Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Algebraic Manipulation (Section 5)

  • 1
    When factoring x² + 4x + 4, what is the factored form?
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    (A)
    (x + 2)(x + 2)
  • 2
    When using the difference of squares method, how many terms must the expression have?
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    (B)
    Two
  • 3
    What is the next step after factoring out the common factor of 3 from 3x² - 12?
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    (B)
    Apply the difference of squares to the remaining terms
  • 4
    Given that x²-18x+81 is the product of the brackets. What bracket multiplied by itself gives this expression?
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    (B)
    (x-9)
  • 5
    What is the simplified form of a + a + a + a?
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    (B)
    4a
  • 6
    What is the result when you factor the GCF from an expression like 5x² + 10x + 15?
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    (C)
    5(x² + 2x + 3)
  • 7
    What is the area of a rectangle with width '2x' and length 'x+3'?
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    (B)
    2x² + 6x
  • 8
    What is the first step when factoring the expression 3x² - 12?
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    (C)
    Factor out the common factor
  • 9
    When completing the square for the expression x² - 4x + 5, the number to add and subtract inside the parentheses is:
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    (C)
    4
  • 10
    Which of the following is NOT a method used in algebraic manipulation?
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    (D)
    Solving for inequalities
  • 11
    Which of these expression is a perfect square trinomial?
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    (A)
    x² + 2x + 1
  • 12
    For the expression x² + bx + c, if 'c' is negative, which is true about the factors?
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    (C)
    One factor is positive and one is negative.
  • 13
    In a quadratic equation of the form ax² + bx + c = 0, what does the 'c' term represent?
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    (C)
    The constant term
  • 14
    When the coefficient of a is not 1, which methods are best for factoring ax² + bx + c?
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    A
    B
    C
  • 15
    What is the common factor to pull out of 3x² - 9x + 6?
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    (B)
    3
  • 16
    What is the simplified form of 2z + 3z - w + 4w?
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    (B)
    5z + 3w
  • 17
    For the expression x² + 8x + 16, what is the factored form?
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    (B)
    (x + 4)(x + 4)
  • 18
    Expand (x + 4)(x - 4)
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    (B)
    x² - 16
  • 19
    When factoring 5x² - 15x - 20, what is the common factor that can be initially extracted?
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    (A)
    5
  • 20
    When factoring a quadratic expression x² + bx + c, if both 'b' and 'c' are positive, what can you infer about the factors?
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    (A)
    Both factors are positive.
  • 21
    In the expression 2x² + 5x + 3, to factor, what should you look for first?
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    (A)
    A common factor
  • 22
    What do you have to do to the expression 2x² - 8 before attempting to factor it?
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    (B)
    Factor out the GCF (2)
  • 23
    What is the result of expanding -2(x - 3)?
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    (B)
    -2x + 6
  • 24
    Consider the expression x² + 6x + 8. What are the two numbers that multiply to 8 and add to 6?
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    (A)
    4 and 2
  • 25
    What is the result of expanding 2(x - 4) + 3x?
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    (A)
    5x - 8
  • 26
    What's the solution of 5x + 2 = 17?
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    (C)
    4
  • 27
    Which statement is true about completing the square?
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    (B)
    It involves arranging the x-terms as a square.
  • 28
    What is the simplified value of (2x + 3) + (x - 1)?
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    (A)
    3x + 2
  • 29
    What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 12 and 18?
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    (C)
    6
  • 30
    Which expression is equivalent to -3(x - 2) + 4x?
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    (A)
    x + 6
  • 31
    Simplify: (x+3)(x-3)
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    (C)
    x^2 - 9
  • 32
    What is the value of y, if 2y + 4 = 10?
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    (A)
    3
  • 33
    Which expression results after applying distributive property on 3(2a + 4b - 1)?
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    (B)
    6a + 12b - 3
  • 34
    Which expression is equivalent to x^2 - 9?
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    (C)
    (x + 3)(x - 3)
  • 35
    What is the factored form of 25x² - 49?
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    (A)
    (5x - 7)(5x + 7)
  • 36
    Which of these represents a 'perfect square' trinomial?
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    A
    B
  • 37
    Identify the expression that is the same as x^2 - 4
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    A
    D
  • 38
    What is the meaning of the word "coefficient"?
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    (C)
    A number multiplied by the variable in an algebraic term.
  • 39
    Which of the following is equivalent to -2(x - 3)?
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    (B)
    -2x + 6
  • 40
    If a = -1, what is the value of a^2 + 2a?
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    (B)
    -1
  • 41
    What is the factored form of x^2 + 6x + 9?
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    (A)
    (x+3)(x+3)
  • 42
    Which of the following is the simplified form of -4(2x - 1)?
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    (B)
    -8x + 4
  • 43
    What are like terms?
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    (B)
    Terms with the same variables raised to the same powers
  • 44
    What is the result of expanding (a + b)(a - b)?
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    (B)
    a^2 - b^2
  • 45
    What is the area of a triangle with base 6 cm and height 4 cm?
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    (B)
    12 cm^2
  • 46
    What is the expansion of (x+y)(x-y)?
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    (B)
    x^2 - y^2
  • 47
    What is 2(x + 3) - x?
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    (A)
    x+6
  • 48
    What is the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle?
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    (A)
    length * width
  • 49
    What is 3a + 2b - a + b equal to?
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    (A)
    2a + 3b
  • 50
    If the side of a square is 's', what is its area?
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    (B)
    s^2