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Practice Assessment Task

SET 1
p-3 p+1 2x + 6
1. Solve for p: - = 1. 16. Simplify .
2 5 2
2. Factorise fully: 10x + 2xy - 10y - 2y 2. 17. Solve 2x 2 - 3x - 1 = 0 correct to
3 significant figures.
3. Write in index form
1 18. The radius r of a circle with area A is
(a) x A
given by r = . Find r, correct to
r
(b) 3
x4
2 decimal places, if A = 7.59.
4. Simplify the expression 8y - 2 ^ y + 5 h .
19. Solve 5 - 2x 1 3 and sketch the solution
5 on a number line.
5. Rationalise the denominator of .
5- 2
3 1 2 5
6. Expand and simplify 20. Evaluate + + - .
20 15 3 12
] x - 3 g ^ x 2 + 5x - 1 h .
21. Solve the equation x 2 - 4x + 1 = 0,
3x 2 giving exact solutions in simplest surd
7. Solve the equation = . ^ x ! -1h
x+1 3 form.
x+1 x 2 - 2x - 3
8. Simplify ' .
5 10 22. Write 7 - 2 as a rational number.
9. Show that TABC and TEDC are
23. Solve simultaneous equations y = 3x - 1
congruent triangles. Hence, or otherwise,
and y = x 2 - 5.
show that TACE is an isosceles triangle.
24. Find integers x and y such that
3
= x + y 3.
2 3+3
25. Evaluate |-2 | 2 - | -1 | + | 4 |.
10. Evaluate ] 3.9 g4, correct to 1 decimal
place. 26. Find the value of x.

11. Simplify 2 3 - 27 .

12. Find the size of each interior angle in a

regular octagon.

13. Evaluate 0.72 ' 9.82 in scientific

notation, correct to 3 significant figures.

14. Expand and simplify 2 ^3 5 - 2 2 h. 27. Factorise 8x 3 - 1.

15. Find, correct to 2 decimal places, the 28. Rationalise the denominator of
] 2.14 g3 2 3
value of . .
6.94 - 3.72 3 5- 2
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29. Simplify 2 | -4 | - | 3 | + | -2 |. 41. Solve x 2 $ 9.

30. Find the sale price if a discount of 8% is o as a fraction.

42. Write 0.16
given on a DVD player that usually sells
43. Prove that the diagonals in any rhombus
for $699.
bisect the angles they make with the
5.21 + 4.71
31. Evaluate 3 correct to sides of the rhombus.
3.94 # 1.76
2 significant figures. 1
44. Write in index form.
x+3
5 +1
32. Rationalise the denominator of . 45. Expand and simplify ] x + 2 g3.
2 2+3
33. The price of roller skates has increased 46. Find the value of a 3 b - 2 in index form if
by 6.5% to $89. Find the price before the 1 3 4 2
a = c m and b = c m .
increase. 2 5
47. Find the value of x, giving reasons for
34. Find the values of all pronumerals,
each step of your working out.
giving reasons for each step of your
calculations.

35. Find the area of this figure. 48. Find values of x and y.

^ a - 4 h3 # b 6
36. Simplify .
a9 # ^ b-1 h
4
1
-
49. Write ] 3x + 2 g 2
without an index.
37. Solve 5x - 9 2 21.
3
50. Simplify
-
38. Evaluate 4 2
as a rational number. (a) 8x - 7y - y + 4x

39. Simplify 2 ] x - 5 g -3 ] x - 1 g . (b) 124

x2 - 9
40. Solve 4 2x + 1 = 8. (c)
x 3 + 27
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1 2 55. ABCD is a parallelogram with CD

(d) +
2+1 2-1 produced to E so that ED = AD.
3 2 4 Prove that +ABC = 2+DEA.
(e) + -
x + 1 x2 - 1 x - 1
1
(f) x - x when x = 2 3

^ x - 2 h5 y 4 z - 3
(g) -1
x4 _ y3 i ^ z - 4 h- 2
2 1
-
a+b a + 2ab + b 2 2
5 3
(h) ' 56. Find the exact value of .
5a - 20ab 2 3 - 6b 5
1-
6
1 1
(i) 8 5 - 3 20 + 2 45 57. Tran spent of her salary on rent,
3 4
a3 b2 ^ c4 h
2 1 1
1 2 2 3 on food, on bus and taxi fares, and
(j) , if a = c m , b = c m 5 6
^ a 2 h2 bc 5 2 3
on going out. If she puts the rest of her
4 -1
and c = c m salary into savings, what percentage of
9
her salary is savings?
51. Find the values of x and y, correct to
1 decimal place. 58. The speed of light is about
2.99 # 10 8 ms - 1 . If a rocket travels at
one-fifth the speed of light, find its speed
in kmh - 1 (in scientific notation correct
to 2 significant figures).

59. Find the value of k if

52. Evaluate x. ] 2x + 5 g2 = 4x 2 + kx + 25.

60. Simplify 81x 2 y 3 .

61. The sum of the interior angles in a

regular polygon is 1620c. Find the size
53. The volume of a sphere is given by the of each interior angle, to the nearest
4 minute.
formula V = rr 3. Find the exact radius r,
3
2 62. Find the area of the shaded region
if the volume V is 10 cm 3.
3 in this figure, correct to 2 decimal
54. Find the perimeter of the figure below, places.
correct to 3 significant figures.
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63. Factorise
(a) 5 ] a - 2 g3 + 40b 3
(b) ] 2a - b + c g2 - ] a + 5b - c g2
8x - 1 20 m
64. Solve -2 # 1 9.
5
65. ABCD and BCEF are parallelograms.
Show that AFED is a parallelogram.
25 m

71. In the figure, BD is the perpendicular

bisector of AC. Prove that triangle ABC is
isosceles.
B

66. Find the value of b correct to 2 decimal

places.

A D C

72. The diagonals of a rhombus are x and y.

Find the length of its side.
67. The diagonals of a rhombus are 6 cm and 1
73. Write in index form.
10 cm long. Find the 3 ] x - 2 g5
(a) exact length of the sides of the -
5
(a) ] x - 2 g 3
rhombus
5
-
(b) area of the rhombus. ]x - 2 g 2
(b)
68. Write as a single fraction with a rational 3
2 1 -
5
denominator - . (c) 3 ] x - 2 g 2
3 3- 2 2+ 5
1
69. The exterior angles of a regular polygon (d) 5

are 18c . How many sides has the ] x - 2 g3

polygon? 74. Write the number 54 000 000 in
scientific notation.
70. A cable is used to support a 20 m tower
(a) 5.4 # 108
as shown. If the cable is placed 25 m
(b) 54 # 106
away from the base of the tower, how
(c) 5.4 # 107
long must it be, to the nearest metre?
(d) 54 # 10−8
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^ 2a 3 b h 3 o to a fraction.
78. Convert 0.36
75. Simplify .
] ab g 2
9
(a)
(a) 8a b 7
25
(b) 8a8b 12
(b)
(c) 2a7b 33
(d) 2a8b 1
76. A computer costs $1850. If it has (c) 3
3
increased in cost by 4% since last week,
11
how much did it cost last week? (d)
30
(a) $1924.00
79. A
(b) $1778.85
E
(c) $1867.80
(d) $1776.00 C
3
-
77. Evaluate 4 2
. B
D
(a) - 8
1 The triangles ABC and CDE can be
(b)
8 proven congruent by using the test
1 (a) SSS
(c)
6 (b) SAS
(d) −6 (c) RHS
(d) AAS.