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1 Simplify.

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[Total: 2]

2 Write as a single fraction, in its simplest form.

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[Total: 3]

3 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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[Total: 3]

4 Simplify , giving your answer as a single fraction.

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[Total: 3]

5 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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[Total: 3]

6 Angelo has a bag containing 3 white counters and x black counters.

He takes two counters at random from the bag, without replacement.

(a) Complete the following statement.

The probability that Angelo takes two black counters is

[2]

(b) The probability that Angelo takes two black counters is .

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(i) Show that .

[4]

(ii) Solve by factorisation.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

(iii) Write down the number of black counters in the bag.

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[Total: 10]
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7 Simplify.

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[Total: 3]

(a) Work out .

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(b) Work out .

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(c) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.

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(d) Find .

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(e) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(f) (i) Show that simplifies to .

[3]
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(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

[Total: 17]

9 Simplify.

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[Total: 2]

10 Simplify.

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[Total: 2]

11 Simplify .

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[Total: 2]

12 Simplify.

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[Total: 2]

13 Simplify.

(a)

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(b)

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[Total: 3]

14 Simplify.

(a)

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(b)

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[Total: 2]

15

Find the value of p.

p = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

16 Simplify .

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[Total: 2]

17 Simplify.

(a)

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(b)

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(c)

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[Total: 6]

18 Simplify.

(a)

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(b)

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[Total: 2]

19 Simplify .

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[Total: 2]
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20 Find the value of n when .

n = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]