𝑎

Year 9 to 10 Algebra Bridge h. 𝑦 = 𝑏+2 (𝑏)

𝑎
Brackets to a power i. 𝑦 = +2
𝑏
(𝑏)
j. 𝑞 = 𝑟(𝑠 + 𝑡) (𝑡)
1. (𝑥 + 3)2 k. 𝑞 = 𝑟(𝑠 − 2𝑡) (𝑡)
2. (3𝑥)2 1
l. 𝑦 = 3 (𝑥 + 𝑎) (𝑥)
3. (3𝑥 − 2)2
1
4. (2𝑥𝑦)2 m. 𝑦 = 1−𝑥 2 (𝑥)
5. (1 − 5𝑥)2 𝑏
n. 𝑎 = 2−𝑐 + 𝑑 (𝑐)
6. (5𝑥 2 𝑦)2
2√𝑥
7. (3𝑥𝑦 3 )3 o. 𝑎− =𝑏 (𝑥)
3
8. (2𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )2

Multiplying terms 2. Make 𝑥 the subject of the following:

a. 𝑥 √𝑥 + 1 = 2𝑥𝑦
1. 4𝑥 × 3𝑥 2
b. 2𝜋𝑟 2 = 𝜋𝑟√𝑟 2 + 𝑥 2
2. (5𝑥)2 × 2𝑥
c. 𝜋(𝑥 + 𝑦)2 = 𝜋𝑥 2
3. 8𝑥𝑦 × (2𝑦)2 4 1
10𝑥𝑦 d. 𝜋𝑟 3 = 𝜋𝑟 2 𝑥
4. 2
× 20 3 3
2
5. 4𝑥𝑦 × 2𝑦𝑧 × 3𝑧 2 e. 𝜋(3𝑥)2 ℎ = 3 𝜋(2𝑥)3
2𝑚
6. 6𝑚𝑛 ×
𝑛 Cross-Multiplying
(2𝑥)3 2
7. 𝑥
×𝑥
Make 𝑥 the subject of the following.
8. 𝜋(3𝑥)2 (4𝑥)
𝑥 𝑦
9. 𝜋(5𝑥𝑦)3 1. =2
3
10. 𝜋(4𝑥)3 − 𝜋(3𝑥)2 (2𝑥) 𝑥 𝑦+1
𝜋(3𝑥𝑦)2
2. =
𝑦 3
11. + 6𝜋𝑥𝑦 2 2 𝑦
𝑥
3. =
3𝑥𝑦 2 𝑥+1 3
12. 𝜋 ( 2 ) × (3𝑥)(4𝑥) 4 3
4. =
𝑚 𝑎−𝑥
𝑎 𝑥
Expanding and simplifying 5. 𝑥
=𝑏
2𝑥+𝑎 𝑐−𝑑
1. 5(𝑥 − 3) − 2(4 − 𝑥) 6. =
𝑏 𝑒
2. (2𝑥 + 5)2
3. (3𝑥 − 7)2 Algebraic Fractions
4. 2(𝑥 + 6)2
5. 5(2𝑥 − 1)2 Combine into a single fraction, simplifying where
6. (𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑥 − 2)2 possible.
7. (𝑥 + 2)2 − (𝑥 − 2)2 1
8. (4𝑥 + 3)2 − (4𝑥 − 3)2 1. 1 + 𝑥
9. 100 − (𝑥 + 1)2 𝑥 𝑦
2. +
2 2
10. 10𝑥 2 − (2𝑥 + 3)2 𝑥 𝑦
11. 2(2𝑥 + 1)(3𝑥 + 1) 3. 3
+2
12. 4(𝑥 + 4)2 − 3(𝑥 − 1)2 𝑥+1 𝑦+2
4. 3
+ 4
𝑥+5 𝑥
Changing the Subject 5. −2
7
2𝑥−3 𝑥−1
1. For each of the following, make the letter in the brackets 6. −
2 5
after the equation the subject. 2
a. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 𝑎 (𝑥) 7. 𝑥
− 3
𝑥 𝑥+10 𝑥
b. 𝑦 = 2 + 𝑎 (𝑥) 8. +
3 7
1
c. 𝑦 = 2𝑎 − 𝑥 (𝑥) 9. 7+𝑦
2
d. 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 (𝑥) 5
10. 10 − 𝑥+1
e. 𝑦 = 𝑎√𝑥 (𝑥) 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
2 11. +3+4
f. 𝑦 = 𝑝(𝑥 + 1) + 𝑎 (𝑥) 2
1
g. 𝑦 = 𝑥−𝑏
𝑎
(𝑥) 12. 1+𝑥+𝑥

