Name: _______________________

Year 9 Algebra and Surds 2018

Time allowed: 35 minutes Class: _________

Part A CALCULATORS MAY BE USED

1. Expand and simplify the following:

a. 2𝑥𝑥(5𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑦𝑦) 1

b. 2(3𝑡𝑡 − 𝑑𝑑) − 4𝑑𝑑(2 − 3𝑡𝑡) 2

2. Write an expression for the number of days in 𝑥𝑥 hours and 𝑦𝑦 minutes. 1

3. 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is a rectangle with sides as shown below. Write a formula to determine the perimeter, 𝑃𝑃,
of the rectangle. 1
3𝑥𝑥 + 2
𝐴𝐴 𝐵𝐵

3𝑦𝑦 − 4

𝐷𝐷 𝐶𝐶

4. Solve the following equations for 𝑥𝑥:

2(2𝑥𝑥−1) 1
a. =2
5

5(3𝑥𝑥+1) 2
b. 4(3 − 𝑥𝑥) − = 5𝑥𝑥
3
 2𝑥𝑥−3
5. Given the equation, 𝑦𝑦 =
𝑥𝑥+6
a. Rewrite the equation to make 𝑥𝑥 the subject. 2
b. Hence or otherwise, determine the value of 𝑥𝑥 when 𝑦𝑦 = 2.4 1

6. Factorise:
a. 3𝑥𝑥 + 6𝑦𝑦 + 𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 2

b. 4𝑥𝑥 2 − 16(𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦)2 2

c. 6𝑥𝑥 2 + 7𝑥𝑥 − 24
1

d. 125𝑥𝑥 3 − 𝑦𝑦 3 2

e. 𝑎𝑎4 − 81𝑏𝑏 4 2
 Name: _______________________
Year 9 Algebra and Surds 2018 Class: _________
Part B CALCULATORS MAY BE USED

1. Solve the following equations for 𝑥𝑥:

a. (2𝑥𝑥 + 5)2 = 25 2

2
2
b. 49 + 14𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑥𝑥 = 0

2. Simplify:
9𝑥𝑥 3 −36𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 2 −9 2
a. ×
𝑥𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑥−6 3𝑥𝑥 2 +6𝑥𝑥

4𝑎𝑎+6 4𝑎𝑎2 +12𝑎𝑎+9 3

b. ÷
2𝑎𝑎2 −𝑎𝑎−3 𝑎𝑎3 +1

1 𝑥𝑥−1 1
c. + (𝑥𝑥+3)(1−𝑥𝑥) − (𝑥𝑥+3)(𝑥𝑥−1)
𝑥𝑥−1 2
3. Expand and simplify:
2 2
a. �5√8 − 2√2�

2
b. �2√2 − 3√3�(√50 + √27)

√3 2
4. Rationalise the denominator:
√3+√5

5. Find the values of 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏, where 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏 are rational, for:
2 2
𝑎𝑎 − √𝑏𝑏 = �8 − 2√3�

6. Solve for 𝑥𝑥: √3𝑥𝑥 − 1 = 4 1

End of Exam