Algebra

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Question 1

Make x the subject of the formula.

y= x2 + 1 [3]

Question 2
y = p2 + qr

(a) Find y when p = –5, q = 3 and r = –7. [2]

(b) Write p in terms of q, r and y.

[2]

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Question 3
10 Make b the subject of the formula.
[3]

Question 4
Simplify the expression.

[2]

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Question 5
x+2
Rearrange the formula y= to make x the subject. [4]
x− 4

Question 6
Make w the subject of the formula.
[4]

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Question 7 1
w=
LC

(a) Find w when

[3]
Give your answer in standard form.

(b) Rearrange the formula to make C the subject. [3]

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Question 8
15 ap = px + c
[3]
Write p in terms of a, c and x.

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Question 9

The length of time, T seconds, that the pendulum in the clock takes to swing is given by the formula
T= 6 .
(1+g2 )

Rearrange the formula to make g the subject. [4]

Question 10
8 (a) 3 x = 13.
Write down the value of x. [1]

(b) 5 y = k.
Find 5 y + 1, in terms of k.

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Question 11
r( y + 2)
Make y the subject of the formula. A = [3]
5

Question 12
2
Simplify 16 – 4(3x – 2) . [3]

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Question 13
Rearrange the formula to make y the subject.
y [3]
x+ =1
9

Question 14
2 2
8 (a) Factorise ax + bx . [1]

(b) Make x the subject of the formula 2 2 2 2

ax + bx – d = p . [2]

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Question 15
Two quantities c and d are connected by the formula c = 2d + 30. [1]
Find c when d = −100.

Question 16
The number of tennis balls (T) in the diagram is given by the formula
1
T= 2
n (n+1),
where n is the number of rows.
The diagram above has 4 rows.
How many tennis balls will there be in a diagram with 20 rows? [1]

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Question 17
Make d the subject of the formula

[3]

Question 18
12 Make c the subject of the formula

3c − 5 = b. [3]

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Question 19
Make d the subject of the formula
c = kd 2 + e . [3]

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Question 20
3
8 Calculate the radius of a sphere with volume 1260 cm .
4
[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is V = πr3.] [3]
3

Question 21
4
11 Rearrange the formula c = to make a the subject. [3]
a −b

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Question 22
x
2 Make x the subject of the formula. y = +5 [2]
3

Question 23
Expand the brackets and simplify.
1 [2]
(6x – 2) – 3(x – 1)
2

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Question 24
(x + 3) 2
Make x the subject of y = . [3]
5

Question 25
Rearrange the formula J = mv – mu to make m the subject. [2]

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Question 26

g h
=
2 i

Find i in terms of g and h. [3]

Question 27
5d +4w
Make d the subject of the formula c = . [3]
2w

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Question 28
Make x the subject of the formula.

x+3 [4]
P=
x

Question 29
2 2
Expand and simplify 2(x – 3) – (2x – 3) . [3]

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Question 30
V = 31 Ah

(a) Find V when A = 15 and h = 7 . [1]

(b) Make h the subject of the formula. [2]

Question 31
6 Rearrange the formula to make x the subject. [2]
y = x2 + 4

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Question 32
9 (a) Expand and simplify (a + b)2. [2]

(b) Find the value of a2 + b2 when a + b = 6 and ab = 7.

Question 33
15 A sphere has a volume of 80 cm3.

Calculate the radius of the sphere.

4
[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is V = 3
πr 3 .] [3]

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Question 34
20 (a)
y=

Find y when x = 2.
Give your answer correct to 4 decimal places. [2]

(b) Rearrange y= 8 + x4 to make x thesubject. [4]

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Question 35
Expand the brackets.
y(3 - y3)
[2]

Question 36
Make y the subject of the formula.

[3]

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Question 37
r
Find r when (5) 3= 125. [2]

Question 38
Make w the subject of the formula.
t = 2 – 3w [3]
a

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Question 39 T = 2π
l
g
(a) Find T when g = 9.8 and ℓ = 2. [2]

[3]
(b) Make g the subject of the formula.

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Question 40
Find the value of 5a - 3b when a = 7 and b = - 2 . [2]

Question 41
Make q the subject of the formula p = 2q2 . [2]

Question 42
Make a the subject of the formula.
[2]

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Question 43
s = ut + 16t2 [2]

Find the value of s when u = 2 and t = 3.

Question 44
qx
y=
p
Write x in terms of p, q and y. [2]

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Question 45

Make p the subject of the formula. [3]

rp + 5 = 3p + 8r

Question 46

Solve the equation.

[2]
6(y + 1) = 9

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Question 47

Make x the subject of the formula.

y = ax2 + b [3]

Question 48
Simplify.
1 – 2u + u + 4 [2]

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Question 49
5 Make r the subject of this formula.
[2]

Question 50
8 Make x the subject of the formula.
[3]

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Question 51

2
y= 22 + x
x 2
Find the value of y when x = 6.
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form. [2]

[3]

Question 52
7 Make x the subject of the formula.
y = (x – 4)2 + 6

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