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Practice worksheet P1
Q1 Workout the followings:
a) 3.45 + 2.74 b) 5.274 − 2.941
5. 274
3. 45 - 2. 941
+ 2. 74 ----------
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6. 19 2.333

c) 3.21 × 0.2 d) 0.5 × 0.7

= 0.642 = 𝟎. 𝟑𝟓
e) 35.1 ÷ 3 f) 2.7 ÷ 0.9
= 𝟏𝟏. 𝟕 =3

g) 15 − 2 × 6 + 2 h) 27 ÷ (5 + 4) + 2
= 𝟏𝟓 − 𝟏𝟐 + 𝟐 = 𝟓 = 𝟐𝟕 ÷ 𝟗 + 𝟐 = 3+2 = 5

i) −9 + 3 − 7 j) 52 − 50 + 1
= −𝟔 − 𝟕 = −𝟏𝟑 = 25-1+1 = 25

k) 7 ÷ 35 × 5 l) 102 − 990 + 1
=1 𝟏𝟎𝟎 − 𝟏 + 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎
2 1 𝟐 𝟕 𝟔+𝟑𝟓 𝟒𝟏 𝟏𝟏 7 2 1 𝟕 𝟏 𝟕+𝟑 𝟏𝟎 𝟐
m) + 2 ⇒ + = = =𝟐 n) × + ⇒ + = = =
5 3 𝟓 𝟑 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟓 6 5 5 𝟏𝟓 𝟓 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟓 𝟑

3 2 2 𝟑 𝟑 𝟏𝟓+𝟐𝟏 𝟑𝟔 𝟏 25 24.64
o) + ÷ ⇒ + = = =𝟏 P) 25% 𝑜𝑓 24.64 ⇒ 100 × 24.64 = 4
= 6.16
7 5 3 𝟕 𝟓 𝟑𝟓 𝟑𝟓 𝟑𝟓

𝟒𝟓 𝟗 𝟐𝟑
q) 45% 𝑜𝑓 6.60 ⇒ × 𝟔. 𝟔𝟎 = × 𝟔. 𝟔𝟎 r) 23% 𝑜𝑓 2000 ⇒ × 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 = 𝟒𝟔𝟎
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟗
= × 𝟑. 𝟑𝟎 = 𝟐. 𝟗𝟕
𝟏𝟎

Q2 write in standard form:

a) 23400 ⇒ 𝟐. 𝟑𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 b) 225.03 ⇒ 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝟎𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟐

c) 0.00756 ⇒ 𝟕. 𝟓𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 d) 23.45 × 102 ⇒ 2.345 × 103

e) 0.075 × 105 ⇒ 𝟕. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓−𝟐 = 𝟕. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 f) 0.0235 × 10−2 ⇒ 2.35 × 10−2−2 = 𝟐. 𝟑𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟒

Q3 write the following as directed:

a) 2394.234 (2sf) ⇒2400 b) 0.0076543 (3sf) ⇒0.00765
c) 0.0230175 (4sf)⇒0.02302 d) 16.75 (1sf)⇒ 20
e) 7654320 (3sf)⇒7650000 f) 324.57 (nearest tenths)⇒324.6
g) 23.765 (2dp)⇒ 23.77 h) 435.675(nearest hundredths)⇒ 435.68
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Q4 By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of the followings:

21.75 ×2.95 20 ×3 21.75 ×√4.015 20 ×√4

a) ≈ b) ≈
0.269 0.3 0.2192 0.22
20 ×3 ×10 20 ×2 20 ×2×100
= = 200 = = = 1000
3 0.04 4

21.75 ×69.25 20 ×70 3

√127 ×21.95
3
√125 ×20
c) ≈ d) ≈
0.069 0.07 0.4769 0.5
20 ×70×100
= = 20000 5 ×20×10
7 = = 200
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Q5 Simplify the surds:

2
a) √28 + √63 = √4 × 7 + √9 × 7 b) (2 + √3)(2 − √3) = 22 − √3
= 2 √7 + 3 √ 7 = 𝟓 √𝟕 =4−3=𝟏

2 2 4+√5 d) √9 × 17 − √4 × 17 = 3√17 − 2√17

c) = ×
4−√5 4−√5 4+√5 = √17 (3 − 2)
2(4+√5) 8+2√5 𝟖+𝟐√𝟓 = √𝟏𝟕
= 2 = =
42 − √5 16−5 𝟏𝟏

e) √2 × 13 × √3 × 13 = √2 × 3 × 13 × 13 3 √7×15
f) 3 √7 × 15 ÷ √2 × 15 =
√2×15
= 𝟏𝟑√𝟔
3 √7 3 √7 √2 𝟑 √𝟏𝟒
= = × =
√2 √2 √2 𝟐

