Questions based on PMR Format

(A) Simplify each of the following expressions :

1) 4a (a 5) 11. (a 3)
2

2) 10 ! ( "#) "5 12 ( 3x ! 2)
2
3) #p ( "3p) 2p 13. (5$ t)
2

4) 4a a( %!4) 14. (x 2)
2
x( x "#)
5) "5m 4(m 2) 15. ( 2y ! 3)
2
( 5y " 2)
#) #% (% !3) 1#. ( 3w &)
2
! &(2w &)
') 5x 3(2 " x)
1') (("2)
2
" ) ! 3(
)) 4((( 3m) 3m(m 4() 1)) ( #s "1)
2
( 4s ! 1)
*) 3(x y ) 2 ( y x)
1*) 2 ( 3y" 4) ! ( y "5)
2
10) "3 ( c $) ! 2 ( 4c "2$) 20) (2p !)
2
" (4p 2)
(+) ,actorise completely each of the following expressions :
1. 12xy 4x
2
11. 4x "3y xy 12
2. #e 1)ef
12- a
2
%
2
! a
2
% ! % ! 1
3. 4x
2
"100

13. 2m
2
m ! 2mn
4- '5 3m
2
14 *c
2
100$
2

5. 3y ! 12
15 ./ ! w/ .x wx
#. 20 5x
2
1# a%! %c a$"c$
'. 3st 15st
2
.
1'. (
2
"14( ! 4*
). 3#x
2
)1y
2
1). g
2
"12g ! 3#
*. m
3
*m
1*. 3x"4y"#wx!)wy
10. 4p
2
"1

20. 2p" #p& 3r ! *r&
(0) 1xpress each of the following expressions as a single fraction in its
simplest form
1.
12 3
2 x
x

*.
m
p
m
p

1
3
2.
pq p
q 3 4

10
6
2
4
3 2 +

m m
3.
2
2
1 4
s
s
s

11

2
12
3
3
2
m
m
m
4.
t
x
w
1
2
5

12.
n
w
n 10
4 1
5
8

5.
4
2
2
3 y
e
x

+
13.
n
n
np
p

+ 6
3
) 1 ( 3
#.
f
p
f
p
+
1
3
14.
2
4
4
12
7
m
m
m

'
2
8
1 2
4
1
n
z
n

15.
3 ) 3 (
9
+

+ y
y
y y
).
pq
p
q
p
12
6
6
5
2
+

1#.
2
9
4
3
2
n
n
n

(2) 1xpan$ each of the following expressions

1. 2 (m!1)
10. (p ! 2& )( p x)
2. 3% (% 3)
11 (n "')
2
3 "2a ( x 4) 12. ( r t)
2
"4rt
4. 2(
2
( ( ')
13 (4m "2)
2
! 'm
5. 5x ( x 2y)
14 (a! 2$)( a! 2$)
#. 2e( 4e f ! ')
15 (33 !%)(2a" 2c)
'
) 9 12 6 (
3
2
+ y x s
1# ( x 3y)( x ! 3y)

). "#p(2p ! 4p 3)
1' . (2a ! 1)( %" 3)
* 4 ( " 3s ! 5h) 1). (x "2)( y ! 3)
PMR past year questions
2004
1. Simplify (3x"1)
2
('x ! 4) (2 mar(s)
2. ,actorise completely
a) *xy "3x
2
%) p
2
#(p!1) () p)
( 3
mar(s)
3. 1xpress

mp
p
m
2
1
1
2
3
as a single fraction in its simplest form
( 3 mar(s)
2005
4. Simplify (2p" )
2
! (4p ) ( 2mar(s)
5. ,actorise completely each of the following expressions :
(a) 4e 12ef %) 3x
2
" 4)
( 3 mar(s)
5. 1xpress
2
6
2
2
1
m
m
m
+

as a single fraction in its simplest form.

( 3 mar(s)
2006
#. ,actorise completely 50 2m
2
(2 mar(s)
'. Simplify 3 (2p "5) ! (p 3)
2
( 2 mar(s)
). 1xpress
mv
v
m 15
2 5
5
1

as a single fraction in its simplest form

(3 mar(s)
2007
*. ,actorise completely each of the following expressions :
a) 2y ! # %) 12 3x
2
( 3 mar(s)
10. 1xpan$ each of the following expressions :
(a) (2 ! p) (%) ( 3m n)
2

( 3 mar(s)
11. 1xpress
n
w
n 6
3 2
3
5
+
as a single fraction in its simplest form
(3 mar(s)
2008
12. Simplify 2p 3 (p ! 5) ( 2 mar(s)
13. 1xpan$ each of the following expressions :
(a) 2g ( 5 () (%) ( h 5)(3h ! 2)
( 3 mar(s)
14. 1xpress
n
n
n 3
4 1

as a single fraction in its simplest form

( 3mar(s)