 55
................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]
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Find the value of s when u = 5.2, t = 7 and a = 1.6 .

s = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

7 All the lengths in this question are in centimetres.

2x -

(x 3)
+ = 1 -

The diagram shows a shape ABCDEF made from two rectangles.

The total area of the shape is 342 cm2.

(a) Show that .

(x 3((x
-
+
1)0(i 3((4205 +
:
342

*7 -3 B 41 517112115342
:

5x2 +
5x 360 0 =

x + x72 =

[5]
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(b) Solve by factorisation.

(x + 9(718) :

x= -

91 8
=

Y j
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

(c) Work out the perimeter of the shape ABCDEF.

8 1 9
+ =

9+ 5
+
18 +
11 + 27 + 16
=
06
2(8) 5
18
=
16
8+3
It
=

1(8) j
-

=
2

................................................... cm [2]
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(d) Calculate angle DBC.

Angle DBC = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 12]

(a) Find the value of y when x = −1.

y = ................................................... [2]

(b) Find the two stationary points on the graph of .

( .................... , .................... ) ( .................... , .................... ) [6]

[Total: 8]
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9 Kyra has a faulty thermometer.

It always shows the temperature as 2 °C higher than the actual temperature.
The temperature on the thermometer is T °C.

Write an expression, in terms of T, for the actual temperature.

12
................................................... °C [1]

[Total: 1]

10 Simplify .

34d

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

11 Simplify .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

12

Rearrange the formula to write r in terms of P and .

Pe r2 + T

P
V=

2 + π

r = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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13 Rearrange this formula to make x the subject.

5x
4y 8
2y
+
= +

in = 7 + 0

a + 8
7y
=

=
" 0

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

14 Rearrange to make w the subject.

w = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

15 One solution of the equation is x = 7.

(a) Find the value of a.

a = ................................................... [2]
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(b) Find the other solution.

x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

16 Rearrange this formula to make m the subject.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]

17 The diagram shows a rectangle with length 7a and width 2a.

Write an expression, in its simplest form, for

(a) the perimeter,

................................................... [2]
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(b) the area.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

18 Make r the subject of this formula.

r = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

19 Calculate the value of when x = 3 and y = −2.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

20 These are the first four diagrams in a sequence.

Each diagram is made from small equilateral triangles.

(a) Write down the number of lines of symmetry of Diagram 3.

................................................... [1]
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(b) Complete the table.

Diagram number (n) 1 2 3 4

Number of white triangles (w) 1 3 6

Number of grey triangles (g) 0 3

Total number of small triangles (t) 1 4

[2]

(c) Find a formula, in terms of n, for the total number of small triangles, t, in Diagram n.

t = ................................................... [1]

(d) The formula for the number of white triangles, w, in Diagram n is .

Show that this formula gives the correct number of white triangles when n = 3.

[2]

(e) Complete this statement for Diagram 15.

When n = 15, w = .................... , g = .................... and t = .................... [3]

[Total: 9]

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(a) Find s when t = 26.5, u = 104.3 and a = −2.2 .

Give your answer in standard form, correct to 4 significant figures.

s = ................................................... [4]

(b) Rearrange the formula to write a in terms of u, t and s.

a = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]

22 The probability that Andrei cycles to school is r.

(a) Write down, in terms of r, the probability that Andrei does not cycle to school.

................................................... [1]

(b) The probability that Benoit does not cycle to school is .

The probability that both Andrei and Benoit do not cycle to school is 0.4 .

(i) Complete the equation in terms of r.

( ................................................... ) × ( ................................................... ) = 0.4 [1]

(ii) Show that this equation simplifies to .

[3]
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(iii) Solve by factorisation .

r = .............................. or r = .............................. [3]

(iv) Find the probability that Benoit does not cycle to school.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 9]

23 Petra records the score in each test she takes.

The mean of the first n scores is x.

The mean of the first (n – 1) scores is (x + 1).

Find the nth score in terms of n and x.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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24

Find the value of T when a = 5 and b = 3.

T = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

25 Make m the subject of the formula.

m = ................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]

26

Rearrange this formula to make l the subject.

l = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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27 Make t the subject of the formula .

t = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

28

Calculate h when m = 4 and n = −6.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

29 Simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

30 Make r the subject of the formula.

r = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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31 Paulo and Jim each buy sacks of rice but from different shops.
Paulo pays $72 for sacks costing $m each.
Jim pays $72 for sacks costing $(m + 0.9) each.

(a) (i) Find an expression, in terms of m, for the number of sacks Paulo buys.

................................................... [1]

(ii) Find an expression, in terms of m, for the number of sacks Jim buys.

................................................... [1]

(b) Paulo buys 4 more sacks than Jim.

Write down an equation, in terms of m, and show that it simplifies to .

[4]

(c) (i) Solve .

m = .............................. or m = .............................. [3]

(ii) Find the number of sacks of rice that Paulo buys.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 10]
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32 Make P the subject of the formula .

P = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

33 The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC.

The area of this triangle is 30 cm2.

(a) Show that .

[3]
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(b) Use factorisation to solve the equation .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

(c) Calculate BC.

BC = ................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 9]

34 Find the value of 7x + 3y when x = 12 and y = −6.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

35 Simplify.
7g – g + 2g

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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36 Make y the subject of the equation .

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

37

Rearrange the formula to make x the subject.

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

38 Make p the subject of this formula.

p = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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39 Find the value of when u = 11 and v = −3.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

40 Rearrange the formula to make x the subject.

x = ................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]