Chapter 2 Practice Test

45 marks from 45 questions

Question 1

If b2 + d = 24, which of the following values could b and d have? Select all correct answers.

a. b = 4 and d = 8
b. b = 8 and d = 4
b = 0 and d =
c.
24

b = 3 and d =
d.
18

Question 2

b = −1 and c = 0
therefore:

bc
=

Question 3
One of the equations of motion is:

v = ut + at2
Find v when:
u = –20, t = 7 and a = –8
v=

Question 4

If x = and y = –10 , calculate the value of xy.

xy =

Question 5

Work out the value of p3 − 5q2 30 when p = −5 and q =

+ pq 2.

p3 − 5 q2 30
=
+ pq
Question 6
Which expression has the largest value when a = 3 and b = −2?
a. 3a(2a − 5b)
b. a5 + 3b3 − 15a2
c. 4a3b(6b +7a)

Question 7

5
2
x − 3 x (y 2
What is the value of 3
y ) when x = −1 and y = −2?
−
y x

Question 8
A regular pentagon has sides of length 6x – 5.
What is the perimeter of the pentagon?
x

Question 9
A rectangle has length (x + 2) and width 3x.
Which of the following is an expression for the area of the rectangle?

a. 3 x2 + 2
b. 3x + 6
c. 3 x2 + 6 x

Question 10
An isosceles triangle has two sides of length y – 2 and one side of length y + 8.
What is the perimeter of the triangle?

a. 3y + 4
b. 3y – 2
c. 3y + 8
Question 11
Parvindar thinks of a number n. She divides it by 4 and then subtracts 2.
What does she get?

n
a. – 2
4

n–2
b.
4

4n –
c.
2

Question 12
The width of a rectangle is x cm.
The length of the rectangle is four times the width.
Complete this expression for the perimeter of the rectangle.
Perimeter = x cm

Question 13
The length of a rectangle is y cm.
The width of the rectangle is three centimetres less than the length.
Complete this expression for the perimeter of the rectangle.
Perimeter = ( y− )cm

Question 14
The width of a rectangle is x cm.
The length of the rectangle is four times the width.
Which of these expressions gives the area of this rectangle?
a. 4x2
b. 5x2
c. 8x2
d. 10x2
Question 15
The length of a rectangle is y cm.
The width of the rectangle is 3 less than twice the length.
Complete this expression for the area of this rectangle.

Area = y2 − y

Question 16
A cuboid has length x cm, width (x + 2) cm and height (x − 3) cm.
Which of these expressions gives the surface area of the cuboid?
a. 3x2 − 2x + 6
b. 3x2 + 2x − 6
c. 3x2 + 2x + 6
d. 3x2 − 2x − 6

Question 17
A cube has sides of length 2x + 1.
Complete this expression for the surface area of the cuboid.
x2 + x+

Question 18

6z 7 × 4 z 9
Simplify
8z8

Question 19

Simplify 9m4 × 8m7.

Question 20

A square has sides of length 4x3.

Write an expression for the area.

Question 21

5b6 × 3b4 simplifies to:

a. 15b10
b. 8b10
c. 15b24

Question 22

A rectangle has width 3y and area 6xy − 9y2.

What is the length of the rectangle?

Question 23
Enter the missing number:
(m + 5)(n + 2) = m(n + 2) + (n + 2)

Question 24
(x + 2)(x – 6) =

x2 – 8 x +
a.
12

x2 + 8 x –
b.
12

x2 – 4 x –
c.
12

x2 + 4 x +
d.
12
Question 25

The area of the section marked ? is:

a. 2y

b. y2

Question 26
Which of the following statements is true concerning the expanded forms of (x + 7)(x – 2) and (x – 7)(x
+ 2) ?

a. The two products are the same.

b. The expanded forms differ only in their constant term.

The expanded forms differ only in their x

c.
term.

The expanded forms differ only in their x2

d.
term.

Question 27
Enter the missing numbers:
(a − 3)(a + 7) = a2 − a + 7a −

Question 28
(x − 4)(x + 4) =
a. x2 + 8x + 16
b. x2 + 16
c. x2 − 16
d. x2 −4x − 16
Question 29
Enter the missing numbers:
(p − 2)(p − 5) = p2 − p+

Question 30
Enter the missing numbers:
(p + 7)(p − 7) = p2 + p−

Question 31

Which two brackets multiply together to give n2 − 7n + 12?

a. (n + 3)(n + 4)
b. (n + 3)(n − 4)
c. (n − 3)(n + 4)
d. (n − 3)(n − 4)

Question 32
Enter the missing numbers to complete this expansion:
(m − 11)2 = m2 − m+

Question 33
Select the correct expression to complete this expansion:
(x + n)(x − n) =
a. x2 − 2nx − n2
b. x2 − n2
c. x2 + nx − n2
d. x2 + 2nx − n2

Question 34
Complete this expansion:
(x − 7)(x + 7) = x2 −
Question 35
Enter the missing numerator.
(Don’t forget the variable.)

– =
– 8

Question 36
In a series of fractions that is being added, the denominator of each term is double the denominator
of the preceding term.

+ + ... ...
What is the sum of the first four terms?

The sum of the first four terms =

Question 37
Complete:

?
=

Question 38

9 6 5
Simplify – +
a a a
Question 39

1 b
+ =
a 2

2 + ab
a.
2a

a+b
b.
2a

1+b
c.
a+2

Question 40

3 x

2 + =
2
x

3x2
a.
2x

3 + 2x
b.
2x2

3 + x2
c.
2x
Question 41

x+y 6
+ =
2x y

13x + y
a.
2x

12x + xy + y2
b.
2xy

13x + y3
c.
2xy

Question 42
The formula for the area of a rectangle is A = LB.
Given that A = 30 and B = 5, what is the value of L?

Question 43
Scott has a question that uses Newton's second law. He is told that a force of 500 N is exerted on a
car that is accelerating at 0.8 m/s2. His list of values and unknowns is:
F = the unknown number
m = 500 kilograms
a = 0.8 m/s2
His list is incorrect since he has confused:

a. acceleration and mass

b. acceleration and force

c. mass and force

Question 44

Use the formula m = to calculate the value of c, given that:

m = 2, a = 16, b = 4, d = 3
Question 45
Newton’s second law is F = ma
You are told that a car has an engine which exerts a force of 550 Newtons on the car and the
acceleration is 0.5 m/s2.
Listing the values given, you would write:
F=
a=