ALGEBRA REVISION TEST
Section A: Short
Answer (23 marks)
1.
Simplify the following expressions:
a) 12a + 3b− 7a b) 2y − 5y − 8y
c) 3xy + 2x + 3xyz + 4x − 3x d) 12m × -3mn
(1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 5 marks)
b)
2. Expand andsimplify the following expressions:
a) 3(3𝑡 − 𝑟) −4𝑦(2𝑦−5)
c) 4(2𝑥−𝑦)−2(3𝑥−2𝑦) d) (𝑚 + 2)(𝑚 + 3)
e) (𝑔 − 2)2 f) (3𝑡𝑡 − 2𝑐𝑐)(6𝑡𝑡 − 𝑐𝑐)
(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 6 marks)
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ALGEBRA REVISION TEST
3. Fully factorisethefollowing expressions:
(a) 8𝑚 – 6𝑚 (b) 14𝑝𝑞 −35𝑚𝑞+21𝑚𝑝𝑞
(1 + 1 = 2 marks)
4. Fully factorise each of thefollowing:
2 2
(a) 𝑏 +10𝑏+21 (b) 𝑘 +2𝑘− 15
2
(c) 𝑝 −5𝑝−14 (d) 𝑥 −24𝑥+144
(e) 𝑎 2 – 121 (f) 6𝑎2 −54
(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 7 marks)
5 Solve each of the following equations:
.(a) 3x + 1 = 37 (b) 3m + 6 = 12 – 3m
(1 + 2 = 3 marks)
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