GCSE
Mathematics
Targeting Grade C
Unit 2
Algebra 2
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Solving simple linear equations
Unknowns on both sides of the
equation
Try a test
Factorising an expression
Top: Review 1 - How much do
you know?
Practice 1: Solving equations
with the unknown on one side
Practice 2: Solving equations
with the unknown on both
sides
TAIL 1
Practice 3: Writing the
expression in a different form
using brackets
Form equations
Try a test
Practice 4: Forming equations
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
TOP How much do you know?
Solve the following
(i)
x + 5 = 16
x = 11
(ii)
3x + 4 = 19
x=5
(b)
(c)
6y + 9 = 45
2x 5 = -1
(2)
y=6
(1)
x=2
(2)
(d)
4(x + 3) = 20
x=2
(1)
(e)
29 = 9x - 7
x=4
(1)
(Total 7 marks)
Lesson
Practice 1:
Solve:
(a) (i) 4x + 2 = 18
(ii) 8x 5 = 19
(iii)
7 = 3y - 8
Multiply out the brackets first:
(a)
2(x + 3) = 16
Are you ready
for the
x = 4 answers ?
x=3
y=5
x=5
(1)
(c)
3(2x 3) = 9
x=3
(2)
Lesson
Practice 2:
(i)
Solve:
2x + 3 = x + 7
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
x=4
(2)
(ii)
8r + 3 = 5r + 12
3r = 9
r=3
(iii)
(2)
9x 14 = 4x + 11
5x = 25
x=5
(iv)
20y 16 = 18y - 10
2y = 6
y=3
Lesson
(2)
(2)
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
TAIL 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
3x 5 = 10
5y + 6 = 21
2(x + 4) = 12
5(y - 3) = 4
8x + 12 = 20
4x + 5 = 2x + 9
3y 2 = 2y + 8
5t 8 = t + 16
15x + 6 = 7x - 2
20y 16 = 18y - 10
Next
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
TAIL Answers
Lesson
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
3x 5 = 10
x=3
5y + 6 = 21
y=3
2(x + 4) = 12
x=2
5(y 3) = 5
y=4
8x + 12 = 20
x=1
4x +5 = 2x + 9
x=2
3y 2 = 2y + 8
y = 10
5t 8 = t + 16
t=6
15x + 6 = 7x - 2
x = -1
20y 16 = 18y -10
y=3
Factorising
means...
Putting
brackets
in
This is the exact reverse of multiplying out
the brackets.
This is what
you have to
do...
Take out the biggest number that goes into all
the
Taketerms
out each letter that will go into every term the
highest power
Factorise 3x + 6
3 divides into 3 and 6
= 3(x + 2)
Multiply out the brackets to check...
3(x + 2) = 3x + 6
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Look at these
examples
5x + 15x
5 divides into 5 and 15
x divides into x and x
= 5x(x + 3)
Multiply out the brackets to check
5x(x + 3) = 5x + 15x
4x - 8xy
4 divides into 4 and 8
x divides into x and x
= 4x(x 2y)
Multiply out the brackets to check
4x(x 2y) = 4x - 8xy
For more practice click
here
Can you factorise these?
Write down your solutions to:
1.
9x + 12
3(3x + 4)
2.
10x - 6
2(x -3)
3.
9 3x
4.
3x + 5xy
5.
x - 9x
6.
x + x
7.
3x + 6xy
8.
p + 6p
9.
8x + 4x
10.
ax + ax
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
3(3
x)
x(3 +
5y)
x(x
3)
x(x + 1)
3x(x +
2y)
p(p + 6)
4x(2x +
x)
ax(x + 1)
Lesson
(10)
Have a go at...
1.
Forming equations
Mr Smith owns minibuses and coaches.
Each minibus has 12 seats.
(a)
Write an expression, in terms of m, for the number of
seats in m minibuses.
12m
(1)
Each coach has 48 seats
(b)
Write an expression, in terms of m and c, for the
number of seats in m minibuses and ccoaches.
