Numbers -- Criterion A -- Revision

Level 1 - 2

1. Simplify as far as possible.

(a) 4x + 3y + 6y (b) 3x − 8y − 3x − 4y
3m 2m
(c) + (d) (−2x)2 − 2x 2
x x
(e) 5a − 2(a − 3) (f) 5x(x + 3) − x(x − 1)

2. Solve for x.

(a) 3x − 7 = 20 (b) 8 − 2x = 5 − 5x
x+1 2x − 4 x+1 2
(c) = (d) =
3 4 1 − 2x 5
(e) 4x + 2(x + 1) = 5(x + 3) + 2 (e) 2x 2 + 3x = (2x − 1)(x + 1)

3. Fully factorise.

(a) 3x 2 + 5x (b) (x + 2)2 − 5(x + 2)

(c) x2 − 4 (d) x 2 + 6x + 9

(e) x 2 + 3x + 2 (f) x 2 + 3x − 10

4. Solve the following equations.

(a) x 2 + 5x − 14 = 0 (b) 10x 2 − 55x =0

(c) x2 + x − 2 = 0 (d) x2 − 9 = 0

(e) x 2 + 6x − 16 = 0 (f) x 2 − 5x + 6 = 0
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5. Remove the brackets and simplify.

(a) (5x − y)(3y − x) (b) x(x + y)(x + 2)

(c) 2 + (x + 4)2 (d) x − (x − 2)2

(e) (x + 2)2 − (x − 3)2 (f) (y − 3)2 − (y − 4)2

6. Solve the equations.

(a) 4y − 2(y + 1) = 5(y + 3) + 4 (b) 2x 2 + 3x = (2x − 1)(x + 1)

7. The three angles in a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. Find them.

8. A tennis racket costs $12 more than a hockey stick. If the price of the two is $31, nd
the cost of the tennis racket.

9. Solve the following equations.

(a) x 2 + 7x + 10 = 0 (b) x 2 − 8x + 12 = 0

(c) x 2 + 6x + 9 = 0 (d) 2x 2 + 7x − 15 = 0
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(e) 4x 2 = (f) 6a 2 − a − 1 = 0
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10. Solve the following simultaneous equations.

2x + y = 5 4x + y = 14
(a) (b)
x + 3y = 5 x + 5y = 13

2x + 5y = 24 x−y=−1
(c) (d)
4x + 3y = 20 2x − y = 0

11. Find two numbers where 3 times the smaller number exceeds the larger by 5 and the
sum of the numbers is 11.

12. A submarine can travel at 24 knots with the current and at 16 knots against it. Find
the speed of the submarine in still water.

13. Solve the equations. You may use the following formulas:

−b − Δ −b + Δ
a x 2 + bx + c = 0 Δ = b 2 − 4ac x= or x=
2a 2a
(a) 3x 2 + 11x + 6 = 0 (b) 5x 2 − 7x + 2 = 0

(c) x 2 + 4x + 1 = 0 (d) 2x 2 + 5x − 1 = 0

(e) 3x 2 − 7x − 20 = 0 (f) 2x 2 + 6x − 1 = 0
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14. Solve for x and graph the solution

(a) 3x + 2 > x − 5 (b) 2x − 3 > 5x − 7

(c) 5 − 2x ⩾ x + 4 (d) 7 − 3x ⩽5−x
(e) 3x − 2 > 2(x − 1) + 5x (f) 1 − (x − 3) ⩾ 2(x + 5) − 1

15. Solve the equations

(a) −x 2 − 3x − 2 = 0 (b) −x 2 + 5x −6=0

(c) −x 2 + 9x − 18 = 0 (d) 5x 2 + 15x − 50 = 0

(e) −2x 2 − 8x + 42 = 0 (f) 4x − x 2 + 32 = 0

16. The length of a rectangle exceeds the width by 2 cm. If the diagonal is 10 cm long,
nd the width of the rectangle

17. An increase of speed by 4 km/h on a journey of 32 km reduces the time taken by 4

hours. Find the original speed

18. The perimeters of a square and a rectangle are equal. One side of the rectangle is 11
cm and the area of the square is 4 cm2 more than the area of the rectangle. Find the side
of the square.
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