CHECKING AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS SOLUTIONS

TASK 1 Use substitution

a Let y = 2 b Let p = 5
3(y + 4) = 3y + 12 2p(p  4) = 2p2  6p
LHS = 3(2 + 4) RHS = 3 × 2 + 12 LHS = 2 × 5× (5  1) RHS = 2 × 52  6 ×5
= 18 = 18 = 40 = 50 – 30
= 20
The values of the factored form and the The values of the factored form and the
expanded form are the same therefore the expanded form are different therefore the
expansion is not incorrect. expansion is incorrect.

TASK 2 Find the errors

a 3y2(5y4 + 2yz) = 15y8 + 6y3z 3y2 × 5y = –15y3

(Add powers when multiplying.)
3y2 × +2z = 6y2z
(Sign of last term is wrong.)
The final answer should be:
15y3 – 6y2z

2 × z = 2z
b 2(5y3  z)  5y(2y2 + z) = 10y3  2 + 10y3  5yz
(The z was left out.)
= 20y3  2  5yz
 5y × 2y2 = 10y3
(Sign was wrong.)
The final answer should be:
10y3  2z – 10y3  5yz =  2z  5yz
TASK 3 Derive the areas of shapes

1 1
a The area of a trapezium is × h(a + b) b The area of a rhombus is × xy, where x and y
2 2
are the lengths of the diagonals.

h = 4p
x = 4p
a = 5p
y = p2 + 2
b = 6p + 3
1
1 Area = × 4p(p2 + 2)
Area = × 4p × (5p + 6p + 3) 2
2
= 2p(p2 + 2)
= 2p × (11p + 3)
= 2p3 + 4p
= 22p2 + 6p

1 d The area of a parallelogram is the product of

c Area of triangle = bh.
2 the perpendicular height and the base.

Perpendicular height = q4 + 1
Base = 6q
Perpendicular height = 7y
1 Base = 2y5 + y
Area = × 6q × (q4 + 1)
2
Area = 7y(2y5 + y)
4
= 3q × (q + 1)
= 14y6 + 7y2
5
= 3q + 3q