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Chapter 1 Algebra and Functions

1. Surds and their properties

Properties:

xy  x  y
x x

y y

Rationalising the denominator:

1 1 xy
 
xy xy xy
1 1 x
  xy
x x x 
and ( x  y )( x  y )
x
 xy
x 
x  y2

Ex. A. Simplify

1. 45  20 2. 6  15 3. 3
30  3 24.3 4. 3 162

Ex B. Rationalising the denominator

8 5 2 4 1
1. 2. 3. 4.
2 10 5 3 22 2

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Ex C. PQR is a right angle triangle. RS is perpendicular to PQ. Find the value of x, y and z.

z S 6 Q
P

3
y x

R
P

Practice 1

1 June 2007

2 June 2009

3 June 2010

4 June 2010

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1.2 Indices

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Ex D: Simplify the following questions

1. ( p 2 q 3 ) 2  ( pq 3 )3 2. (6ac )  (9a c ) 2 7  28
3 2 2 5
3.
813  4 2

4. ( p 2 q 4 r 3 ) 4  (4 pq) 2
1 1 1
5. 24e  (3e)
3 3 2
(5 p q ) 4 3
6. 1

(25 pq 2 ) 3

Ex E. Solve the following questions

z 3
1. 2  2  32 35 x  2 27 43 x
z 2
2. x 3  4 3. 
91 x 729

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Practice 1.1

1 June 2005

2 January 2006

3 June 2007

4 January 2008

5 June 2009

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Topic Test 1

1 June 2018

2 June 2016

3 June 2016

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4 Jan 2016

5 June 2015

6 Jan 2015