Q6 Simplify the followings algebraic expressions:

a) 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑥 + 5𝑦 b) 2(𝑥 + 3) − 15
= 3𝑥 − 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 5𝑦 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟕𝒚 = 2𝑥 + 6 − 15 = 2𝑥 − 9

c) 3(𝑎 − 3𝑏) + 2(3𝑎 − 2𝑏) + 𝑏 d) 5𝑎 − (2𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑎 + 3𝑏)

= 3𝑎 − 9𝑏 + 6𝑎 − 4𝑏 + 𝑏 = 5𝑎 − (2𝑎2 + 6𝑎𝑏 − 𝑎𝑏 − 3𝑏2 )
= 3𝑎 + 6𝑎 − 9𝑏 − 4𝑏 + 𝑏 = 𝟗𝒂 − 𝟏𝟐𝒃 = 5𝑎 − 2𝑎2 − 5𝑎𝑏 + 3𝑏2

25𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧 3
e) 25𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧 ÷ 5𝑦𝑧 = f) 2𝑥𝑦 × 𝑦𝑧 = 𝟑𝒙𝒚𝟐 𝒛
5𝑦𝑧 2

= 𝟓𝒙𝟐
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Q7 Solve the following equations:

a) 3𝑥 + 7 = −2 b) 272𝑥 = 39
3𝑥 = −2 − 7 (33 )2𝑥 = 39 ⇒ 36𝑥 = 39
3𝑥 = −9 ⇒ 𝐱 = −𝟑 𝟑
∴ 6𝑥 = 9 ⇒ 𝐱 =
𝟐
2
c) 𝑥 − 𝑥 − 6 = 0 1 4
d) ( ) = 8𝑥
𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 6 = 0 2
𝑥 (𝑥 − 3) + 2(𝑥 − 3) = 0 2−4 = 23𝑥
(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2) = 0 𝟒
⇒ −4 = 3x ⇒ 𝐱 = −
⇒ x − 3 = 0 or x + 2 = 0 𝟑
𝒙 = 𝟑 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 = −𝟐

e) 6𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 4 = 0 f) 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 2 = 10
6𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 4 = 0 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 12 = 0
2𝑥 (3𝑥 + 4) − 1(3𝑥 + 4) = 0 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 12 = 0
(3𝑥 + 4)(2𝑥 − 1) = 0 𝑥 ( 𝑥 − 6) + 2(𝑥 − 6) = 0
⇒ 3x + 4 = 0 or 2x − 1 = 0 (𝑥 − 6)(𝑥 + 2) = 0
𝟒 𝟏 ⇒ x − 6 = 0 or x + 2 = 0
𝒙=− 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 =
𝟑 𝟐 𝒙 = −𝟔 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 = −𝟐
g) 𝑝2𝑥 × 𝑝3 = 𝑝23 h) 𝑥 𝑡 ÷ 𝑥 −16 = 𝑥 3𝑡
𝑝2𝑥+3 = 𝑝23 𝑥 𝑡+16 = 𝑥 3𝑡
⇒ 2x + 3 = 23 ⇒ 2x = 20 ⇒ 𝐱 = 𝟏𝟎 ⇒ t + 16 = 3t ⇒ 2t = 16 ⇒ 𝐭 = 𝟖

Q8 Factorize the followings completely:

a) 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑝𝑦 − 𝑟𝑥 − 𝑟𝑦 b) 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2
𝑝 (𝑥 + 𝑦 ) − 𝑟 (𝑥 + 𝑦 ) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 𝑥 + 2
( 𝒙 + 𝒚 ) ( 𝒑 − 𝒓) 𝑥 ( 𝑥 − 2) − 1(𝑥 − 2)
(𝒙 − 𝟐)(𝒙 − 𝟏)

c) 2𝑎𝑥 2 − 18𝑎𝑦 2 d) 15𝑎𝑏 − 5𝑏2

2𝑎 [𝑥 2 − 9𝑦 2 ] 𝟓𝒃(𝟑𝒂 − 𝒃)
2𝑎[ (𝑥)2 − (3𝑦)2 ]
𝟐𝒂(𝒙 − 𝟑𝒚)(𝒙 + 𝟑𝒚)
13−4𝑥
e) 25𝑥𝑦𝑧 − 5𝑥𝑦 2 + 10 𝑥 3 𝑦 f) = 7 − 2𝑥
3
𝟓𝒙𝒚 (𝟓𝒛 − 𝒚 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 ) 13 − 4𝑥 = 21 − 6𝑥
6𝑥 − 4𝑥 = 21 − 13
2𝑥 = 8 ⇒ 𝐱 = 𝟒
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Q9 Simplify / or evaluate the followings:

