IGCSE Mathematics – Extended

Topic: Algebra- Manipulation Worksheet

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Expanding Brackets
1. (a) Expand the bracket and simplify the expression

7x + 5 – 3(x – 4).

Answer (a) ……….…………………….……

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(b) Factorise 5x2 – 7x.

Answer (b) ……….…………………….……

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2.
(x + 4) cm

R 4x cm

Q (x + 2) cm

(x + 12) cm NOT TO SCALE

(a) (i) Write down an expression for the area of rectangle R.

Answer (a) (i)  …….………………….  cm2

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(ii) Show that the total area of rectangles R and Q is 5x2 + 30x + 24
square centimetres.
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 (b) The total area of rectangles R and Q is 64 cm2.
Calculate the value of x correct to 1 decimal place.

Answer (b) x =  …………………………….

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3. Expand the brackets and simplify

3x2 – x(x – 3y).

Answer …………….…………..
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4. Expand the brackets and simplify

4x2 – x(x – 2y).

Answer ………………..……….
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5. Expand the brackets and simplify 5x – 6(3x – 2).

Answer …..….……….…………
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6. Expand the brackets and simplify 3x – 5(4x – 2).

Answer …………………………
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7. (a) Expand and simplify 5(3c – 4d) – 8c.

Answer (a) …….……………………

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(b) Factorise pq – q2.

Answer (b) ………….………………

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8. (a) Expand and simplify 4(5c – 3d) – 7c.

Answer (a) …………………………

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(b) Factorise m2 – mn.

Answer (b) …………………………

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Factorization
9. Factorise 3xy – 2x.

Answer …………………….……………
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10. Factorise completely

(a) 7ac + 14a,

Answer (a) ………….……….……………

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(b) 12ax3 + 18xa3.

Answer (b) ………….……….……………

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11. Factorise completely 2x2 – 6xy.

Answer ……………..……………………

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12. Factorise

(a) 4x2 – 9,

Answer (a) ………………………………

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(b) 4x2 – 9x,

Answer (b) ……..…..……………………

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(c) 4x2 – 9x + 2.

Answer (c) ……..…..……………………

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13. Factorise completely 2a2b – 6a.

Answer …….………….…………………
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14. Factorise completely xy2 – x2y.

Answer ……………………..
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15. Factorise completely 4xy – 2x.

Answer …………………………
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16. Factorise completely 2pq – 4q.

Answer ….………………………
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17. Factorise completely 6x – 9x2y.

Answer ……….….………..……
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18. (i) Factorise x2 – x – 20.

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(ii) Solve the equation x2 – x – 20 = 0.

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19. y = m2 – 4n2.

(i) Factorise m2 – 4n2.

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(ii) Find the value of y when m = 4.4 and n = 2.8.

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(iii) m = 2x + 3 and n = x – 1.
Find y in terms of x, in its simplest form.

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 (iv) Make n the subject of the formula y = m2 – 4n2.

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20. (i) m4 – 16n4 can be written as (m2 – kn2)(m2 + kn2).

Write down the value of k.

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(ii) Factorise completely m4n – 16n5.

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21. (a) Factorise ax2 + bx2.

Answer (a) ……….….…………

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(b) Make x the subject of the formula

ax2 + bx2 – d2 = p2

Answer (b) x =  …………………

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Simplification
22. Simplify the following expressions.

(a) 9r – 4s – 6r + s

Answer (a) ……….…………….…………

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(b) q4 ÷ q3

Answer (b) ……….…………….…………

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(c) p6 × p–2

Answer (c) ……….…………….…………

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23. Simplify

(a) p 2 × p 3,

Answer (a) ……………..…………………

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(b) q3 ÷ q–4,

Answer (b) ………..………………………

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(c) (r2)3.

Answer (c) ………………………..………

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 24. Simplify the expression 5p – 2q – (p + q).

Answer ………………………………
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25. Simplify 3x2y × x4y2.

Answer …….……...…..…………………
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x 5x 5x
26. Simplify .
3 9 18

Answer ……….….…….………
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x 7x 7x
27. Simplify .
3 9 18

Answer ……….….…………….
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