Algebra Refresher 1
Algebra Refresher 1
Algebra Refresher 1
Algebra Refresher #1
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3 ( x − h ) − 3x 2
2
( 2 x − 3)
2
1. Expand: 14. Simplify:
h
3 5x x x
2. Simplify: + 15. Simplify: −
4 6 y z
a
+1
3. Simplify: 3 48 16. Simplify: b
3
b
x2 + 2x + 1
6. Factorise: 2x2 − 6 x − 20 19. Simplify:
x +1
1 a 3 x+3
7. Simplify: + 20. Simplify: −
a −6 a +8 2x y
p2 − 9
8. Factorise: 4h2 − 25 21. Simplify:
p2 − 3 p
3 2 a −b a
9. Solve for y: = 22. Solve for a: =
y 2− y 4 b
x− y
Simplify: 3 ( 2a 2b )
3
10. 23. Solve for y: = x +1
x
( x − 2) Solve for x: 3 x − 2 = 12
3
12. Expand: 25.
5 a−2
13. Simplify: − [ answers attached ]
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Algebra Refresher #1
Answers
1. 4 x2 −12 x + 9 14. − 6 x + 3h
9 + 10 x xz − xy
2. 15.
12 yz
a+b
3. 12 3 16.
3
1 2y + 3
5. x= 18. w=
2 6− y
6. 2 ( x − 5)( x + 2 ) 19. x +1
a 2 − 5a + 8 3 y − 2 x2 − 6 x
7. 20.
a 2 + 2a − 48 2 xy
p+3
8. ( 2h + 5)( 2h − 5) 21.
p
6 b2
9. y= 22. a=
5 b−4
11. x = − 5, x = 1 24. z = 5, z = 3, z = 0
17 − a
13.
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