Test 1.3a - Algebraic Expressions
Test 1.3a - Algebraic Expressions
Challenge
Subtopics: Index laws, expanding brackets, factorising, negative and fractional indices, surds, rationalising denominators
3. Simplify 45 + 20 [2]
5
4. Simplify fully 4a ( )
4 2
[2]
1
5. Find the value of x such that 49 x = [3]
7
4
7. Given that 27 3 = 32 x+1 , find the value of x. [3]
3
9 x − 12 x5
2
8. Simplify as fully as possible. [4]
3 x
5
10. Find the value of x that satisfies x 8 − 12 = , giving your answer in the form x = a + b 6
2
where a and b are constants. [5]
a+b
11. Given that a = 1 + 3 and b = 2 − 3, express in the form p + q k [5]
a −b
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