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Topic- Algebra
Full Marks- 35
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1. y = p2 + qr
(a) Find y when p = –5, q = 3 and r = –7. [2]

(b) Write p in terms of q, r and y. [2]

2. Simplify the following.

(a) [2]

(b) [3]

3. 3x × 94 = 3n
Find n in terms of x.
[3]

4. Showing all your working, solve

(a) 5x/2 – 9 = 0, [1]

(b)x2 + 12x + 3 = 0, giving your answers correct to 1 decimal place, [3]

(c) x/4 – 8 = -2 [1]

5. [2]
6. Use the quadratic equation formula to solve
2x2 + 7x – 3 = 0 .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [3]

7. Robbie pays $10.80 when he buys 3 notebooks and 4 pencils.

Paniz pays $14.50 when she buys 5 notebooks and 2 pencils.

Write down simultaneous equations and use them to find the cost of a notebook and the cost of a
pencil. [3]

8. y is inversely proportional to (x+1)2

y = 50 when x = 0.2

(a) Write y in terms of x. [2]

(b) Find the value of y when x= 0.5 [1]

9. When cars go round a bend there is a force, F, between the tyres and the ground. F varies directly
as the square of the speed, v. When v = 40, F = 18. Find F when v = 32. [3]

10. The nth term of a sequence is an 2 +bn

(a) Write down an expression in terms of a and b for the 3 rd term. [1]

(b)The 3rd term of this sequence is 21 and the 6 th term is 96.

Find the value of a and the value of b.
You must show all your working. [3]