Friday, May 15, 2009

1. Solve any five of the following: (10 marks)

3 x 2−6 xy
i. Simplify:
x 2−4 y 2
ab 2ab +6 b2
ii. Simplify: ×
a+3 b a2
x2 4x 4
iii. Simplify: + +
x+2 x +2 x +2
iv. Which of the following are rational algebraic expressions?
x2 + x + √ 3
a.
√ 3 x+1
1
+ 2 y −1
b. √y
y −1
v. Determine whether the rational algebraic expressions given is meaningful for the
values of the variables given against it.
5 x +2
a. x=−3
x−3
m−5
b. x=5
m−4
x 2−25
vi. Simplify: 2
x +7 x +10

2. Solve any three of the following. (12 marks)

x2 + x−6 x 2+ 6 x +5
i. Simplify: + 2
x 2−4 x +7 x +10
2
x−3 x −x−6
ii. Simplify: ×
x+ 2 x 2−6 x +9
3 x 2 +14 x−5 3 x 2+2 x−1
iii. Simplify: ÷
2 x 2−3 x−2 2 x 2+3 x +1
x2 −x−6 x 2+ 4 x−5
iv. Simplify: + 2
x 2−4 x +3 x−10
m+ 2 m−2 8m
v. Simplify: − − 2
m−2 m+ 2 m −4

3. Solve any two of the following:

x 2− y 2 x 3− y 3
i. If x=0.9 , y=0.1, then find the value of ×
x 2 + xy + y 2 x 2−2 xy+ y 2
m 2+ 9 m+20 m 2−2 m−35
ii. Simplify: ÷ 2
m 2−16 m +3 m−28

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a 4 a3−64 a2 −8 a+16
iii. Simplify: [ − ]
÷ 2
a−4 a+ 4 a + 4 a+16
×
a2 +16

ALGEBRA TEST NO. 5

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1. Solve any five of the following: (10 marks)

3 x 3−24
i. Simplify:
x2 +3 x−10
6 x2 y 3 z 10 z 2
ii. Simplify: ×
6 z2 12 x y 2
2 x+1 3 x +7
iii. Simplify: +
5 x +8 5 x +8
iv. Which of the following are rational algebraic expressions?
3 y 2−2 x−1
a.
1
1
x2 + x+ 4
b. √3
3 √ x−1
v. Determine whether the rational algebraic expressions given is meaningful for the
values of the variables given against it.
2 x2
a. x=1∧ y=2
3y
x3 + y 3
b. x=1∧ y=1
x2 − y 2
4 x 2−13 x +3
vi. Simplify:
4 x−1

2. Solve any three of the following. (12 marks)

x+ y x− y
i. Simplify: +
x− y x + y
(x ¿ ¿ 2− y 2 ) x
ii. Simplify: × ¿
x−y x+ y
3 x 2 +5 x+ 2 2 x2 −2
iii. Simplify: ÷
9 x2−4 2 x2 + x−3
6 y −3
−3
y−4
iv. Simplify:
4 y−2
−2
y−4
x2
v. Simplify: 1−x +
1+ x

3. Solve any two of the following:

3 x 2−2 x−8 6 x 2+ 17 x+12
i. Simplify: ÷
4 x 2+ 5 x−6 8 x2 +6 x−9

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x+ 4 x+ 4 2x
ii. Simplify: + 2 +
x +2 x−8 x −2 x−8 4−x 2
2

1 x+ y
x=10.3∧ y=9.3 , then find the value of 2
÷
iii. If y x3 − y 3
x+
x+ y

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