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1 Simplify.
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[Total: 3]
2 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
3 Simplify.
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[Total: 3]
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4 Darpan runs a distance of 12 km and then cycles a distance of 26 km.
His running speed is x km/h and his cycling speed is 10 km/h faster than his running speed.
He takes a total time of 2 hours 48 minutes.
(a) An expression for the time, in hours, Darpan takes to run the 12 km is .
Write an equation, in terms of x, for the total time he takes in hours.
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(b) Show that this equation simplifies to .
[4]
(c) Use the quadratic formula to solve .
You must show all your working.
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]
(d) Calculate the number of minutes Darpan takes to run the 12 km.
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[Total: 13]
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5 Solve.
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [5]
[Total: 5]
6 Simplify.
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[Total: 4]
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7 Simplify.
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[Total: 2]
8 Simplify.
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[Total: 5]
9 Simplify.
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[Total: 2]
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(a) Find h(4).
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(b) Find fg(1).
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(c) Find gf(x) in the form .
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(d) Find x when f(x) = g(7).
x = ................................................... [2]
(e)
Find f−1(x).
f−1(x) = ................................................... [2]
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(f)
Find .
Give your answer as a single fraction, in terms of x, in its simplest form.
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(g)
Find x when h−1(x) = 2.
x = ................................................... [1]
[Total: 14]
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(a) Find g(6).
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(b) Find fg(4).
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(c) Find fh(x).
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(d) Find .
Give your answer as a single fraction, in terms of x, in its simplest form.
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(e) Find the value of x when .
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(f) Find the values of p that satisfy .
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[Total: 11]
12 Write as a single fraction, in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
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13 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
14 Simplify , giving your answer as a single fraction.
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[Total: 3]
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15 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
16 Angelo has a bag containing 3 white counters and x black counters.
He takes two counters at random from the bag, without replacement.
(a) Complete the following statement.
The probability that Angelo takes two black counters is
[2]
(b) The probability that Angelo takes two black counters is .
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(i) Show that .
[4]
(ii) Solve by factorisation.
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]
(iii) Write down the number of black counters in the bag.
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[Total: 10]
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17 Simplify.
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[Total: 3]
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(a) Work out .
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(b) Work out .
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(c) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.
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(d) Find .
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(e) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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(f) (i) Show that simplifies to .
[3]
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(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]
[Total: 17]
19 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
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20 Simplify.
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[Total: 4]
21 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
22 Paulo and Jim each buy sacks of rice but from different shops.
Paulo pays $72 for sacks costing $m each.
Jim pays $72 for sacks costing $(m + 0.9) each.
(a) (i) Find an expression, in terms of m, for the number of sacks Paulo buys.
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(ii)
Find an expression, in terms of m, for the number of sacks Jim buys.
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(b) Paulo buys 4 more sacks than Jim.
Write down an equation, in terms of m, and show that it simplifies to .
[4]
(c) (i) Solve .
m = .............................. or m = .............................. [3]
(ii)
Find the number of sacks of rice that Paulo buys.
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[Total: 10]
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23 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
24 Simplify.
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[Total: 2]
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25 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
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Write f(x) + g(x) as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
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27 The equation can be written in the form .
Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of n.
a = ...................................................
b = ...................................................
n = ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
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(a) Show that this equation can be written as .
[3]
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(b) Solve the equation .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
m = .............................. or m = .............................. [4]
[Total: 7]
29 Simplify .
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[Total: 3]
30 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
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[Total: 3]
31 Simplify.
Answer................................................... [4]
[Total: 4]
32 Simplify.
Answer................................................... [4]
[Total: 4]
33 Write the following as single fractions.
(a)
Answer(a)................................................... [1]
(b)
Answer(b)................................................... [1]
[Total: 2]
