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1 (a) You are given that 5a(a – 1) + pa + r = 5a 2 + 7a + 9.
Find the values of p and r that make this an identity.
(a) p = ______________________________[2]_
(b) Rearrange the following to make c the subject.
5c + 6d = cn + 9d
(b) ____________________________ [3]
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2 (a) Rearrange this formula to make p the subject.
t = 2p – 3
(a) _____________________________ [2]
(b) Solve these simultaneous equations.
x + y = 7
x – y = -3
(b) x = ____________ y = ____________ [2]
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3 Rearrange to make p the subject.
C + 5p = a(C – p)
_____________________________ [4]
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4 (a) Rearrange this formula to make a the subject.
5(a + b) = 2ab
(a) .......................................................... [4]
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(b) You are given that f(x) = 2x – 5.
(i) Find f(3.5).
(b)(i) .......................................................... [1]
(ii) Express f(3x + 4) in the form ax + b.
(ii) .......................................................... [2]
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5 (a) Solve.
6x 2 = 150
(a) ......................................................... [3]
(b) Rearrange this formula to make a the subject.
S = 4bc + 2a 2
(b) .......................................................... [3]
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6 (a) Find the values of a and b so that the following is an identity.
2x + a(3x + 5) ≡ bx + 30
(a) a = _______________________________
b = ____________________________ [3]
(b) Rearrange this formula to make p the subject.
10p 3
H=
c
(b) ____________________________ [4]
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7 (a Write a number in each box so that the following is an identity.
5x − 7(2x − 3) ⬅ 6x + 3 − x+
[2]
(b) Solve this equation.
5x + 4 = x − 1
2
(b) ____________________________ [3]
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(c) Solve this equation.
x 2 = 81
(c) ____________________________ [2]
(d) Rearrange this formula to make p the subject.
H = √⎯1⎯ 0⎯ p⎯ ⎯+⎯ ⎯c
(d) ____________________________ [3]
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8 (a Solve.
4x 2 = 36
(a) ____________________________ [3]
(b) Rearrange this formula to make A the subject.
A
c=
6
(b) ____________________________ [2]
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9 (a) Solve.
2
5y = 80
(a) ......................................................... [3]
(b) Rearrange this formula to make a the subject.
4a - 3c = ac + 6
(b) ......................................................... [4]
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10 Pali wants to find the height, h m, of a tree.
He stands a distance, d m, from the tree.
Then he measures the angle, a, of the top of the tree from the horizontal.
His friend then measures the height, e m, of Pali’s eye from the ground.
Not to scale
h
a
d
e
(a) Show that the height of the tree is given by this formula.
h = e + d tan a [2]
(b) When Pali stands 25 m from the tree, angle a = 32°.
The height of his eye above the ground is 1.7 m.
Use the formula h = e + d tan a to find the height of the tree.
(b) __________________________ m [2]
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(c) Rearrange this formula to make a the subject.
h = e + d tan a
(c) ____________________________ [3]
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11 (a) Rearrange the following to make c the subject.
11a + 5c = d(6 + 2c)
(a) ____________________________ [4]
(b) f(x) = 5x − 12.
(i) Calculate f(4).
(b)(i) ____________________________ [1]
(ii) Find f(x + 1). Give your answer in the form ax + b.
(ii) ____________________________ [2]
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12 (a) Rearrange this formula to make r the subject.
S = 4πr 2
(a) _____________________________ [3]
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(b) f(x) =
4x + 6
(i) Find f(1).
(b)(i) _____________________________ [1]
(ii) Explain why f(-1.5) cannot be evaluated. [1]
