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BASIC TEST
1. Do the following sums:
6. Simplify: a. a + a a. 3a + 5a b. 12abc + 27abc b. 2x + 7x + 5x c. x + 2x + 5x c. 15x + 6y + 3x – 4z – 2y + 7z d. -4a – 5a d. – (b – z) – (-2b + z) – (-3b – z) e. -15abc – 3abc e. – (a – b) – (-4b + 3c) – (c – 2a) 2. Add the following: 7. Solve the following equations: a. a and 5a a. X + 2 = 7 b. 15abc, 12abc, 9abc and 6bc b. X + 5 = 13 c. 8a – 2b + 4c and 3b + 2a – 3c c. Z – 7 = 15 d. 9m – 2 and m – 7 d. 3x = 15 e. 11 – 2n and 4 – 5n e. X – 9 = 35 3. Subtract the following: 8. Lets expand: a. 4x from 7x a. (a + 3)2 b. 4x + 3y – 2 from 8x – 2y + 7 b. (2a – 5)2 c. 10p + 6q from 21p + 13q 1 d. -4x + 5y from -5x -6y c. ( c2 - )2 c e. -x – y from -2x – 5y a. (3a – 5b)2 – (5a + 3b)2 4. Let’s multiply and find the products. 9. Lets factorise. a. 2x * 3x a. 2ax + 2bx b. 5x2* x b. 2x2y – 2xy2 c. -2a (a - 4) c. x2 – zx + xy – yz d. x (x - y) – y (x - y) d. a2b + ca - ab2c – bc2 e. a (a + b) – b (a + b) e. a2bc + c2a – ab2 – bc 5. Let’s divide and find the quotients: f. a2 - 4 a. 4x2 ÷ 2x g. 4a2 - 9b2 b. 6y2 ÷ 3y h. 81m4 – n4 c. 6y2 ÷ 2y i. a2 + 7a + 12 d. (a2 – 4)÷((a + 2) j. p2 + 6p + 8 f. (a2 – 4)÷(a – 2) k. x2 + 7x + 10 g. (9x2 – 1)÷(3x + 1) l. y2 – 8y + 15 h. (9x2 – 1)÷(3x – 1)