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CHAPTER 23
ADVANCED ALGEBRA

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SURDS
ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS
CHANGE OF SUBJECT (COMPLEX)
ALGEBRAIC PROOF
Questions
Q1.

(a) Simplify n0

(1)
(b) Simplify (3x2y5)3

(2)
(c) Factorise fully 2e2 – 18

(2)

(d) Make r the subject of

(4)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

(Q12 4MA1/2H, Jan 2019)

Q2.

(a) Simplify fully

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Express in the form ayn where a and n are integers.

 ...........................................................
(2)

(c) Solve

Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

(Q11 4MA1/2H, Nov 2020)

Q3.

(a) Factorise 6y2 – y – 5

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Make f the subject of

 ...........................................................
(3)
(c) Express 4x – 8x + 7 in the form a(x + b) + c where a, b and c are integers.
2 2

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/1H, Nov 2021)

Q4.

Solve

Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
 (Total for question = 5 marks)

(Q24 4MA1/2H, Nov 2023)

Q5.

(a) Solve

Show clear algebraic working.

a = ...........................................................
(3)

(b) Make c the subject of the formula

...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

 (Q14 4MA1/2H, Jan 2021)

Q6.

Simplify fully

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q22 4MA1/2H, June 2019)

Q7.

Express

as a single fraction in its simplest form.

 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

(Q21 4MA1/1H, Nov 2020)

Q8.

Express as a single fraction in its simplest terms.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q11 4MA1/1H, Nov 2023)

Q9.
(a) Solve
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
(3)

(b) Make c the subject of the formula

...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

(Q12 4MA1/2H, Nov 2024)

Q10.

Express as a single fraction in its simplest terms.

 (Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q11 4MA1/1H, Jan 2019)

Q11.

Prove that the difference between two consecutive square numbers is always an odd number.
Show clear algebraic working.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/2H, Jan 2020)

Q12.

Using algebra, prove that, given any 3 consecutive whole numbers, the sum of the square of the smallest
number and the square of the largest number is always 2 more than twice the square of the middle
number.
 (Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q15 4MA1/1HR, Jan 2022)

Q13.

Prove algebraically that, for any three consecutive even numbers,

the sum of the squares of the smallest even number and the largest even number is 8 more than twice
the square of the middle even number.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q19 4MA1/2HR, Jan 2023)

Q14.

Without using a calculator, show that

Show your working clearly.

 (Total for question = 3 marks)

(QU16 4MA1/1H, June 2022)

Q15.

Make x the subject of

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

 (Q15 4MA1/2H, Nov 2020)

Q16.

Make x the subject of the formula

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q15 4MA1/2H, June 2019)

Q17.

Make t the subject of

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q15 4MA1/2HR, Jan 2022)

Q18.

Write
as a single fraction in its simplest form.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q26 4MA1/2HR, Jan 2023)

Q19.

Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.

 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(QU23 4MA1/2HR, June 2022)

Q20.

(a) Expand and simplify (5 − x)(2x + 3)(x + 4)

Show your working clearly.

...........................................................
(3)

(b) Make c the subject of g =

 ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

(QU14 4MA1/2H, June 2022)

Q21.

(a) Factorise 9x2 – 4y2

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

 (QU11 4MA1/1H, June 2022)

Q22.

(a) Show that 3y(2y + 5) (y + 7) can be written in the form ay3 + by2 + cy where a, b and c are integers.

(3)

(b) Solve
Show clear algebraic working.
 x = .....................................
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

(QU14 4MA1/2H, June 2024)

Q23.

(a) Expand and simplify (x + 6)(3x – 2)(x + 6)

...........................................................
(3)

(b) Make e the subject of

 ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

(QU17 4MA1/2H, June 2023)

Q24.

(a) Factorise fully 6y2 + 15y

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Expand and simplify (m + 9)(m – 5)

...........................................................
(2)

(c) Make t the subject of

...........................................................
(2)

(d) Solve
Show clear algebraic working.
 x = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

(Q04 4MA1/1H/EAM, Specimen papers )

Q25.

(a) Factorise fully 6y2 – 5y – 4

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.

 ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

(QU12 4MA1/1H, June 2024)

Q26.

Show that

where n is an integer to be found.

Show clear algebraic working.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

 (Q23 4MA1/2H, Nov 2024)

Q27.

(a) Simplify

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Write as a single fraction

Give your answer in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(2)
(c) Expand and simplify 4x(x – 5)(2x + 3)
Show your working clearly.
 ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

(Q12 4MA1/2H, Nov 2021)

Q28.

(a) Simplify fully

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Express in the form pxn where p and n are integers.

...........................................................
(2)

(c) Solve
Show clear algebraic working.
 y = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

(QU15 4MA1/2H, June 2023)

Q29.

Make x the subject of

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(QU17 4MA1/2HR, June 2023)

Q30.

Given that k = x − y and

express in the form where a, b, c and d are integers.

 .....................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(QU20 4MA1/2H, June 2024)

Q31.

Express a in the form where p, q, r and s are integers.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

HOW TO SIMPLIFY THIS WHILE STILL IN THIS FORM:

56y-42
-----------
42 - 28y
 a = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(QU19 4MA1/2H, June 2022)

Q32.

