Algebraic Expressions

Calculators may NOT be used to answer these questions.

1. Expand and simplify (4x − 3)(3x + 1)

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

2. (a) Expand and simplify (2x + 1)(x − 4)

(2)
(b) Expand and simplify (3x − 5y)2
(2)
(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

3. (a) Expand and simplify (x – y)( x + 2y)

(2)
(b) Factorise 12u2t2 + 18ut3
(2)
(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

4. (a) Simplify
50  18

giving your answer in the form a 2 , where a is an integer.

(2)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, simplify

12 3
50  18

giving your answer in the form b c , where b and c are integers and b ≠ 1.
(3)
(Total for Question 4 is 5 marks)
5. Simplify
7+√ 5
√ 5−1 ,

giving your answer in the form a + b5 , where a and b are integers.
(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

6. Simplify

(a) (2√5)2,
(1)

√2
(b) 2 √ 5−3 √ 2 , giving your answer in the form a + √b, where a and b are
integers.
(4)
(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

7. (a) Factorise 24w2y3 − 8wy2

(2)
(b) Factorise 3ef − 3e + 2f − 2
(2)
(c) Factorise 25 − 4x2
(1)
(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)
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2

8. (a) Simplify
(1)
(b) Simplify
3
5 36 2

giving your answer in the form a  b c , where a, b and c are integers and
b  1
(4)
(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)

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3
9. (a) Find the value of 8 .
(2)
1
2 3
(2 x )
(b) Simplify fully 4 x2 .
(3)
(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)

10. (a) Simplify

 9x 
4 2

(1)
(b) Simplify a7 ÷ a−3
(1)
(c) Simplify (x−2)−3
(1)
7

 2q 
2
q 2

2
q can be written in the form d − q f
(d) Work out the value of d and the value of f.
(3)
(Total for Question 10 is 6 marks)
11. (a) Factorise 63x2d + 9xd 2
(2)
(b) Factorise 4ab − 8b + 2a − 4
(3)
(c) Factorise x2 − 9t 2
(1)
(Total for Question 11 is 6 marks)

12. (a) Simplify

32 + 18,

giving your answer in the form a2 , where a is an integer.

(2)
(b) Simplify
√ 32+√ 18
3+√ 2 ,

giving your answer in the form b2 + c, where b and c are integers.
(4)
(Total for Question 12 is 6 marks)

13. (a) Simplify ( p–2)–4

(1)
3

(b) Simplify
 16t 
2 2

(2)
(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)
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5
14. (a) Write down the value of 32 .
(1)
2
−
5 5
(b) Simplify fully (32 x ) .
(3)

(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

15. (i) Express

(5 − √8)(1 + √2)

in the form a + b√2, where a and b are integers.

(3)
(ii) Express
30
√80 + √ 5

in the form c√5, where c is an integer.

(3)
(Total for Question 15 is 6 marks)

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5
16. (a) Evaluate (32) , giving your answer as an integer.
(2)
1
25 x 4
(b) Simplify fully
( )
4
−
2
.
(2)
(Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)

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17. Show that  12   8 can be written in the form a + b, where a and b are
integers.
(Total for Question 17 is 5 marks)
18. Simplify
3
(8 x) 6

(Total for Question 18 is 2 marks)

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æ x5 ö
çè x 7 ÷
ø
19. (a) Simplify
(1)
3
 23 
4y 
(b) Simplify  
(2)

æ1 6 1 2 ö
ç x - 3x ÷
−2 è2 ø can be written in the form axn + b
6x
(c) Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of n.
(2)
(d) Expand and simplify (3y + 2)2 – (3y – 2)2
(2)
(Total for Question 19 is 7 marks)

20. (i) Simplify

6
48 
3

Write your answer in the form a 3 , where a is an integer to be found.

(2)
(ii) Solve the equation
36x – 3 = 81

Write your answer as a rational number.

(3)
(Total for Question 20 is 5 marks)