Edexcel Core 1 Algebra and functions

Section 1: Expressions and indices

Exercise level 1
Do not use a calculator in this exercise.
1. Simplify the following expressions:
(i) 2x + 3y x + 5y + 4x
(ii) 5a 2b + 3c 2a + 5b
(iii) 4p + q 6p 5q + 5p + 4q
2. Multiply out the brackets and simplify where possible:
(i) 3(2x + 3y)
(ii) 4(3a 2b) 3(a + 2b)
(iii) p(2p q) + 2q(p 3q)
3. Multiply out these expressions.
(i) (x + 1)(x 3)
(iii) (x 3)(x 4)
(v) (2x + 1)(4x 1)
(vii) (3 + 2x)(x 1)

(ii)
(iv)
(vi)
(viii)

(x + 2)(2x + 1)
(3x + 2)(x 2)
(1 2x)(1 + x)
(5x 3)(2x + 5)

4. Factorise the following expressions:

(i) 10ab + 5ac
(ii) 2x + 4xy 8xz
(iii) 3st 9st + 12st
5. Factorise:
(i) 3xy xy 2
(ii) 4a 3b 2a 2b 2 a 4b 2
(iii) 2 x2 xy 2 xy 6 y 2
6. Factorise these quadratic expressions.
(i)
x + 5x + 6
(ii)
x + x 12
(iv) x 6x + 8
(v)
2x + 3x + 1
(vii) 4x 8x + 3
(viii) 4x 25
7. Factorise:
(i)
x2 4x
(iii) x 2 4( x 1)
8. Find:
(i) 34
(iv) 60
(vii) 161 2
(x)

1

2

(ii)
(iv)

(xi)

25

9

x2 9
3x + x 2
6x x 12

x 2 17 x 60
3x 2 11x 6
(iii) 41 2
(vi) 641 3
(ix) 36 3 2

(ii) 26
(v) 52
(viii) 85 3

(iii)
(vi)
(ix)

1 2

1 of 2

27
(xii)
64

2 3

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9. Simplify the following:
(i)

3 3 3
11

(ii)

2 2
5 3

7 2

(iii)

56
5 5 53

10. Simplify:
(i)

2 16
3

1
2

(ii)

2 of 2

35 53
81 25

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