(a) Make g the subject of

 ........................................
(4)
(b) Solve the inequality 3y2 + 4y − 32 > 0
Show your working clearly.

.......................................
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

(QU15 4MA1/2H, June 2024)

Q33.

(a) Show that

Show your working clearly.
 (2)

(b) Express in the form

where p and q are integers.
Show your working clearly.

...........................................................
(2)

(c) Express in the form (x + a)2 + b

Show your working clearly.

...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

(QU21 4MA1/2H, June 2018)

Q34.
Using algebra, prove that, given any 3 consecutive even numbers, the difference between the square of
the largest number and the square of the smallest number is always 8 times the middle number.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/1H, June 2021)

Q35.

Prove that when the sum of the squares of any two consecutive odd numbers is divided by 8, the
remainder is always 2
Show clear algebraic working.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

 (Q18 4MA1/2H, Jan 2022)

Q36.

Prove algebraically that the difference between the squares of any two consecutive odd numbers is
always a multiple of 8

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q20 4MA1/1H/EAM, Specimen papers )

Q37.

Express

as a single fraction in its simplest form.

 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q24 4MA1/2H, Jan 2020)

Q38.

Without using a calculator, rationalise the denominator of

Simplify your answer.

You must show each stage of your working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q19 4MA1/1H, Nov 2020)

Q39.

(a) Rationalise the denominator of where a is an integer and b is a prime number.

Simplify your answer.

(3)
(b) Given that where x ≠ y
find the value of m.

m=
(1)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q16 4MA1/1H, Jan 2019)

Q40.

Make x the subject of

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q16 4MA1/2H, Jan 2020)

Q41.

Make n the subject of the formula

 ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q15 4MA1/1H, Nov 2023)

Q42.

The area of a rectangle is 18 cm2

The length of the rectangle is cm.

Without using a calculator and showing each stage of your working,

find the width of the rectangle.

Give your answer in the form where a, b and c are integers.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q20 4MA1/2H, Jan 2020)

Q43.

(a) Use algebra to show that

 (2)

(b) Express in the form where n is an integer.

Show your working clearly.

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

(Q15 4MA1/2H, Nov 2023)

Q44.

Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

Show clear algebraic working.

 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q21 4MA1/2H/EAM, Specimen papers )

Q45.

Simplify

Give your answer in the form where a, b and c are integers.

 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(QU23 4MA1/1HR, June 2023)

Q46.

(a) Express as a single fraction.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(3)
Expand and simplify 2x(x – 5)(x – 3)

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

 (Q12 4MA1/1H, Jan 2021)

Q47.

Solve

Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q13 4MA1/2H, Jan 2023)

Q48.

Show that can be written in the form , where a and b are integers.

Show each stage of your working clearly and give the value of a and the value of b.
 (Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q16 4MA1/2H, June 2019)

Q49.

Given that where x is a prime number and y is an integer,

find the value of x and the value of y.

Show each stage of your working clearly.

x = ...........................................................

y = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q18 4MA1/1H, Jan 2021)

Q50.

Express in the form where a and b are integers.

Show each stage of your working clearly.

 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/2H, Nov 2021)

Q51.

a=

b=

(a – b) (a + b) can be written in the form

Find the value of y

Show your working clearly.

y = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q13 4MA1/2HR, Jan 2022)

Q52.
Solve

Give your answer in the form where a and b are integers.

Show your working clearly.

HOW TO SQUARE ROOT 9+4

x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q18 4MA1/1HR, Jan 2023)

Q53.

Express in the form where p and q are integers.

Show each stage of your working clearly.

 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(QU21 4MA1/1HR, June 2022)

Q54.

Show that can be written in the form where a is an integer.

Show your working clearly.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(QU16 4MA1/2HR, June 2023)

Q55.

The diagram shows a cuboid with a square cross section.

The volume of the cuboid is

Without using a calculator, find the value of x

Give your answer in the form a + √b where a and b are integers.
Show your working clearly.

x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(QU23 4MA1/2H, June 2023)

Q56.

Show that can be written in the form where a and b are integers.

Show each stage of your working clearly.

 (Total for question = 3 marks)

(QU17 4MA1/1H, June 2024)

Q57.

(a) Express in the form where n is a positive integer.

...........................................................
(1)

(b) Show that can be written in the form where a and b are integers.
 (3)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/1H, Nov 2024)

Q58.

Show that

can be written in the form a + where a and b are integers.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/2H, Jan 2022)

Q59.

(a) Show that

Show each stage of your working.
 (3)

(b) Simplify fully

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/1H, Jan 2020)

Q60.

Given that

where k is an integer and m is a prime number,

(a) work out the value of k

k = ...........................................................
(1)

(b) Show that can be written in the form

 where a and b are integers.
Show each stage of your working clearly.

(3)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/2H, Jan 2023)

Q61.

Write

as a single fraction in its simplest form.

Show clear algebraic working.
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q21 4MA1/2H, Jan 2021)

Q62.

Given that and that

find an expression for x in terms of a.

Give your expression as a single fraction in its simplest form.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q21 4MA1/1H, June 2021)

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