12m + 48c
(2)
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
(Total 3 marks)
More
practice
Lisa packs pencils in boxes.
She packs 12 pencils in each box.
Lisa packs x boxes of pencils.
(a) Write an expression, in terms of x, for the number of
pencils Lisa packs.
12x
.................................
(1)
Lisa also packs pens in boxes.
She packs 10 pens into each box.
Lisa packs y boxes of pens.
(b) Write down an expression, in terms of x and y, for the total
number of pens and pencils Lisa packs.
10y + 12x
.................................
(2)
Are you ready
(Total 3 marks)
for the
answers ?
More
practice
The diagram represents a garden.
All measurements are given in metres.
The garden has a flowerbed in one corner.
The flowerbed is a square of side x.
F lo w e rb e d
D ia g ra m N O T
a c c u ra te ly d ra w n
(a)
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the shortest side of
the garden.
x+2
.....................................
(1)
(b)
Find an expression, in terms of x, for the perimeter of the
garden.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
4x + 14
.....................................
(c)
More
practice
Are you ready
The perimeter of the garden is 20 metres. for the
4x + 14 = 20
answers ?
Find the value of x.
(2)
4x = 6
x = 6/4 = 1
(2)
(Total 5 marks)
The cost, in pounds, of hiring a car can be worked out using this rule.
Add 3 to the number of days hire
Multiply your answer by 10
(a)
Work out the cost of hiring a car for 4 days.9
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
70
(2)
Bishen hired a car.
The cost was 120
(b)
Work out the number of days for which Bishen hired the car.
..
(2)
(c)
The cost of hiring a car for n days is C pounds.
Write down a formula for C in terms of n.
10(n+
..
3)
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
More
practice
The width of a rectangle is x centimetres.
The length of the rectangle is (x + 4) centimetres.
(a)
Find an expression, in terms of x, for the perimeter of the rectangle.
Give your expression in its simplest form
4x + 8
.
(2)
(b)
The perimeter of the rectangle is 54 centimetres.
Work out the length of the rectangle.
4x + 8 = 54
4x = 46
15
x = 46/4 = 11
The length must be
15 cm.
Lesson
Are you ready
for the
11 + 4 =
cm
(3)
(Total 5 marks)
TAIL 2
1.
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
(a)
Factorise 15x + 5
5(3x +1)
(b)
Factorise 6y - 3y
3y(2y 1)
(c)
Factorise a + a
(d)
Factorise 18x + 12x
(e)
Simplify
xy - xy
a(a + 1)
6x(3x + 2)
xy(y 1)
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question
2.
Jennifer made x cakes.
TAIL
She put 4 sweets on top of each cake.
(a)
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of
sweets she used.
4x
..
(1)
Paul made 3 more cakes than Jennifer.
(b)
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of
cakes Paul made.
x+3
..
(1)
Paul also put 4 sweets on each of his cakes.
(c)
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of
sweets Paul used.
4(x + 3)
..
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
(1)
Click for next question
(Total 3 marks)
3.
Eggs are sold in boxes.
A small box holds 6 eggs.
A large box holds 12 eggs.
Hina buys x small boxes of eggs.
TAIL 2
Hina also buys 4 less of the large boxes of eggs than the small
boxes.
(a)
Find, in terms of x, the total number of eggs in the
large boxes
that Hina buys.
12(x 4)
............
..............
(1)
(b) 12(xFind,
termseggs
of x, and
the total
number of eggs that Hina
4)inlarge
6x small
buys.eggs
Give your answer in its simplest form.
18x - 48
12x 48 + 6x = 18x - 48
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
Click for the next
question
...........
4.
The perimeter of this triangle is 19 cm.
All lengths on the diagram are in centimetres.
(t + 4 )
(t + 3 )
Are you ready
for the
answers ?
(t 1 )
Work out the value of t.
3t + 6 = 19
3t = 13
(Total 3 marks)
t = 13/3 =
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