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Solutions: h. 𝑏 = 𝑦 − 2
𝑎
Brackets to a power i. 𝑏 = 𝑦−2
𝑞
1. 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 9 j. 𝑡 = 𝑟−𝑠
2. 9𝑥 2 k.
1
(𝑠
𝑞
− 𝑟 ) or 2 − 2𝑟
𝑠 𝑞
2
3. 9𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 4
l. 𝑥 = 3𝑦 − 𝑎
4. 4𝑥 2 𝑦 2
1
5. 1 − 10𝑥 + 25𝑥 2 m. ±√1 − 𝑦
6. 25𝑥 4 𝑦 2 𝑏
n. 𝑐 = 2 − 𝑎−𝑑
7. 27𝑥 3 𝑦 9
8. 4𝑥 4 + 4𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + 𝑦 4 3𝑎−3𝑏 2
o. 𝑥 = ( 2
)
Multiplying Terms 2. Solutions:
a. 𝑥 = 4𝑦 2 − 1
1. 12𝑥 3
b. 𝑥 = √3 𝑟 or √3𝑟 2
2. 50𝑥 3 1
3. 32𝑥𝑦 3 c. 𝑥 = − 2 𝑦
4. 100𝑥𝑦 d. 𝑥 = 4𝑟
27
5. 24𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 3 e. 𝑥 = 16 ℎ
6. 12𝑚2
7. 8𝑥 4 Cross-Multiplying
8. 36𝜋𝑥 3 3𝑦
1. 𝑥 =
9. 125𝜋𝑥 3 𝑦 3 2
𝑦(𝑦+1)
10. 46𝜋𝑥 3 2. 𝑥 = 3
11. 15𝜋𝑥𝑦 2 6
3. 𝑥 = − 1
12. 27𝜋𝑥 4 𝑦 2 𝑦
3𝑚 4𝑎−3𝑚
4. 𝑥 = 𝑎− 4 𝑜𝑟 4
Expanding and Simplifying
5. 𝑥 = √𝑎𝑏
1. 7𝑥 − 23 𝑏
(𝑐−𝑑)−𝑎 𝑏𝑐−𝑏𝑑−𝑎𝑒
2. 4𝑥 2 + 20𝑥 + 25 6. 𝑥 = 𝑒 2
= 2𝑒
3. 9𝑥 2 − 42𝑥 + 49
Algebraic Fractions
4. 2𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 + 72
5. 20𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 + 5 1.
𝑥+1
𝑥
6. 2𝑥 2 + 8 𝑥+𝑦
7. 8𝑥 2. 2
2𝑥+3𝑦
8. 48𝑥 3. 6
9. 99 − 2𝑥 − 𝑥 2 4𝑥+3𝑦+10
4.
10. 6𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 − 9 10−5𝑥
12

11. 12𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 2 5. 14

12. 𝑥 2 + 38𝑥 + 61 6.
8𝑥−13
10
2−3𝑥
Changing the Subject 7. 𝑥
10𝑥+70
1. Solutions: 8. 21
𝑦−𝑎 7𝑦+1
a. 𝑥 = 9.
2 𝑦
b. 𝑥 = 2𝑦 − 𝑎 10𝑥+5
10.
c. 𝑥 = 2𝑎 − 𝑦 𝑥+1
6𝑥+4𝑦+3𝑧
𝑦 11. 12
d. 𝑥 = ±√𝑎
𝑥+𝑥 2 +1
12.
𝑦 2 𝑦2 𝑥
e. 𝑥 = (𝑎) 𝑜𝑟 𝑎2
𝑦−𝑎
f. ±√ −1
𝑝
𝑎
g. 𝑥 =𝑦+𝑏

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