Mathematics Review

1. Evaluate
a) 3𝑏 5 × 5𝑏 2

b) 3𝑝 × 6𝑝5 × 2
c) 12𝑒 6 ÷ 3 𝑒 2
3
4𝑡 2
d) ( )
𝑦

21𝑎3 𝑏5
e)
7𝑎3 𝑏2
3 1
f) 4𝑥 2 ÷ 2𝑥 2
g) (2𝑥 )2 × (3𝑥 )3
h) 𝑒 −4 × 𝑒 4
1 6
i) (𝑘 )2

j) 5𝑦 3 × 2𝑦 −2
k) 𝑥2 × 𝑥3 ÷ 𝑥4
3𝑥 2 × 4𝑥 3
l)
2𝑥

m)

2. Show that

(𝑎 − 𝑏)2 (𝑎 + 𝑏) + 𝑎𝑏(𝑎 + 𝑏) = 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3

3. Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations

a) 𝑦 = 4 − 2𝑥
𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1

b) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 = 5
𝑥+𝑦=3

4. Rearrange to make ‘t’ the subject

4𝑡ℎ2
a) 𝑚 =
𝑥 𝑡
e) 𝐷 = 𝜋√
𝑏
ℎ𝑎+𝑏
b) 𝐴=
𝑡
4𝑡
f) 𝑑 = √
c) 𝑄 = 𝑃 + 𝐴𝑟𝑡 5

5𝑡 𝑚(𝑡−𝑢)
d) 𝐵 = 3ℎ + g) 𝐹 =
𝑄 𝑣
5. Factorise completely

a) 4𝑥 2 − 25
b) 5𝑎2 𝑏 + 𝑎𝑏2
c) 6𝑝 − 9𝑝𝑠 + 4𝑞 − 6𝑞𝑠
d) 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 4
e) 9𝑘 2 − 1
f) 2𝑦 2 − 5𝑦 + 2
g) 5𝑝 + 5𝑞 + 𝑝2 − 𝑞2
h) 25𝑚2 − 1
i) 2𝑛2 − 3𝑛 − 20
j) 𝑥𝑦 3 + 𝑥 2 𝑦
k) 2𝑚ℎ − 2𝑛ℎ − 3𝑚𝑘 + 3𝑛𝑘
l) 2𝑝2 − 7𝑝 + 3
m) 2𝑎𝑥 + 3𝑎𝑦 − 2𝑏𝑥 − 3𝑏𝑦
n) 5𝑥 2 − 20
o) 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 15
p) 6𝑎2 𝑏3 + 12𝑎4 𝑏
q) 2𝑚2 + 9𝑚 − 5

6.

In the diagram ST = 6m, WR = 11.2m WT = 14.8 m

angle WSR = 64o and angle WRS = 90o.
Calculate, giving your answer to 1 decimal place
a) The length RT
b) The measure of angle RTW

7.
Calculate, giving your answer to 1 decimal place where
appropriate
a) The measure of angle ∠RTS.
b) The length of ST
c) The height of FT
8.

Find the length of each side to 3 significant figures

a) BD
b) BC
c) DC
d) ∠Find BAD to the nearest degree

9.

Find the length of each side to 3 significant figures

a) AD
b) DC
c) BD
d) Find ∠BCD to the nearest degree