𝑥 𝑦 2

1. Expand ( − )
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2. Find the products: (2𝑥 + 3𝑦)(2𝑥 − 3𝑦)
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3. If 𝑥 + = 6, find:
𝑥
2 1 4 1
(i)𝑥 + (ii) 𝑥 +
𝑥2 𝑥4
4. If 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 12 and 𝑥𝑦 = 6, find the value of 9𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 .
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5. If 𝑥 + = 27, find the values of ach of the following:
𝑥2

1 1
(i)𝑥 + (ii) 𝑥 −
𝑥 𝑥
6. If 4𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 40 and xy=6, find the value of 2𝑥 + 𝑦.
7. Write in expanded form: (3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧)2
8. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 9 and 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑎 = 40, find 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 .
9. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 12 and 𝑥𝑦 = 27, find the value of 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 .
10. If 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 4 and 𝑥𝑦 = 21, find the value of 𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3 .
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11. If 𝑥 − = 3, find the value of 𝑥 − .
𝑥 𝑥3
12. If 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 13 and 𝑥𝑦 = 6, find the value of 8𝑥 3 + 27𝑦 3
13. Simplify: (4𝑥 + 2𝑦)3 − (4𝑥 − 2𝑦)3
14. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 10 and 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 58, find the value of 𝑎3 + 𝑏3
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15. If 𝑥 + = 7, find the value of 𝑥 + .
𝑥2 𝑥3
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16. If 𝑥 + = 83. Find the value of 𝑥 − .
𝑥2 𝑥3
17. Find the following products:
(i)(𝑥 + 3𝑦)(𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦 2 )
(ii) (7𝑎 − 5𝑏)(49𝑎2 + 35𝑎𝑏 + 25𝑏2 )
18. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 7 and 𝑎𝑏 = 12, find the value of (𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏2 )
19. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 10 and 𝑎𝑏 = 21, find the value of 𝑎3 + 𝑏3 .
20. If 𝑎 − 𝑏 = 4 and 𝑎𝑏 = 45, find the value of 𝑎3 − 𝑏3 .
21. Find the following products:
(i)(𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧)(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 4𝑧 2 − 𝑥𝑦 − 2𝑦𝑧 − 2𝑧𝑥 )
(ii) (2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧)(4𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 9𝑧 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦𝑧 − 6𝑥𝑧)
22. Evaluate: 303 + 203 − 503
23. Evaluate: 1.53 − 0.93 − 0.63
24. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 6 and 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 = 83, find the value of
𝑎3 + 𝑏3 + 𝑐 3 − 3𝑎𝑏𝑐.