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3 Writing and using formulae
1 The cost of hiring a climbing centre for a party is £125 plus £15 per person.
a Write a formula for working out the cost, C, of hiring the climbing centre for p people.
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b How much will it cost for a party with 20 people? .......................
2 The graph shows the amount a plumber charges her customers.
a How much does the plumber charge for
i 1 hour’s work .......................
ii 4 hours’ work? .......................
b The plumber charges a call-out fee. How much is it? .......................
c Write a formula for the total amount, C, that the plumber charges her
customers for h hours’ work. .......................
d Use your formula to work out C when h = hours. .......................
3 It costs £45 per adult and £20 per child to visit a theme park.
a Write a formula for working out the total cost, T, for a adults and c children. .......................
b Work out the cost for 3 adults and 4 children to visit the theme park. .......................
4 You can use this formula to work out the height of a ball when it is thrown upwards.
, where s is the height (in m), u is the starting speed (in m/s), a is the
acceleration (in m/s2) and t is the time (in s). Work out the value of s when
a u = 20, t = 5 and a = −8 .......................
b u = 40, t = 8 and a = −9.5 .......................
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2.3 Writing and using formulae
1 You can use this formula to work out the distance, s, travelled by an object.
, where
s = distance travelled (metres, m)
u = starting speed (metres per second, m/s)
v = finishing speed (metres per second, m/s)
t = time (seconds, s).
Work out the value of s when
a u = 0, v = 25 and t = 6
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b u = 15, v = 30 and t = 4
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2 You can use this formula to work out the coefficient of restitution, e, of two objects that collide.
, where
e = coefficient of restitution
U = starting speed of first object (m/s)
V = finishing speed of first object (m/s)
u = starting speed of second object (m/s)
v = finishing speed of second object (m/s).
Work out the value of e when
a U = 15, V = 7, u = 6 and v = 10
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b U = 30, V = 4, u = 10 and v = 8
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3 The force F newtons on an object is equal to its mass m multiplied by its acceleration a m/s2.
Acceleration can be calculated by the difference between the initial speed u and the final
speed v, divided by the time taken t.
a Write a formula for force. .......................
b Write a formula for acceleration. .......................
c An object of mass 10 kg starts moving at 5 m/s.
After 5 seconds it is moving at 15 m/s.
i What is the acceleration?
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ii What is the size of the force acting on the object?
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2.3 Writing and using formulae
1 Write an expression for the output of each function machine.
a .......................
b .......................
2 Complete each number machine.
Write an expression with the unknown number n.
a Multiply n by 3, then add 1.
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b Subtract 5 from n, then multiply by 4.
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c Add 7 to n, then double.
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3 Tyler buys some cookies. The cost of each cookie is 70p.
Complete this function machine and write the formula for the cost, C, of buying x
cookies.
C = 70..........
4 Zoe buys some pencils. The cost of each pencil is 30 pence.
Complete this formula for the total cost, C, of buying p pencils.
C = .......... × p or C = ..........p
5 The cost of hiring a car is £30 per day plus a £40 deposit.
a Complete this formula for the cost, C, of hiring the car for d days.
C = 30 × .......... + 40 or C = 30.......... + 40
b How much will it cost to hire the car for 3 days?
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2.3 Writing and using formulae
Core
1 a C = 125 + 15p b £425
2 a i £40 ii £100 b £20 c C = 20 + 20h d £85
3 a T = 45a + 20c b £215
4 a 0m b 16 m
Depth
1 a 75 m b 90 m
2 a b
3 a F = ma b c i 2 m/s2 ii 20 newtons
Support
1 a 3a b b−5
2 a 3n + 1 b 4(n − 5) c 2(n + 7)
3 C = 70x
4 C = 30p
5 a C = 30d + 40 b £130
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