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Basic
1. Expand each of the following expressions.
(a) (3 p − 8)2
(b) (2 p + 7)2
[(a) 9 p 2 − 48 p + 64 ,(b) 4 p 2 + 28 p + 49 ]
(a) ( x + 3)( x − 3)
(b) (5 − 2 x)(5 + 2 x)
[(a) x 2 − 9 ,(b) 25 − 4 x 2 ]
(a) 2032
(b) 962
(c) 403 397
[(a) 41209 ,(b) 9216 ,(c) 159991]
(a) x 2 + 16 x + 64
(b) 16a 2 + 24ab + 9b2
[(a) ( x + 8 ) ,(b) ( 4a + 3b ) ]
2 2
5. Factorise each of the following expressions.
(a) a 2 − 18a + 81
(b) 49a 2 − 28ab + 4b2
[(a) ( a − 9 ) ,(b) (7a − 2b)2 ]
2
(a) a 2 − 25
(b) 36 x 2 − 64 y 2
[(a) (a − 5)(a + 5) ,(b) 4(3x − 4 y)(3x + 4 y) ]
8.
(a) Given that x 2 − y 2 = 21 and x − y = 3 , find the value of
( x + y) .
(b) Using special algebraic identities, find the value of
482 .
[(a) 7 ,(b) 2304 ]
9.
(a) Factorise a 2 − b 2 .
(b) Hence, evaluate 682 − 322 .
[(a) (a + b)(a − b) , (b) 60 ]
10. Given that a 2 − b 2 = 12 and a + b = 5 , find the value
of 9a − 9b .
[ 21.6 ]
Intermediate
1. Expand each of the following.
2
2d
(a) − 3
5
2
d
(b) 5 + 3
2
4 2 2 1
[(a) d − 2 d + 9 , (b) 1 d 2 + 15d + 45 ]
25 5 4
2. n is a positive integer.
Explain why (2n + 3)2 − 2n + 1 is an even number.
Show your working and write down your explanation in the
space below.
3.
(a) Simplify p 2 − ( p + q )( p − q ) .
(b) Hence evaluate 792 0212 − 792 027 792 015 .
[(a) q 2 , (b) 36 ]
1 2 1 2
4. Given that x − y = 25 and x − y = 5 ,
3 3
(a) find the value of x + y .
(b) Hence, find the value of 4xy .
[(a) 15 , (b) 200 ]
5. Given that x 2 + y 2 = 21 and xy = 7 , evaluate
(3x − 3 y)2 − 2( x − y)2 .
[ 49 ]
6. Factorise each of the following expression completely.
1 2
(a) x + xy + 4 y 2
16
1 2
(b) x − 25 y 2
4
2
1 1 1
[(a) x + 2 y , (b) x − 5 y x + 5 y ]
4 2 2
8.
(a) Factorise x 2 − 9 y 2 .
(b) Solve the following equation :
x 2 − 9 y 2 = 37 .
[(a) ( x + 3 y)( x − 3 y) , (b) x = 19, y = −6 ]
1 1
(a) 4(2 x + 5) 2 − x − 5 −5 − x
2 2
(3 − x)( x + 3) 2 + ( 2 x − 7 )
2
(b)
1
[(a) 16 x 2 + 80 x + 75 , (b) − x3 + x 2 − 19 x + 76 ]
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Advanced
1. The total surface area of a cube can be expressed as
(54a 2 + 6b2 + 36ab) cm2.
Write down an expression, in cm3, for the volume of the
cube.
[ (3a + b)3 cm3 ]
3.
(a) Factorise 9 x 2 − 144 .
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to find two factors of
3456 , other than 1 and 3456 .
[(a) (3x − 12)(3x + 12) , (b) 48,72 ]
a 2 + b2 + c 2 + d 2 .
[126 ]
5.
4
(a) Factorise 1− completely.
x2
4 4 4 4
(b) Hence, evaluate 1 − 2 1 − 2 1 − 2 ... 1 − 2 .
11 12 13 30
2 2 248
[(a) 1 − 1 + , (b) ]
x x 319