Chapter 1 Methods in algebra test questions

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1 Simplify:

a −4 x+ 2 b −6 y +14 c 12 x ×2 y d −2 y ÷ 10 x

2 Simplify:

a 3
2 b +b
5
b 3 a3 −(−a ) c 4 c 2 × (−c 3 ) d 3
−24 a ÷ 8 a
2

3 Simplify:

a 5 t+ 4−2 t b 3 f +12 p−4 f

2 2
c 2 h−5 j+ 9 j−4 h d a −5 a−2a −13+3 a+12

4 Simplify:
2 2
a 7
−12 k ×6 k
2
b 3
42 k ÷ 7 k
−2
c ( 4 k 4) d (−8 k 2 )

5 Expand and simplify

a 3 ( x−5 ) +2(2 x +1) b 4 ( 2 a−b )−(a+3 b) c (m+2)¿ )

d ( 3−2r )2 e 2
(5 t−7)(t −3 t+1) f ( x +2 )3

6 Factor:

a 32 s +64 b 2
36 r −9 r c 2
81 d −49 c
4

d 2
x + 4 x−21 e 2
6 k +19 k −36 f ac−ad−bc +bd

7 Simplify:

x x x x 2b 3 a 4x 5 y
a − b ÷ c × d ÷
2 3 6 12 9 c 8 b2 3y x

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8 Simplify:

2 x +3 x−3 x−3 x
a − b +
2 3 6 5
3 2 x−3 3
c + d +
(2 x+ 5) ( x +3) 2 x +2
9 Factor each expression where possible, then simplify
2
6 x−3 y 2 x −3 x −14
a 2 2 b 2
4x −y 4 x −28 x +49
2 2
x −x −2 2 pj+3 kj−2 pk−3 k
c 3 2 d 2 2
2 x +6 x + 6 x+2 4 p −9 k

10 Solve each linear equation:

4 x−5
a 2 x−9=5 b =5
7
c 6 b−5=8 b+7 d 9 ( x +7 )=4 (2 x +12) e
3 2 b b
+ =17 f +9= −12
(2 y−5) ( y +7) 2 3
11 Solve each quadratic equation by factoring the left hand side
3 2 2
a f −64=0 b v +12 v +11=0 c g −8 g+12=0
2 2 2
d w + 4 w−12=0 e 4 m −7 m−2=0 f 6 m +3 m−63=0

12 Solve using the quadratic formula. Write each solution in simplest exact form
2 2 2
a x + 3 x −1=0 b v −2 v−17=0 c x −4 x−1=0
2 2 2
d d −7 d+ 4=0 e 4 x +5 x−13=0 f 11 y −6 y +2=0

13 Solve each quadratic by completing the square on the left-hand side

2 2 2
a x + 3 x =5 b y −5 y=9 c g −7 g+12=0
2
d w + 12 w−9=0

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Chapter 1 Methods in algebra test answers

−y
1 a −2(2 x−1) b −2(3 y−7) c 24 xy d
5x

2 a b 3 ( 2+b 2 ) b a ( 3 a 2+ 1 ) c −4 c
5
d −3 a
2
3 a 3 t+ 4 b 12 p−f c 2 ( 2 j−h ) d −( a+ 1 )
4 a −72 k 9 b 6k
5
c 16 k
8
d 64 k
4

2
5 a 7 x−13 b 7(a−b) c 2 m −m−10
d 9−12r + 4 r 2 e 3 2
5 t −22t +26 t−7 f 3 2
x +6 x +12 x +8
2 2
6 a 32(s+2) b 9 r (4 r −1) c (9 d −7 c )(9 d+7 c )
d (x +7)(x−3) e (3 k −4)( 2 k +9) f (a−b)(c−d)
2
x a 4x
7 a b 2 c d
6 12bc 15 y
2

4 x +15 11 x−15 7 x +19 x( x−1)

8 a b c d
6 30 (2 x+ 5)( x +3) 2(x +2)

3 x+ 2 x−2 j−k
9 a b c 2 d
2x+ y 2 x−7 2 ( x +1 ) 2 p−3 k

10 a 7 b 10 c −6 d −15
1
e f −126
34
11 a 4 b −1 ,−11 c 2,6 d −6 , 2
−1 −7
e ,2 f ,3
4 2
−3 ± √ 13 7 ± √33
12 a b 1 ±3 √ 2c 2 ± √5 d
2 2
−5 ± √ 233
e f No solution
8
−3 ± √ 29 5± √ 61
13 a b c 3,4 d −6 ± 3 √ 5
2 2

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