Hwa Chong Institution

Integrated Programme/SBGE
Secondary One Mathematics 40

Name: _________________________________ ( ) Class: _________ Date: 22 July 2011

Algebra and Indices Class Test 4

1h 40 marks
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Answer all questions on separate writing papers.

Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in [ ].
The use of calculators is allowed.

1. Simplify the following algebraic expressions

(a) 5x  y  3(5 y  2 x) [2]
2( x  7) 5x  2 3
(b)    [3]
3 4 2

2. Solve the following equations

3  x 5x  13
(a) 2x   0 [3]
3 5
2 5 7 3
(b)    [4]
3  3x 2  2 x 5  x 10  2 x

6  p2
3. (a) If q  ,
3r  5 p 2
(i) find the value of q when p = 10 and r  1 . [2]

(ii) express p in terms of q and r. [3]

3p
(b) If 7 p  4q  6q  23 p , find the value of . [3]
5q

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4. Evaluate the following
2432
(a) [1]
813
252  49  175
(b) [2]
72  125
2 3
 3   2 9
(c)  16     5   100 [2]
   

5. Simplify each of the following, leaving your answers in positive indices only:

(a)
a b 
3 1 2

[2]
a b 
1 2 4

36 y 6
 3 y 
2
(b)  3  2 [3]
( 3 y ) y

6. Given that  5  x  4 and 1  y  4 , find

(a) maximum value for x 2  y 2 , [2]

2
x
(b) minimum value for . [2]
y

7. (a) Find the value of k given that 22007  22006  22005  22004  k  22004 . [3]

 .
2
(b) Given that 5x  3 and 5 y  7 , find the value of 52 x y [3]

Bonus Question

If x  y  13 and x 2  3xy  2 y 2  130 , find the value of y. [3]

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Answers
1. Simplify the following algebraic expressions
(a) 5x  y  3(5 y  2 x) [2]
2( x  7) 5x  2 3
(b)    [3]
3 4 2

5 x  y  3(5 y  2 x )
(a)  5 x  y  15 y  6 x
 11x  16 y

2( x  7) 5 x  2 3
  
3 4 2
2 x  14 5 x  2 3
  
3 4 2
(b)
8 x  56  15 x  6  18

12
7 x  32

12
2. Solve the following equations
3  x 5x  13
(a) 2x   0 [3]
3 5
2 5 7 3
(b)    [4]
3  3x 2  2 x 5  x 10  2 x

x  3 13  5 x
2x   0
3 5
30 x  5 x  15  39  15 x
0
(a) 15
50 x  54  0
27
x
25

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 2 5 7 3
  
3  3x 2  2 x 5  x 10  2 x
4  15 14  3

6  6 x 10  2 x
(b) 19(10  2 x )  11(6  6 x )
190  38 x  66  66 x
28 x  124
31
x
7

6  p2
3. (a) If q  ,
3r  5 p 2
(i) find the value of q when p = 10 and r  1 . [2]

(ii) express p in terms of q and r. [3]

3p
(b) If 7 p  4q  6q  23 p , find the value of . [3]
5q

6  (10)2
q
3( 1)  5(10)2
3. (a)(i) ,
94
q
503

6  p2
q
3r  5 p 2
q( 3r  5 p 2 )  6  p 2
3qr  5 p 2 q  6  p 2
(a)(ii)
p 2  5 p 2 q  6  3qr
p 2 (1  5q)  6  3qr
6  3qr
p
1  5q

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 7 p  4q  6q  23 p
30 p  10q
(b) 3p  q
3p p 1
  
5q 5q 5
4. Evaluate the following
2432
(a) [1]
813
252  49  175
(b) [2]
72  125
2 3
 3   5 9
(c)  16     2   100 [2]
   

2432 (35 )2 310 1 1

(a)  4 3  12  2 
813 (3 ) 3 3 9

252  49  175
72  125
54  72  (52  7)

(b) 72  53
52  7

72  53
1

35

2 3
 3   5 9
 16     2   100
   
9 125 9
  
(c) 256 8 100
9 8 9
  
256 125 100
405

8192

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5. Simplify each of the following, leaving your answers in positive indices only:

(a)
a b 
3 1 2

[2]
a b 
1 2 4

36 y 6
 3 y 
2
(b)  3  2 [3]
( 3 y ) y

a b 
3 1 2

a b 
1 2 4

a 6 b 2
(a) 
a 4 b 8
1
 2 6
ab
36 y 6
 3 y 
2
 3  2
( 3 y ) y
36 y 6
 9 y2  3  2
27 y y
(b)
27 y 2 6
 9y 2
 2
36 y
81 y 2

2

6. Given that  5  x  4 and 1  y  4 , find

(a) maximum value for x 2  y 2 , [2]

2
x
(b) minimum value for . [2]
y
(a) x 2  y 2  (5)2  (1)2  24

x2
(b) 0
y

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7. (a) Find the value of k given that 22007  22006  22005  22004  k  22004 . [3]

 .
2
(b) Given that 5x  3 and 5 y  7 , find the value of 52 x y [3]

22007  22006  22005  22004  k  22004

232004  222004  212004  22004
(a)  22004 (8  4  2  1)
 3  22004
k 3

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2
(b) Given that 5x  3 and 5 y  7 , find the value of 52 x y

52 x    5x    5 y  
2 2 2
y
 
  32  7 
2

81

49
Bonus Question
If x  y  13 and x 2  3xy  2 y 2  130 , find the value of y. [3]

x  y  13
x 2  2 xy  y 2  169

x 2  3xy  2 y 2  130
x 2  2 xy  y 2  xy  y 2  130
169  y ( x  y )  130
169  y (13)  130
13 y  39
y3

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