−2 2 2 𝟐
𝟑× 1 3 𝟏
𝑥3 3 8 3 23 3 𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 b) (2)−3 = ( ) =
a) ( ) ⇒ ( 3) = ( 3) = 𝟐 = 2 𝟖
8 𝑥 𝑥 𝟑× 𝒙𝟐
𝒙 𝟑

1 1 1
36 )3 3× 36× 4 −2 𝑥 2 𝒙𝟐
c) (125 𝑥 = 5 3 𝑥 3 = 𝟓 𝒙𝟏𝟐 d) ( )
𝑥
= ( ) =
4 𝟏𝟔

Q10 Solve the following inequality, show your result on number line:

a) 12x – 3 ≤ 4x + 13
12𝑥 − 4𝑥 ≤ 13 + 3
8𝑥 ≤ 16 0 1 2 3
𝑥≤2
𝑥 𝑥−2
b) + <5
2 3
3𝑥+2𝑥−4
<5
6
5𝑥 − 4 < 30 5 6 6.8 7
5𝑥 < 34
34
𝑥< 0𝑟 6.8
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c) write down the inequality in term of ‘𝑛’

i) 𝒏 < −𝟏 ii) 𝒏≥𝟖

d) Find the range of values of x for which

3𝑥 ≤ 𝑥 + 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 + 4 < 3𝑥 + 6. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
3𝑥 − 𝑥 ≤ 6 and 4 − 6 < 3𝑥 − 2𝑥
2𝑥 ≤ 6 and −2 < 𝑥 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
𝑥≤3 and −2 < 𝑥

Q11 Write the following in the form(𝑥 + 𝑎)2 + 𝑏, find ‘𝑎’ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ‘𝑏’
a) 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 b) 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 7
𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 32 − 32 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 22 − 22 − 7
(𝑥 − 3)2 − 9 (𝑥 + 2)2 − 4 − 7
𝒂 = −𝟑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃 = −𝟗 (𝑥 + 2)2 − 11
𝒂= 𝟐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃 = −𝟏𝟏
c) 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 6 d) 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 3
𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 42 − 42 + 6 5 2 5 2
𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + ( ) − ( ) − 3
(𝑥 + 4)2 − 16 + 6 2 2
(𝑥 + 4)2 − 10 𝟓 𝟐 𝟑𝟕
(𝒙 + ) −
𝟐 𝟒
𝒂= 𝟒 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃 = −𝟏𝟎 𝟓 𝟑𝟕
⇒𝐚= 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃 = −
𝟐 𝟒
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Q12 a) Calculate the value of A when b = 3 and c = 6.

1
i) 𝐴= 𝑏 𝑐2 ii) Make ‘c’ the subject of the formula
4

1 𝐴 = 𝑏 𝑐2
1
𝐴= × 3 × 36 4
4 4𝐴 = 𝑏 𝑐 2
4𝐴
𝐴 = 3 × 9 = 27 = 𝑐2
𝑏
4𝐴 𝐴
𝑐 =±√ = ±2 √
𝑏 𝑏

b) Evaluate

i) √𝟑 × 𝟑 − 𝟏(−𝟕) ii) Write 𝟐. 𝟎𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 as an ordinary number

√9 + 7
=2060
√16 = ±𝟒

Q13 Solve the equation

𝑥 4 3𝑥−1 𝑥+2 5
i) = −1 ii) + =
2 𝑥 6 4 3
𝑥 4−𝑥 2(3𝑥−1)+3(𝑥+2) 5
2
=
𝑥
⇒ 𝑥2 = 8 − 2𝑥 12
=3

𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 8 = 0 6𝑥−2+3𝑥+6
=5
4
𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 8 = 0
𝑥(𝑥 + 4) − 2(𝑥 + 4) = 0 9𝑥 + 4 = 20
(𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 2) = 0 9𝑥 = 16
⇒ x + 4 = 0 or x − 2 = 0 𝟏𝟔 𝟕
𝑋= 𝒐𝒓 𝟏
𝒙 = −𝟒 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 = 𝟐 𝟗 𝟗

