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Practice sheet

01-08-2023
1. Evaluate:

(i) (c + 5) (c – 3)

(ii) (3c – 5d) (4c – 6d)

(iii) (1/2a + 1/2b) (1/2a – 1/2b)

(iv) (a2 + 2ab + b2) (a + b)

(v) (3x – 1) (4x3 – 2x2 + 6x – 3)

2. Evaluate:

a)(i) (a + b) (a – b).

(ii) (a2 + b2) (a + b) (a – b), using the result of (i).

(iii) (a4 + b4) (a2 + b2) (a + b) (a – b), using the result of (ii)

b)each of the following expressions for x = -2, y = -1, z = 3:

(i) (x/y) + (y/z) + (z/x)

(ii) x2 + y2 + z2 – xy – yz – zx

3. (i) (3x – 2y) (4x + 3y)

(ii) (3x – 2y) (4x + 3y) (8x – 5y)

(iii) (a + 5) (3a – 2) (5a + 1)

(iv) (a + 1) (a2 – a + 1) and (a – 1) (a2 + a + 1); and then: (a + 1) (a2 – a + 1) + (a – 1) (a2 +


a + 1)

(v) (5m – 2n) (5m + 2n) (25m2 + 4n2)

4. The area of a rectangle is 6x2 – 4xy – 10y2 square unit and its length is 2x + 2y unit.
Find its breadth

5. Simplify the following expressions:


(i) (x + y + z)(x + y – z)

(ii) x2(x – 3y2) – xy(y2 – 2xy) – x(y3 – 5x2)

(iii) 2x2(x + 2) – 3x (x2 – 3) – 5x(x + 5)

6. Simplify 7x2(3x – 9) + 3 and find its values for x = 4 and x = 6

7. (a) Simplify 3x (4x – 5) + 3 and find its values for (i) x = 3 (ii) x =1/2

(b) Simplify a (a2+ a + 1) + 5 and find its value for (i) a = 0, (ii) a = 1 (iii) a = – 1.

8. Multiply the binomials.

(i) (2x + 5) and (4x – 3)

(ii) (y – 8) and (3y – 4)

(iii) (2.5l – 0.5m) and (2.5l + 0.5m)

(iv) (a + 3b) and (x + 5)

(v) (2pq + 3q2) and (3pq – 2q2)

(vi) (3/4 a2 + 3b2) and 4( a2 – 2/3 b2)

9. Simplify.

(i) (x2– 5) (x + 5) + 25

(ii) (a2+ 5) (b3+ 3) + 5

(iii)(t + s2)(t2 – s)

(iv) (a + b) (c – d) + (a – b) (c + d) + 2 (ac + bd)

(v) (x + y)(2x + y) + (x + 2y)(x – y)

(vi) (x + y)(x2– xy + y2)

(vii) (1.5x – 4y)(1.5x + 4y + 3) – 4.5x + 12y

(viii) (a + b + c)(a + b – c)

10.. Use a suitable identity to get each of the following products.


(i) (x + 3) (x + 3)

(ii) (2y + 5) (2y + 5)

(iii) (2a – 7) (2a – 7)

(iv) (3a – 1/2)(3a – 1/2)

(v) (1.1m – 0.4) (1.1m + 0.4)

(vi) (a2+ b2) (- a2+ b2)

(vii) (6x – 7) (6x + 7)

(viii) (- a + c) (- a + c)

(ix) (1/2x + 3/4y) (1/2x + 3/4y)

(x) (7a – 9b) (7a – 9b)

5. Show that.

(i) (3x + 7)2 – 84x = (3x – 7)2

(ii) (9p – 5q)2+ 180pq = (9p + 5q)2

(iii) (4/3m – 3/4n)2 + 2mn = 16/9 m2 + 9/16 n2

(iv) (4pq + 3q)2– (4pq – 3q)2 = 48pq2

(v) (a – b) (a + b) + (b – c) (b + c) + (c – a) (c + a) = 0

10. Area of a rectangle with length 4ab and breadth 6b2 is

(a) 24a2b2 (b) 24ab3 (c) 24ab2 (d) 24ab

11. Product of 6a2 – 7b + 5ab and 2ab is

12. Common factor of 17abc, 34ab2, 51a2b is

(a) 17abc (b) 17ab (c) 17ac (d) 17a2b2c

13. If P = 7x2 + 5xy − 9y2, Q = 4y2 − 3x2 − 6xy and R = −4x2 + xy + 5y2, show that P + Q +
R = 0.

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