New Effective Learning Mathematics Chapter Test | S2A Chapter 3 Algebraic Fractions and Formulae

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3 Algebraic Fractions and

Marks: / 30
Formulae
[Time allowed: 40 minutes]

Section A (4 marks)
In this section, each question carries 1 mark.
2 x  2 y 15 xy

1. Simplify 5 y 6x  6 y .

A. x
B. y
C. xy
D. x–y □
3a b

2. Simplify 4(3a  4b) 4b  3a .

3(3a  4b)
A. 4(3a  4b)
3a  4b
B. 4
3a  4b
C. 4
1
D. 4 □
rf 2 3
V V
3. It is given that 12 . If 2 and f = 3, find the value of r.

1
A. 2
8
B. 9
9
C. 8

D. 2 □

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x3 x 2 ( x  2)

4. Simplify 3 x  6 3 .

1
A. ( x  2) 2
x
B. ( x  2) 2
x
C. 9
x5
D. 9 □
Section B (26 marks)
n
S  [2a  (n  1)d ]
5. Make d the subject of the formula 2 . (2 marks)

at 2
s  ut 
6. Consider the formula 2 .
(a) Make a the subject of the formula. (2 marks)

(b) Make u the subject of the formula. (2 marks)

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7. Simplify the following expressions.

ab 4 a 2
  12ab
(a) 3 b2 (2 marks)

2 x 2  3x  5
3x 
(b) x 1 (3 marks)

n(n  1)(2n  1)
8. Consider the formula 1 + 2 + 3 + … + n =
2 2 2
6 . 2

(a) Find 12 + 22 + 32 + … + 502. (2 marks)

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(b) Find 312 + 322 + 332 + … + 502. (2 marks)

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9. For a cuboid of length l cm, width w cm and height h cm, its volume and total surface area are
V cm3 and S cm2 respectively.
(a) Express S in terms of l, w and h. (1 mark)

(b) Make h the subject of the formula in (a). (2 marks)

(c) If S = 52, l = 2 and w = 4, find the value of h. (1 mark)

(d) If S = 52, l = 2 and w = 4, find the value of V. (2 marks)

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Gmn
F
10. Consider the formula r2 .
(a) If the value of F decreases by 75%, where m, n and r remain unchanged, find the
percentage change in the value of G. (3 marks)

(b) If the value of m increases by 50% and the value of r decreases by 50%, where G and n
remain unchanged, find the percentage change in the value of F. (2 marks)

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