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Time allowed: 60 minutes

Core
1 Simplify these expressions.

a 6  2r ................................................................................................... [1 mark]

b 5a  4b ................................................................................................. [1 mark]

c 8u  2u ................................................................................................. [1 mark]

2 Simplify 4s x 6s³

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3 Simplify as much as possible: 4(2y + z) – 3 (3y + z)

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4 Expand and simplify: x(4x – 2) – 3x(x + 1)

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5 Expand these expressions.

a 3(2 + c)

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b 2a(b – 4)

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c ab(b + c)

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6 Factorise the following expressions.

a 12a + 8b ............................................................................................... .. [1 mark]

b 5m2 – 15m ............................................................................................. .. [1 mark]

7 Factorise each expression completely.

a ax + bx

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b 4x – 2xy

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c 6a2 – ab2

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d 3a2 – 2a + 6ab

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8 Expand and simplify this expression.

4(3m + 2) – 3(2m + 5)

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9 Parts of these factorised expressions have been covered in blobs.

Write out the complete question and answer for each one.

a 6a + 15 = 3(2a + 5)

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b 2b2 – 6ab = 2b(b – 3a)

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c 4ab2 + 6a2b – 8ab = 2ab(2b + 3a – 4)

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Extension
1 Expand and simplify each of the following expressions.

a (a + 4)(a + 2)

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b (b – 3)(b + 4)

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c (a – 5)(2a – 4)

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2 Expand and simplify these expressions.

a (2a + 3)(3a – 2)

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b (2b – 3)(2b + 3)

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c (2a – 3)2

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3 Factorise each of these expressions.

a x2 + 3x + 2

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b a2 – 6a + 5

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c b2 + 2b – 35

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4 You are given that x2 + ax – 8 = (x – 2)(x + b).

Find the value of a and b.

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5 Simplify

a x 2x
+
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3 5
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b 5x x −3
−
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4 3
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x−2 3

c 9 2x − 4

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6 Factorise each of these expressions.

a 3a2 – 2a − 5

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b 4b2 – 25

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x 5x2 + x

7 a Simplify 5 10

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4 3
+ =1
b Show that x −1 x + 2 simplifies to x2 − 6x − 7 = 0

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x2 − x − 6
8 a Simplify x2 − 9

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x 2 + px + 8 x+4
b If 3x 2 + qx − 10 simplifies to 3x − 5 find the values of p and q.

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[Total: 61 marks]

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