Chapter 3: An introduction to algebra: Homework sheet answers

Chapter 3: An introduction to algebra

Homework sheet answers
3A: Using algebra
1 a b+5 b x−9 c m+n d y − 4, if y is greater than 4; otherwise 4 − y
e 6×x f m×n g x÷y
2 a 5×x+3 b 3×m−2 c x÷4+2 d z÷6−5
3 a p×q×r b g×h×i c 3×x×y
4 n−m
5 6×n
6 x ÷ 3 cm
7 20 − 2 × n
8 $3×p
9 $ n ÷ 20 or 5 × n cents
10 a x×y+z b x÷y−z c z−x×y

3B: Algebraic notation

a
1 a 3m b 5m4 c 7x + 2y d 4x2 e 6mnp f 12m2p2 g
b
2 a 5×x×x b 5×x×y c a×b×c×c
x
3 a pr b 3p c mn − 3 d +2 e yz − 6 f z2 − 2 g x2 + 3
3
4 mn
5 80m cents
6 10x + 112y
7 $(x + 2y)
8 a 6z3 b x4 − y

3C: Substitution
1 a 19 b 42 c 49 d 49 e 196 f 147 g 4 h 3
i 1 j 2 k 0
2 a 124 b 72 c 168 d 576 e 2304 f 8 g 18 h 52
i 4 j 4 k 38
3 a 12 b 7 c 8 d 11 e 1 f 25 g 24 h 6
4 72
5 $50
6 a 60 b 9 c 1 d 3 e 0 f 17 g 57

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3D: Adding and subtracting like terms

3E: Brackets
1 a 17x b 6b + 11b2 c 12xy d 5x2 e 10ab2 f 3abc2 + 7abc
g 22xy2 h 6mn + 6m2n
2 a 13z b 11mn c 4a d 4x2 + 7x e 5x2y + 7xy2 f m + 5n
3 a 3(m + 7) b 3(x − 10) c 4(30 − x) d (3x)2 e (3x)3
4 a 19 b 22 c 8 d 30 e 8 f 256
g 128 h 180 i 744 j 8
5 a x+5 b 20(x + 5)

3F: Multiplying terms

3G: Describing arrays, areas and number patterns
1 a 6x2 b 45m2n2 c 22x3 d 30a4 e 42x3 f 12m2 g 132m3
2 a 9n2 b 64z6 c 36x6
3 a 18x3 b 75a3 c 10z3 d 12z3
4 a 6x2 cm2 b 10x cm c 54 cm2 d 30 cm
5 a 9 b 201

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