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9A Ch 8 - Quadratic Expressions Topic Test /38

Multiple Choice (8 marks)
1. (3𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 4) in expanded and simplified form is:
2 2 2
A 3𝑥 + 10𝑥 − 8 B 3𝑥 − 14𝑥 + 8 C 3𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 8

2. Which of the following mathematical statements is true:

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A (𝑎 − 𝑏) = 𝑎 + 2𝑎𝑏 − 𝑏 B (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 − 𝑏) = 𝑎 + 𝑏 C(𝑎 + 𝑏) = 𝑎 + 2𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏

2 2
3. The highest common factor of 18𝑥 𝑦𝑧 and 24𝑦 𝑧 is:
A 6𝑦𝑧 B 3𝑥𝑦𝑧 2 2 2
C 3𝑥 𝑦 D 4𝑦 𝑧 E 6𝑥𝑦 𝑧

4. Which of the following is a perfect square?

A (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 4) 2 C (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 4)
B (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 4)

2
5. The first step of factorising 4𝑥 − 8𝑥 − 5 using the method of grouping is to write:
2 2 2
A 4𝑥 − 10𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 5 B 4𝑥 − 6𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 5 C 4𝑥 + 10𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 5

2
6. When factorising a quadratic trinomial of the form 𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, we need to find two numbers that:

A multiply to b, & add to c B multiply to c, & add to b C multiply to give a, & add to b

3 1
7. The solution to 2𝑥+1
= 𝑥−2
is:

A 𝑥=7 B 𝑥=5 C 𝑥=3 D 𝑥 =− 5 E 𝑥 =− 7

2
𝑥 +2𝑥−8
8. The simplified form of 2 is:
𝑥 −9𝑥+14

𝑥+7 𝑥+4 𝑥−7 𝑥−4

A 𝑥−4
B 𝑥−7
C 𝑥+4
D 𝑥+7
Short Answer (26 marks)

1. Expand and simplify each of the following:

a) (𝑥 + 6)(𝑥 − 3) b) (4𝑥 − 5)(2𝑥 + 1) 2

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c) (𝑥 + 6)(𝑥 − 6) d) (2𝑥 − 9)(2𝑥 + 9) 2

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2 2
e) (𝑥 + 8) f) (3𝑥 − 4)
2
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2. Factorise each of the following:

2 b) 𝑥(7 − 𝑥) + 𝑦(7 − 𝑥) 2
a) − 12𝑥 − 20𝑥𝑦
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2 2
c) 𝑥 − 25 d) 3𝑥 − 12
2
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3. Factorise by grouping:

a) 𝑥𝑎 + 8𝑎 + 2𝑥 + 16 2 2
b) 𝑥 − 4𝑎 + 4𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥
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4. Factorise each of the following quadratic trinomials.

2 2 2
a) 𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 12 b) 𝑥 − 8𝑥 + 15
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2 2 2
c) 3𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 2 d) 6𝑥 − 5𝑥 − 4

5. Simplify each of the following:

𝑥 2𝑥 𝑥−1 𝑥+2
a) 3
+ 5
b) 2
− 6
2

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2𝑥+1 3𝑥−4 3 8
c) 4
− 10
d) 2 − 𝑥
2
𝑥

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5 2 7 4
e) 𝑥−1
+ 𝑥+3
f) (𝑥−2)
− 2 2
(𝑥−2)

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6. Solve each of the following:

𝑥−1 𝑥+4 1 3
a) 3
+ 2
= 5 b) 2𝑥
− 4𝑥
= 1 4

Extended Response (4 marks)

1. Simplify fully:
2
9−3𝑥 2𝑥 +5𝑥−12
a. 2 × 18−6𝑥
2
𝑥 +4𝑥

2 2
𝑥 +11𝑥+28 𝑥 −𝑥−20
b. 2 ÷ 2 2
𝑥 −49 𝑥 −7𝑥+𝑎𝑥−7𝑎