Class : IGCSE Cambridge (Extended) Date:.......................

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Name: 2.1
Use letters to express generalised numbers and express basic arithmetic
processes algebraically. Substitute numbers for words and letters in formulae. Substitute
numbers for words and letters in complicated formulae.

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• d×d=d d +d=2 d
• In algebra we use letters to represent numbers , either because we don’t know their value or
because we want to be able to change their value
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1. m= [ 3 h2+8 ah+3 a2 ] P2 o/n 2012-V2-03
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Calculate the exact value of m when h=20 and a=−5 .

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2 x P2 m/j 2014-V1-02
2. y= 2 + Find the value of y when x = 6.
x 2
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

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3. V =4 p , Find V when p=3 . P2 o/n 2016-V3-01

4. Find the value of 5 a−3 b when a=7 and b=−2 . P2 m/j 2017-V2-07

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5. s=ut +16 t P2 f/m 2017-V2-05

Find the value of s when u=2 and t=3 .

6. Find the value of 7 x+3 y when x=12 and y=−6 . P2 m/j 2018-V1-04

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7. y=m −4 n
P4 m/j 2008-V1-2
(ii) Find the value of y when m = 4.4 and n = 2.8.

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8. (a) The total surface area of a cone is given by the formula A=πrl +πr P4
. o/n 2015 V3-07
(i) Find A when r = 6.2 cm and l = 10.8 cm.

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9. (a) s=ut + at 2 P4 m/j 2019 V1-07
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(i) Find s when t=26.5 , u=104.3 and a=−2.2 .
Give your answer in standard form, correct to 4 significant figures.

10. (a) Find the value of 7 p – 3 q when p=8 and q=−5 . P2 m/j 2012-V3-13

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 11. y=m x+c P2 m/j 2016-V1-07
Find the value of y when m=−2 , x=−7 and c=−3 .

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1. 118.75 or 118
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2. 18
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3. 36
4. 41
5. 150
6. 66
7. (ii)–12
8. (a)(i) 331 or 331.1 to 331.2
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9. (a)(i) 1.991×10
10. (a) 71
11. 11
12. a
13. a
14. a
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