Holiday Worksheet for Year 9

Instruction:
i. This is a topical question for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.
ii. Please copy the questions in BLACK pen and write the answers in BLUE pen in your
MATHS-2 exercise book.
iii. The exercise book will be collected after the school re-opens.

1) Algebra Toolkit

a) Simplify 3a + 7b − 4a + b b) Find the value of 7x + 3y when x = 12 and y = −6

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c) y = mx + c d) 𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2
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Find the value of y when m = −3, x = −2 and c = −8 Find the value of s when u = 5.2, t = 7 and a = 1.6

e) Complete the statement. f) y = x2 − 4x3

When 5x = 15, 12x = ............... Find the value of y when x = −1

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g) 𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2
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Find s when t = 26.5, u = 104.3, a = −2.2 h) Solve 2 – x = 5x + 1
Give your answer in standard form, correct to 4 s.f.

2) Factorising and Expanding Brackets

a) Factorise completely 4 – 8x b) Factorise completely 5p − pt

c) Factorise completely w2 – w3 d) Factorise completely 7a2 − 15a

e) Factorise completely 3a2b − ab2 f) Factorise completely 6y2 − 15xy

g) Factorise completely 25t2 − u2 h) Factorise completely 9 − u2

i) Expand 3(7 – x) j) Expand x(x3 + 3)

k) Expand 2x(2 + 3x) l) Expand (1 + x)(3 + x)

m) Expand (2m + 3)(3m − 5) n) Expand and simplify 2(m − 1) + 4(2m − 3)

o) Factorise completely 2a + 4 + ap + 2p p) Factorise x2 + 4x + 3 (Do not use the calculator)

q) Factorise x2 − 6x + 8 (Do not use the calculator) r) Factorise x2 − 2x − 15 (Do not use the calculator)

s) Factorise 2x2 − 7x − 30 (Do not use the calculator) t) Factorise 2x2 + 7x + 6 (Do not use the calculator

3) Linear Equations and Algebraic Fractions

a) 3m −7 = 32
b) Solve 6p −3 = −12
Find the value of m.

d) 9f + 11 = 3f + 23
c) Solve 2 – x = 5x + 1
Find the value of f.

e) Solve 4(5 − 3x)= 23 f) Solve 30 + 2x = 3(3 − 4x)

15 𝑥−2
g) Solve =3 h) Solve =3
𝑥 3

1−𝑝 2𝑘−3
i) Solve =4 j) Solve = −5
3 3

8−𝑡 12+2𝑦
k) Solve 4 = l) Solve −2𝑦 =
𝑡 2

𝑦 2 3
m) Solve 3𝑦 + 2 = n) Solve = 𝑥+1
3 𝑥

2 6 𝑥+2 2
o) Solve = 2−𝑥 p) Solve =3
𝑥 𝑥

𝑝 4𝑝𝑞 1 3
q) Simplify × r) Solve −4
2𝑞 𝑡 𝑥

2𝑝 𝑝2 1 3
s) Simplify ÷ 𝑡2 t) Solve − 𝑥−1
𝑡 2

4) Rearranging Formula

a) Rearrange the formula 8x – 3y = y to make x as the

b) Make x as the subject for this formula 2y = 5x – 7
subject.

𝑡 𝑚−4
c) Rearrange 2 = y to make t as the subject. d) Rearrange = 5 to make m as the subject.
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2 8
3+𝑚 f) Rearrange 𝑝 = 2+𝑡 to make p as the subject.
e) Rearrange 2
= 𝑛 + 3 to make m as the subject.
 2+𝑚 𝑛 h) Rearrange the formula to write r in terms of P and π.
g) Rearrange = 2 to make m as the subject.
3 P = 2r + πr

i) Rearrange the formula to make p as the subject. j) Rearrange the formula to make t as the subject.
𝑝2 + 5 = 𝑚 𝑠 = 𝑘 − 𝑡2

k) Rearrange the formula to make x as the subject. l) Rearrange the formula to make y as the subject.
𝐴 = (2𝜋 + 𝑦)𝑥 2 ℎ2 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2

m) Rearrange the formula to make x as the subject.

n) Rearrange the formula to make m as the subject.
𝑥 𝑘+𝑚
𝑚 = 2𝑝 + √ 𝑃=
𝑦 𝑚

5) Forming and Solving Equations

a) b)
The diagram shows a rectangle. The sides are measured The diagram shows a triangle. Find the value of x and
in centimetres. Find the value of x when the perimeter then calculate the value of each angle of the triangle.
of the rectangle is 24 cm.

d) The cost of an Xbox is RM x. A Playstation costs

c) Sarah is x years old. Thomas is 3 years older than Sarah.
RM15 more than an Xbox. The total cost of an Xbox
David is twice as old as Sarah. The total of their ages is
and a Playstation is RM 335. Find the cost of a
51. What is Sarah’s age?
Playstation.

f) Liam has RM x. Niall has RM 5 more than Liam.

e) Kim buys 3.6 kg of garlic and pay RM 18. Find the Harry has RM 2 less than Liam. The total amount of
total cost of 1 kg of garlic. money they have is RM 75. How much money does
Liam have?

~End of questions~