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Forming & Solving Equations

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Course CIE IGCSE Maths (Extended)

Section Algebra & Sequences
Topic Forming & Solving Equations
Difficulty Very Hard

Time Allowed 60
Score /50
Percentage /100

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Question 1a
In this question, all measurements are in centimetres.

The height of the triangle is h and the height of the rectangle is (h + 2 ).

The length of the base of the triangle is x and the length of the rectangle is (x + 1 ).
The area of the triangle is 11 cm2 and the area of the rectangle is 39 cm2.
Write down an expression, in terms of x , for the height of the rectangle.
[1 mark]

Question 1b
Show that 2x 2 – 15x + 22 = 0 .
[3 marks]

Question 1c
By factorising and solving 2x 2 – 15x + 22 = 0 , find the two possible heights of the triangle.
h = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or h = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[5 marks]

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Question 2
m is inversely proportional to the square of (p − 1) .
When p = 4, m = 5 .

Find m when p = 6 .

m = ..................................................
[3 marks]

Question 3
Carol walks 12 km at x km/h and then a further 6 km at (x − 1) km/h.
The total time taken is 5 hours.
i) Write an equation, in terms of x , and show that it simplifies to 5x 2 − 23x + 12 = 0 .

[3]
ii) Factorise 5x 2 − 23x + 12.

[2]
iii) Solve the equation 5x 2 − 23x + 12 = 0 .

x = .................... or x = ................... [1]

iv) Write down Carol’s walking speed during the final 6 km.

........................................... km/h [1]

[7 marks]

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Question 4
Petra records the score in each test she takes.

The mean of the first n scores is x .

The mean of the first (n − 1) scores is (x + 1) .
Find the n th score in terms of n and x .
Give your answer in its simplest form.
[3 marks]

Question 5a
Solve the equation x 2 + 2x − 63 = 0 to find the difference between the perimeters of the two rectangles.

.............................................. cm
[2 marks]

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Question 5b

The difference between the areas of the two rectangles is 62 cm2.

i) Show that x 2 + 2x − 63 = 0 .

[3]
ii) Factorise x 2 + 2x − 63.

[2]
[5 marks]

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Question 6

The sequence of diagrams above is made up of small lines and dots.

The number of dots in Diagram n is an 2 + bn + 1 .

Find the value of a and the value of b .

a = ..............................................
b = ..............................................
[2 marks]

Question 7
x2 4 9
f (x ) = − , x ≠ 0 g(x ) = , x ≠ 0 .
4 x x
3
The exact answer to f (x ) = g(x ) is k .

Use algebra to find the value of k .

k = .................................................
[2 marks]

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Question 8
Klaus buys x silver balloons and y gold balloons for a party.

He buys
more gold balloons than silver balloons
at least 15 silver balloons
less than 50 gold balloons
a total of no more than 70 balloons.
Write down four inequalities, in terms of x and/or y , to show this information.
[4 marks]

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Question 9

ABCD is a square with a side length of 4x

M is the midpoint of DC .
N is the point on AD where ND = x
BMN is a right-angled triangle.
Find an expression, in terms of x , for the area of triangle BMN .
Give your expression in its simplest form.
[4 marks]

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Question 10

The lengths of the sides are in centimetres.

The area of triangle T1 is equal to the area of triangle T2 .
Work out the value of x , giving your answer in the form a + b where a and b are integers.
[5 marks]

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Question 11
The diagram shows a rectangle, ABDE , and two congruent triangles, AFE and BCD .

area of rectangle ABDE = area of triangle AFE + area of triangle BCD

AB : AE = 1 : 3
Work out the length of AE .
.....................................cm
[4 marks]

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