2

(a) 3x + 1 x
9 Solve the equation - = 1.
2 3
(b) Expand and simplify ^2x + 1h^x + 4h .

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3x 2x - 1
10 (a) Solve + = 3�
4 2

(b) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form

5 2 .
+
x+4 x-1

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  11 (a)
 solve 5x 2 + x - 4 = 0 .

(b) Solve the equation 4 – = ––

–––– 3 .
x + 3 2x

(c) Express
3
+
2
as a single fraction.
4x 3y
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2x - 1 x - 2
12 Solve the equation + =2.
4 3
4x 2 - 1
(b) Simplify fully .
2x 2 - 9x - 5

1 3
(c) Express x + 2 - x + 1 as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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 Algebraic Manipulation
5
1 a) Solve the equation = 4. (b) Simplify 5t (t + 3) – 3 (5t – 2).
x+1

(c) Solve 3p(p + 2) = 0.

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2 1
2 Express as a single fraction in its simplest form – .
x–3 x+2
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4 x– 1
3 a Solve the equation = .
x+3 3

(b) Solve the equation x – 2 + x + 1 = 1.

4 3

(c) Solve 3y + 6 = 7y – 10.

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2
4 (a) Given that x = 6 is a solution of x + k = 0, find the value of k.
3
(b) Solve 2y 2 – 3y – 2 = 0.
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5 Solve the equations

(a) 24 = 1,
x–4
(b) 12 – 2(5 – y) = 5y.

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6 Express as a single fraction in its simplest form

3 2 .
(a) –
2t – 1 t+2

(b) Solve 4(x – 0.3) = 3(x – 0.2) .

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5x 2
7 (a) − = 8.
x+1 x−1
(b) Solve the equation 3( y + 2) = 2(2y – 7) + y.

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3x − 2 x
8 (a) Solve = .
5 3
3 4
(b) Write + as a single fraction in its simplest form.
x x+2
10
(c) Solve = x+3.
x

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