Assessments

1. Copy and complete the table below.

Algebraic expression Terms Number of terms

(a) 3ab + 2kh

(b) 5pq – rs + 8

(c) 2m2 + 4mn – cy + 1

(d) x3 + 2xyz + z3 + x2y + 4

2. Simplify each of the following:

(a) 2hk + 7hk (b) 4abk + 8abk

1 2 1 2
(c) ap + ap (d) 3qh – 5qh
4 2

5 1
(e) –6xm + 9mx (f) – nrs + snr
12 6

(g) –2wyz –3wyz (h) –13bft2 – 7bft2

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3. Simplify each of the following:

(a) 5hy – hy (b) –4bm – 6bm

(c) –4ght – ght (d) 8xyz – (–3xyz)

(e) 18abr – (–11abr) (f) –13pqr3 + 19 pqr3

2 11
(g) 14v2y – 9v2y (h) – npq – (– npq)
7 14

4. Simplify each of the following:

(a) 8xy + 3 + xy (b) 6pq + 2rs + 4pq + 5rs

(c) 3uv + 7hm – 2uv + 2hm (d) –5rst – 4r2s + 10rst – 3r2s

(e) 2ay – 13bw2 – ay + 15bw2 (f) –4g2x2 + 6fy – 5g2x2 – 4fy

1 5 1 3 1
(g) abc + 3bd 3 – abc – bd 3 (h) 9cp2q – hx – 5cp2q + hx
2 6 3 4 8

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5. Factorise completely.
(a) a2 + 2ay + y2

(b) 9b2 + 6bc + c2

(c) 16h2 – 24hk + 9k2

(d) 4m2 – 20mn + 25n2

6. Factorise each of the following:

(a) a(b + 3) + 7(b + 3)

(b) 3r(2p – 5) – p(2p – 5)

(c) 5m(f + 4h) + 2n(f + 4h)

(d) 9y(6w – 11v) – (6w – 11v)

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7. Express each of the following as an algebraic fraction.

2 1
(a) +
m 1 m

k 1 3
(b) –
2 k 3

23f 3
(c) –
f ( f  3) f 3

1 4p 1 3p
(d) +
3(1  3 p) 6(1  4 p)

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8. Simplify each of the following:

b
(a) × (14a – 8b)
6a

3r 1
(b) × (5pr + q)
pq 6

2z
(c) –(21y2 – 9xz) ×
3 xy 2

m  3n
(d) 10m3n2 ×
15 mn 4

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9. Write as an algebraic fraction.

3
(a) ÷ (a + p)
ap

xy
(b) ÷ (x2 – 5y2)
2h 2

7r
(c) ÷ (pr – 4q)
6 pq

5k 3
(d) ÷ (20k + 5kt)
3t

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10. Express each of the following as an algebraic fraction.

b
(a) (m2 – 6n) ÷
2a

3u
(b) (8p2 + 5q) ÷
v

10 h
(c) (k2 – 10h) ÷
7k

28 y 3  14 y 4
(d) (8x2y + 4x2y2) ÷
5x

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11. Simplify each of the following:

(a) (3x – 7)(y + 2) – 4y(x – 3)

(b) 2(p2 + 4q2) – 5(p – 2q)2

1
(c) [(h + 2)2 + (8 – h)2]
2

(d) 9a(a – 2b) – (4a – b)2

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12. Express each of the following as an algebraic fraction in its lowest term.
2 3
(a) –
3k  5 2k  3

h  6 y 12  h
(b) +
5y 2 10 y

3 5
(c) +
x 1 2(3x  4)

f 2 f 1
(d) –
2( f  8) 4 f  9

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13. Express each of the following as an algebraic fraction in its lowest term.
5y  2 4
(a) –
( y  2)( y  2) 3( y  2)

2 q4
(b) –
9x 6 x(3  q)

7 3
(c) –
2k  9 p 4k  p

5w 3
(d) +
w( w  4) 3w  2

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