5𝑥
iii) = 3𝑥 + 1
𝑥+4

5𝑥 = (𝑥 + 4)(3𝑥 + 1)
5𝑥 = 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 12𝑥 + 4
3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 12𝑥 + 4 − 5𝑥 = 0
3𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 4 = 0
3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 4 = 0
3𝑥 (𝑥 + 2) + 2(𝑥 + 2) = 0
(𝑥 + 2)(3𝑥 + 2) = 0
⇒ x+2=0 or 3x + 2 = 0
𝟐
𝒙 = −𝟐 𝒐𝒓 𝒙=−
𝟑
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Q14 The cone has radius 8 cm and slant height l cm. The sphere has radius 6 cm. The curved surface area of
the cone and the surface area of sphere are equal. Find the value of slant hight of cone.
Sol: Curved surface area of cone = surface area of sphere
𝜋𝑟𝑙 = 4 𝜋 𝑟2

8 𝑙 = 4 × 36 18
4 × 36
𝑙=
8
2 1

𝒍 = 𝟏𝟖 𝒄𝒎

Q15 The cylinder has radius 15 cm and height 42 cm. Find the curved surface area of cylinder in term of 𝑘𝜋.

Curved surface area of cylinder = 2 𝜋 𝑟 ℎ

= 2 × 𝜋 × 15 × 42
= 30 × 42 𝜋
= 1260 𝜋

Q16 a) calculate the sum of interior angles of pentagon.

Sum of int. angles = (𝑛 − 2) × 180

= 3 × 180 = 540

b) Calculate an exterior angle of a regular pentagon.

360
𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑡. 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 𝑛

360
𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑡. 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 5
= 72

c) Find number of sides of a regular polygon with an interior angle 150o

360 360 360
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠(𝑛) = 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
= 180−150
= 30
= 12 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑

Q17 Solve the inequality −8 < 4(𝑥 − 3) < 7

−8 < 4(𝑥 − 3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4(𝑥 − 3) < 7
−2 < 𝑥 − 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4𝑥 − 12 < 7
1<𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4𝑥 < 19
19
1<𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 < 4
3
1<𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 < 44
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Q18 a) Write the equation of a straight ‘𝑙’ line passing through point (1, −2), having same gradient of the equation

of line 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 7

gradient of required line is (m)= 2

equation: 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐

𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 𝑐
−2 = 2(1) + 𝑐 ⇒ c = −4
Equation of required line : 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 4

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b) Find the coordinates of the line ‘𝑙’ crosses x-axis at point ‘𝑝’

coordinates of point P crosses x-axis put y=0 in the equation

0 = 2𝑥 − 4 ⇒ x=2
𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑃 ( 2, 0 )

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c) write down the slope of a line perpendicular to line 𝑙:

1
slope of pep. Line is −
2

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d) find mid point of the line AB whre points of A and B are (3, 7) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (−1, 5)
3−1 7+5
Mid points ( , ) or (1, 6)
2 2

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Q19 Given that 𝑃 = 1.4 × 107 and 𝑄 = 9.0 × 106 , find

a) 𝑃 + 𝑄 b) 𝑃 × 𝑄
7 6 1.4 × 107 × 9.0 × 106
1.4 × 10 + 9.0 × 10
1.4 × 107 + 0.9 × 107 12.6 × 107+6
12.6 × 1013
(1.4 + 0.9) × 107
1.26 × 1014
2.3 × 107

c) 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 68 = 22 × 17 d) 315 = 32 × 5 × 7
find 𝑚 such that 68 𝑚 is a perfect square find ‘𝑝’ such that 315 𝑝 is a perfect square number
𝑚 = 17 𝑝 = 5 × 7 = 35
Hint: For perfect square powers must be even

e) find ‘x’ such that 18 𝑥 is a cubic number f) find ‘k’, such that 72𝑘 is perfect square number
as 18 = 2 × 32 as 72 = 23 × 32
𝑥 = 22 × 3 = 4 × 3 = 12 𝑘=2
Hint: Fr cubic numbers powers should be multiple of 3
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Q20 Solve the simultaneous equations.

a) 5𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 13 -----I b) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 8 --------I
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 7 ---------II 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 19 ------II

