Holiday Homework
IGCSE Mathematics
Topic: Algebra- Manipulation Worksheet
Student Name: Date:
Expanding Brackets
1. (a) Expand the bracket and simplify the expression
7x + 5 – 3(x – 4).
Answer (a) ……….…………………….……
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(b) Factorise 5x2 – 7x.
Answer (b) ……….…………………….……
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2.
(x + 4) cm
R 4x cm
Q (x + 2) cm
(x + 12) cm
NOT TO SCALE
(a) (i) Write down an expression for the area of rectangle R.
Answer (a) (i)............................cm2
[1]
(ii) Show that the total area of rectangles R and Q is 5x2 + 30x +
24 square centimetres.
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1
(b) The total area of rectangles R and Q is 64 cm2.
Calculate the value of x correct to 1 decimal
place.
Answer (b) x = …………………………….
[4]
3. Expand the brackets and simplify
3x2 – x(x – 3y).
Answer …………….…………..
[2]
4. Expand the brackets and simplify
4x2 – x(x – 2y).
Answer ………………..……….
[2]
5. Expand the brackets and simplify 5x – 6(3x – 2).
Answer …..….……….…………
[2]
6. Expand the brackets and simplify 3x – 5(4x – 2).
Answer …………………………
[2]
7. (a) Expand and simplify 5(3c – 4d) – 8c.
Answer (a) …….……………………
[2]
(b) Factorise pq – q2.
Answer (b) ………….………………
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2
8. (a) Expand and simplify 4(5c – 3d) – 7c.
Answer (a) …………………………
[2]
(b) Factorise m2 – mn.
Answer (b) …………………………
[1]
Factorization
9. Factorise 3xy – 2x.
Answer …………………….……………
[1]
10. Factorise completely
(a) 7ac + 14a,
Answer (a) ………….……….……………
[1]
(b) 12ax3 + 18xa3.
Answer (b) ………….……….……………
[2]
11. Factorise completely 2x2 –
6xy.
Answer ……………..……………………
3
[2]
12. Factorise
(a) 4x2 – 9,
Answer (a) ………………………………
[1]
(b) 4x2 – 9x,
Answer (b) ……..…..……………………
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(c) 4x2 – 9x + 2.
Answer (c) ……..…..……………………
[2]
13. Factorise completely 2a2b – 6a.
Answer …….………….…………………
[2]
14. Factorise completely xy2 – x2y.
Answer ……………………..
[2]
15. Factorise completely 4xy – 2x.
Answer …………………………
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16. Factorise completely 2pq – 4q.
Answer ….………………………
[2]
17. Factorise completely 6x –
9x2y.
Answer ……….….………..……
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18. (i) Factorise x2 – x – 20.
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(ii) Solve the equation x2 – x – 20 = 0.
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19. y = m2 – 4n2.
(i) Factorise m2 – 4n2.
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(ii) Find the value of y when m = 4.4 and n = 2.8.
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(iii) m = 2x + 3 and n = x – 1.
Find y in terms of x, in its simplest form.
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(iv) Make n the subject of the formula y = m2 – 4n2.
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20. (i) m4 – 16n4 can be written as (m2 – kn2)(m2 +
kn2). Write down the value of k.
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(ii) Factorise completely m4n – 16n5.
[2]
21. (a) Factorise ax2 + bx2.
Answer (a) ……….….…………
[1]
(b) Make x the subject of the formula
ax2 + bx2 – d2 = p2
Answer (b) x = …………………
[2]
6
Simplification
22. Simplify the following expressions.
(a) 9r – 4s – 6r + s
Answer (a) ……….…………….…………
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(b) q4 ÷ q3
Answer (b) ……….…………….…………
[1]
(c) p6 × p–2
Answer (c) ……….…………….…………
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23. Simplify
(a) p2 × p3,
Answer (a) ……………..…………………
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(b) q3 ÷ q–4,
Answer (b) ………..………………………
[1]
(c) (r2)3.
Answer (c) ………………………..………
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7
24. Simplify the expression 5p – 2q – (p + q).
Answer ………………………………
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25. Simplify 3x2y × x4y2.
Answer …….……...…..…………………
[2]
26. Simplify
x 5x 5x
3 9 18.
Answer ……….….…….………
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27. Simplify
x 7x 7x
3 9 18 .
Answer ……….….…………….
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