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1 Simplify.

(a)

................................................... [1]

(b)

................................................... [2]

(c)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 6]

2 Simplify.

(a)

................................................... [2]
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(b)

................................................... [2]

(c)

................................................... [1]

[Total: 5]

3 Find the value of x in each of the following.

(a)

Answer(a) x = ................................................... [1]

(b)

Answer(b)x = ................................................... [1]

(c)

Answer(c) x = ................................................... [1]

(d)

Answer(d) x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 4]

4 Simplify.

(a)

................................................... [2]
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(b)

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

5 Simplify.

(a)

................................................... [1]

(b)

................................................... [1]

(c)

................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

Find the value of m.

m = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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7 Simplify .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

8 Simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

9 Simplify.

(a)

................................................... [1]

(b)

................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

10 Simplify.

(a)

................................................... [1]
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(b)

................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

11 Simplify .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

12 Simplify.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

13 Simplify.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

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Find the value of x.

x = ................................................... [1]
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[Total: 1]

15 Find the value of x when

x = .................................. [1]

[Total: 1]

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Find the value of t.

t = ................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

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(a) Find

(i) ,

................................................... [1]

(ii) .

................................................... [1]

(b) Find .

................................................... [2]

(c) Find x when .

x = ................................................... [2]
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(d) Write as a single fraction.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 8]

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(a) Find .

................................................... [2]

(b) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

(c) Find x when .

x = ................................................... [2]
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(d) Find .

= ................................................... [2]

[Total: 8]

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Find

(a) ,

................................................... [2]

(b) ,

................................................... [2]

(c) ,

= ................................................... [3]
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(d) .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 8]

20 (a) Complete the table of values for .

x −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4

y 2 5 6 −3

[2]
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20 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

[4]

(c) (i) On the grid, draw the line of symmetry. [1]

(ii) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry.

................................................... [1]

(d) Use your graph to find the solutions of the equation .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]

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(e) (i) On the grid, draw a line from (−1, 2) to (1, 6). [1]
(ii) Find the equation of this line in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 14]

21 The table shows some values of for .

x 0.15 0.2 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

y 3.30 0.88 −0.04 −0.43 −0.58 −0.73

(a) Complete the table. [3]

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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

The last two points have been plotted for you.

[4]
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(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [1]

(d) (i) On the grid, draw the line . [2]

(ii) Write down the x co-ordinates of the points where the line crosses the graph of
for .

x = .............................. and x = .............................. [2]

(e) Show that the graph of can be used to find the value of for .

[2]

[Total: 14]

22 In this question, all angles are in degrees.

(a) Use the information in the triangle to write down an equation in terms of x.

.................................................................................. [1]
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(b) Solve this equation to find the value of x.

x = ................................................... [3]

(c) Work out the size of the smallest angle in the triangle.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]

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(a) Find s when t = 26.5, u = 104.3 and a = −2.2 .

Give your answer in standard form, correct to 4 significant figures.

s = ................................................... [4]

(b) Rearrange the formula to write a in terms of u, t and s.

a = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]
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24 One month, Gretal spent a total of $360 on presents.

She spent of this total on presents for her parents.

She spent of the remaining money on presents for her friends.

She spent the rest of the money on presents for her sisters.

Calculate the percentage of the $360 that she spent on presents for her sisters.

................................................... % [4]

[Total: 4]

25 Without using a calculator, work out .

You must show all your working and give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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26
Without using a calculator, work out .
You must show all your working and give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

27 Factorise completely.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

28 Factorise completely.

(a) yp + yt + 2xp + 2xt

Answer(a) ................................................... [2]

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(b)

Answer(b) ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

29 f(x) =

(a) f(x) can be written in the form .

Find the value of m and the value of n.

Answer(a) m = ...................................................

n = ................................................... [2]

(b) Use your answer to part (a) to find the positive solution to .

Answer(b) ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]
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30 (a) Factorise .

................................................... [2]

30 (b)

The area of the rectangle is 84 cm2.

Find the perimeter.

................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 5]

31 Factorise completely.

(a)

................................................... [2]
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(b)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 5]