Algebra Full Year 10 Questions

Q1.

(a)  Write + as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(3)

(b)  Simplify    

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(2)

(c)  Solve     y + y = 5
Show clear algebraic working.

y = ...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q2.
(a)  Simplify g8 ÷ g2

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(1)
(b)  Simplify 6e2m7 × 3em4

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(2)

(c)  Simplify

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(2)
(d)  Factorise x2 – 1

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(1)
(e)  Make k the subject of

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(3)
(Total for question = 9 marks)
Q3.
(a)  Solve 5x – 2 = x + 8
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
(3)
(b)  Factorise 3t – 5ty

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(1)
(c)  Simplify k5 × k

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(1)

(d)  Simplify
Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(2)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q4. 
a = 2x + 1     b = 3x – 2     c = x – 1

Express in the form where p and q are integers.

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(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q5. There are 6 batteries in a small packet of batteries.
There are 9 batteries in a large packet of batteries.
Chow buys m small packets of batteries and g large packets of batteries.
The total number of batteries Chow buys is T.
Write down a formula, in terms of m and g, for T.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q6. The diagram shows a right-angled triangle and a rectangle.

The area of the triangle is twice the area of the rectangle.

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(ii)  Find the area of the rectangle.
Show clear algebraic working.
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(Total for question = 7 marks
Q7.  Here is a trapezium.

All measurements are in centimetres.

(3)
(b)  Work out the value of x
Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(3)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q8. The diagram shows a circular pond, of radius r metres, surrounded by a circular path.
The circular path has a constant width of 1.5 metres.
The area of the path is the area of the pond.
(a)  Show that 2r2 − 60r − 45 = 0

(3)

(b)  Calculate the area of the pond.

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(5)
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q9.
 (a)  Simplify c12 ÷ c4

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(1)
(b)  Simplify 5y ÷ y

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(1)
(c)  Expand and simplify 4(2x − 3y) − 2(3x + y)

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(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
 
Q10. Simplify fully   (2x + 3)2 – (2x – 3)2

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(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q11. 
(a)  Expand  x(x + 2)
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(1)
(b)  Solve the inequality  4x – 7 > 3

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(2)

(c)  Solve  
Show clear algebraic working.

m = ...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q12.
(a)  Factorise fully 2x2 – 4x

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(2)
A = 2p + 3q
(b)  Work out the value of p when A = 32 and q = 7

p = ...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q13.
(a)  Factorise  y2 – 2y – 48
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(2)

(b)  Solve  

e = ...........................................................
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(c)  Simplify fully  

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(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
 Q14.
(a)  Factorise 14x − 35

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(b)  Expand and simplify 3(2c − 5) − 2(c − 4)

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(2)
(c)  Simplify (4e3)2

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(2)
(d)  Expand and simplify (a + 5)(2a − 1)

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(2)
 (Total for question = 7 marks)
Q15. 
(a)  Factorise     a2 − b2

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(1)
N = 222 − 1
(b)  Write N as the product of two integers, both of which are greater than 1000

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(2)
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q16.

 Simplify

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Q17.
(a)  Simplify    2e2f × 5e3f

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(2)
(b)  Factorise    x2 − 5x − 6
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(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q18.

Simplify fully  
Show clear algebraic working.
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(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q19. 
Solve the simultaneous equations
3x + 2y = 5.5
5x − 3y = −13
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
y = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q20.
Solve
       y = 3x
7x + y = 25
Show clear algebraic working.
 x = ...........................................................
y = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q21.

Solve
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q22. 
(a)  Solve 6t – 5 = 2t + 9
Show clear algebraic working.

t = ...........................................................
(3)
(b)  Expand and simplify 3(2y + 2) + 2(y – 4)

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(2)
(c)  Simplify fully    4wxy ÷ (8xy)

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(2)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
 
Q23. Solve   11x2 − 3x − 5 = 0
Show your working clearly.
Give your solutions correct to 2 decimal places.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q24. 
Solve       4x + 3y = 6
3x + 5y = –1
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
y = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q25. 
Solve the simultaneous equations

Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q26. Factorise completely (10a – b)2 – (2a – 5b)2

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(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q27.
The diagram shows a solid cylinder.

The cylinder has height 4 cm and radius r cm.

r = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q28. The four angles, in degrees, of quadrilateral ABCD are
angle A = (x2 – 105)
angle B = (x2 – 65)
angle C = (470 – 30x)
angle D = (510 – 30x)
Show that ABCD is a trapezium.
Show clear algebraic working.
 
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q29. Mike buys c pens and r rulers.
Each pen costs 24 cents.
Each ruler costs 37 cents.
Mike spends a total of T cents buying pens and rulers.
Write down a formula for T in terms of c and r.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q30. A train travels at a constant speed of v kilometres per hour.
The train crosses a bridge.
The length of the bridge is b metres.
The length of the train is x metres.
T seconds is the time between the instant that the front of the train moves onto the bridge and the instant
that the back of the train leaves the bridge.
Find a formula for T in terms of b, x and v.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)