Sol: from eq II 𝑦 = (2𝑥 − 7)-----III Sol: from eq I 𝑥 = (8 − 2𝑦) -----III

Substitute in eq I Substitute in eq II
5𝑥 + 2(2𝑥 − 7) = 13 4(8 − 2𝑦) + 3𝑦 = 19
5𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 14 = 13 32 − 8𝑦 + 3𝑦 = 19
9𝑥 = 27 ⇒ 𝐱=𝟑 −5𝑦 = 19 − 32
13
Now from eq III −5𝑦 = −13 ⇒ y = ⇒ 𝐲 = 𝟐. 𝟔
5
𝑦 =2×3−7 Now from eq III
𝑦 =6−7 ⇒ 𝐲 = −𝟏 𝑥 = 8 − 2 × 2.6
𝑥 = 8 − 5.2 ⇒ 𝐱 = 𝟐. 𝟖

Q21
a) An aircraft leaves at 22 35 on a flight that b) Ali starts his HW at 10 05 and finishes at 13 02.
takes 3 hours and 50 minutes. Find how much time he spent on his HW
Find the time when the aircraft arrives. 5 12
2 6 0
22 35 13 0 2
+ 3 50 -1 0 05
25 85
+1 -6 0 2 h & 57 minutes
26 25
-2 4
0 2 25 next day

c) y is directly proportional to the square of x.

When x = 10, y = 20. Y is inversely proportional to x. 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡
Find the value of y when x = 6. 𝑦 = −50, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 3, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = −10
Sol: Sol:
𝑦 = 𝑘 𝑥2 𝑘
20 = 𝑘 102
𝑦=
𝑥
𝟏 𝑘
20 = 100 𝑘 ⇒ 𝐤 = 𝟓 −50 = ⇒ k = −150
3

𝟏 −150
⇒ y= 𝒙𝟐 𝑦=
𝑥
𝟓

𝟏
y= (𝟑𝟔) 𝑦=
−150
⇒ 𝐲 = 𝟏𝟓
𝟓
−10
𝒚 = 𝟕. 𝟐
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Q22

4 − (−5) = 4 + 5 = 9

𝑇 = −5 − 13 = −18

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Q23 a) y is directly proportional to cube root of (x+1). Given that at y=1, x=7.

a) Write down the equation connecting x and y

b) Find the value of y when x= 63

3
Sol: a) 𝑦 = 𝑘 √𝑥 + 1
3
1 = 𝑘 √7 + 1
3 1
1 = 𝑘 √8 ⇒ 1 = 2k ⇒k=
2
𝟏 𝟑
𝒚= √𝒙 + 𝟏
𝟐
𝟏 𝟑
b) 𝒚 = √𝒙 + 𝟏
𝟐
1 3 1 3
𝑦= √63 + 1 ⇒ √64
2 2
𝟏
𝒚= ×𝟒 ⇒ 𝐲=𝟐
𝟐
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Q24 Total volume of a cuboid and a cube is 335 ml. the volume of cuboid is 210 ml. find the length
of cube.
Sol: Total volume of cube and cuboid = 335 ml
Vol of cuboid = 210 ml
Vol of cube is = 335-210= 125ml
𝑙3 = 𝑣𝑜𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑢𝑏𝑒
𝑙3 = 125
3 3
√𝑙3 = √125
𝑙 = 5 𝑐𝑚
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Q25 Four of the angles f a pentagon are 110, 125, 95 and 65. Find the value of fifth of the angle
𝑥 + 110 + 125 + 95 + 65 = 540 [ sum of int. angles = ( n-2) x180 ]
𝑥 = 540 − 395
𝑥 = 145
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Q26 find HCF of 315 = 32 × 5 × 7 and 360 = 23 × 32 × 5

𝐻𝐶𝐹: 32 × 5 = 9 × 5 = 45 [ hint only common with smallest power ]

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𝑥+1
Q27 Make ‘x’ the subject of the formula 𝑦 =
𝑥−6

Sol: 𝑦(𝑥 − 6) = 𝑥 + 2
𝑥𝑦 − 6𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2 ⇒ xy − x = 6y + 2
𝑥(𝑦 − 1) = 6𝑦 + 2
𝟔𝒚+𝟐
𝒙=
𝒚−𝟏

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Q28 the cost of 2chairs and one table is $ 49 and the cost of 5 chairs and 2 tables is $ 315.
Write down the given information in equation forms.
Sol: let the cost of one chair be x and one table be y
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 49
5𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 315