Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Algebraic Manipulation (Section 7)

  • 1
    What do you need to check when factorizing expressions of the form ax² + bx + c?
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    A
    B
    C
  • 2
    What is the result of (x + 4)(x - 4)?
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    (C)
    x^2 - 16
  • 3
    Which of the following can be factorized using the difference of two squares method?
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    (B)
    4x² - 25
  • 4
    Solve for x: 2x - 7 = 5.
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    (D)
    9
  • 5
    What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?
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    (B)
    180 degrees
  • 6
    What is the area of a circle with a radius of 7?
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    (C)
    49π
  • 7
    If a = 2 and b = 3, what is the value of 3a + 2b?
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    (B)
    11
  • 8
    What is the solution to the equation 3x + 1 = 7?
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    (B)
    2
  • 9
    Simplify the expression: 4a + 2b - a + 3b.
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    (A)
    3a + 5b
  • 10
    What is the simplified form of -5(x - 2)?
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    (A)
    -5x + 10
  • 11
    Simplify 2a - 3b + 5a + b
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    (A)
    7a - 2b
  • 12
    Which of the following are like terms?
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    A
    C
  • 13
    Which of the following is the simplified form of the expression 3x + 2x - x?
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    (B)
    5x
  • 14
    Solve for x: x/3 + 2 = 5
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    (C)
    9
  • 15
    What is the result of expanding (x + 5)^2?
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    (C)
    x^2 + 10x + 25
  • 16
    What's the simplified form of 3(x+y) - 2y?
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    (A)
    3x + y
  • 17
    What is the result of expanding (x - 4)(x + 2)?
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    (A)
    x^2 - 2x - 8
  • 18
    If a = 3, what is the value of 2a^2 - 4?
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    (B)
    18
  • 19
    Which rule is used when simplifying algebraic expressions?
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    (C)
    Collect all the positive terms and all the negative terms separately.
  • 20
    What is the meaning of "Factorizing an algebraic expression"?
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    (A)
    Factoring means to factor fully to make sure you have found all the common factors and that the expression in the brackets will not factorize further.
  • 21
    What is the expanded form of (x - 2)(x - 3)?
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    (A)
    x^2 - 5x + 6
  • 22
    Which of the following is a factor of 15x + 9?
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    (B)
    3
  • 23
    What is the factored form of 4x^2 - 16?
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    (B)
    (2x+4)(2x-4)
  • 24
    Expand and simplify: 4(x - 1) - (2x + 3)
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    (A)
    2x - 7
  • 25
    What is the simplified form of 3(a+b) - (a-b)?
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    (B)
    2a + 2b
  • 26
    Which of the following is a simplified form of x + 2x - 3x?
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    (A)
    0
  • 27
    What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 and width 5?
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    (B)
    26
  • 28
    What is the result of (3x + 2y) - (x - y)?
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    (A)
    2x + 3y
  • 29
    Which of the following is a factor of 10x + 20?
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    (B)
    5
  • 30
    What is the area of a triangle with base b and height h?
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    (B)
    1/2bh
  • 31
    Which of the following is a linear equation?
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    (B)
    2x + 3 = 7
  • 32
    Which of the following is the expansion of (2x - 1)(x + 4)?
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    (A)
    2x^2 + 7x - 4
  • 33
    Which of these expressions is a perfect square trinomial?
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    (B)
    x² - 4x + 4
  • 34
    Which statements are true about the use of completing the square method?
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    A
    B
    C
    D
  • 35
    What is the minimum value of the expression x² - 4x + 5?
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    (A)
    1
  • 36
    Expand (x + 2)(x + 2)
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    (B)
    x^2 + 4x + 4
  • 37
    Simplify: 4(x + 3).
    Хариулт
    (B)
    4x + 12
  • 38
    If a = 4, what is the value of 3a - 5?
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    (B)
    12
  • 39
    What is the result of expanding (a-b)^2?
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    (C)
    a^2 - 2ab + b^2
  • 40
    What is the area of a square with sides of length 's'?
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    (C)
    s^2
  • 41
    In the expression ax²+bx+c, how would you identify factors of the form if a != 1?
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    (C)
    Determine the factors of ac.
  • 42
    What expression does the following describe: If apples cost $2 each and you bought 'a' apples?
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    (B)
    2a
  • 43
    What is the result of simplifying 8x - 3y + 2y - x?
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    (A)
    7x - y
  • 44
    The formula for the area of a circle is πr^2. If r=3, find the area.
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    (C)
  • 45
    Which of the following is a factor of 6x + 9?
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    (C)
    3
  • 46
    The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula 2(l+w). If l=5 and w=3, what is the perimeter?
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    (D)
    15
  • 47
    Which of the following is the simplified form of 5a * 2b?
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    (B)
    10ab
  • 48
    What is the formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram?
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    (B)
    base * height
  • 49
    Simplify: 2(3x + 4y) - (x - y).
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    (B)
    5x + 7y
  • 50
    If a quadratic expression can be written as the difference of two squares, which of these expressions CANNOT be a term in it?
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    (C)
    5