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UNIT 8 Algebra: Brackets Revision Test 8.1

(Standard)

1. Calculate:
(a) 6 − 10 (b) −2 − 5 (c) (− 7) × (− 4)
(d) 6 − ( − 3) (e) − 9 − ( − 4) (f) − 11 + 3

(6 marks)

2. Copy and complete the following tables and the expansions they give:
(a) × (b)
x 2 × x –2

4 6
4 ( x + 2) = 6 ( x − 2) =
(6 marks)

3. Expand:
(a) 6 ( x − 3) (b) 4 (3 x − 5)
(4 marks)

4. Solve the following equations:

(a) 2 ( x + 4) = 14 (b) 3 ( x − 2) = 12
(6 marks)

5. Factorise:
(a) 3x + 6 (b) 4 x + 12
(4 marks)

6. Given that the area of the following rectangle is 20 cm 2 , determine x.

x +3

(4 marks)

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UNIT 8 Algebra: Brackets Revision Test 8.2

(Academic)

1. Calculate:
(a) (− 4) × (− 7) (b) − 6 − ( − 2)

(c) − 21 − 13 (d) 8 − ( − 14)

(4 marks)

2. Expand:
(a) 2 ( x + 7) (b) 4 ( x − 3)

(c) x ( x + 4) (d) 3 (2 x − 5)
(7 marks)

3. Solve the following equations:

(a) 3 ( x + 6) = 33 (b) 4 ( x − 3) = 6
(4 marks)

4. Factorise:
(a) 2x + 8 (b) 3 x − 12

(c) x2 + 4 x (d) 6 x − 14
(8 marks)

5. Expand:
(a) ( x + 1) ( x + 4) (b) ( x − 2) ( x + 3)
(4 marks)

6. Given that the area of the following rectangle is 26 cm 2 , determine x.

x +4

(3 marks)

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UNIT 8 Algebra: Brackets Revision Test 8.3

(Express)

1. Expand:
(a) 2 ( x + 4) (b) x (3 x − 7)

(c) a (2 a + 4 b ) (d) x (3 x + 4 y )
(7 marks)

2. Solve the following equations:

(a) 8 ( x − 7) = 12 (b) 5 (9 − 2 x ) = 75
(4 marks)

3. Factorise:

(a) 4 x + 12 (b) 10 x 2 + 5 x
(c) 2 a2 b + 6 a b2 (d) 4 x − 18 x 2
(8 marks)

4. Expand:
(a) ( x + 2) ( x − 7) (b) ( x + 1) (2 x − 3)
(c) (3 x − 2 ) ( 5 x + 2 ) (d) (2 x + 3) (4 − 3 x )
(8 marks)

5. Given that the area of the following triangle is 15 cm 2 , determine x.

x +3

4
(3 marks)

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