IB Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches

Algebra Refresher #1
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3 ( x − h ) − 3x 2
2

( 2 x − 3)
2
1. Expand: 14. Simplify:
h

3 5x x x
2. Simplify: + 15. Simplify: −
4 6 y z

a
+1
3. Simplify: 3 48 16. Simplify: b
3
b

4. Expand: ( 2m − 3)( m + 6) 17. Factorise: 4n4 − 26n3 −14n2

5. Solve for x: 5 − 2 ( 3 − x ) = x + 2 − 5 x 18. Solve for w: 6w − wy = 2 y + 3

x2 + 2x + 1
6. Factorise: 2x2 − 6 x − 20 19. Simplify:
x +1

1 a 3 x+3
7. Simplify: + 20. Simplify: −
a −6 a +8 2x y

p2 − 9
8. Factorise: 4h2 − 25 21. Simplify:
p2 − 3 p

3 2 a −b a
9. Solve for y: = 22. Solve for a: =
y 2− y 4 b

x− y
Simplify: 3 ( 2a 2b )
3
10. 23. Solve for y: = x +1
x

11. Solve for x: x2 = 5 − 4 x 24. Solve for z: z3 − 8z 2 + 15z = 0

( x − 2) Solve for x: 3 x − 2 = 12
3
12. Expand: 25.

5 a−2
13. Simplify: − [ answers attached ]
2 6

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Algebra Refresher #1

Answers
1. 4 x2 −12 x + 9 14. − 6 x + 3h

9 + 10 x xz − xy
2. 15.
12 yz

a+b
3. 12 3 16.
3

4. 2m2 + 9m −18 17. 2n2 ( 2n + 1)( n − 7 )

1 2y + 3
5. x= 18. w=
2 6− y

6. 2 ( x − 5)( x + 2 ) 19. x +1

a 2 − 5a + 8 3 y − 2 x2 − 6 x
7. 20.
a 2 + 2a − 48 2 xy

p+3
8. ( 2h + 5)( 2h − 5) 21.
p

6 b2
9. y= 22. a=
5 b−4

10. 24a6b3 23. y = − x 2

11. x = − 5, x = 1 24. z = 5, z = 3, z = 0

12. x3 − 6 x2 + 12x − 8 25. x = 6 or x = − 2

17 − a
13.
6

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