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Factorising

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1. Factorise 9y 2 − 7y

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(1)

2. Factorise fully 8x 3 + 6x 2

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(1)

3. Factorise fully 9abc − 27bcd

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(1)

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4. Factorise fully 8ab 2 + 12a 2b − 24b 3c 2

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(2)

5. Factorise fully 15x y 3z + 20x 2 y 4 z

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(2)

6. Factorise fully 7a 5b 2 − 4a 4b 3 + 9a 6b

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(2)
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7. Factorise fully (x + 5)4 + (x + 5)3

Do not attempt to expand brackets.

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(2)

8. Factorise fully (y + 2)7 − (y + 2)6

Do not attempt to expand brackets.

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(2)

9. Factorise fully 6(x + 1)4 + 8(x + 1)3

Do not attempt to expand brackets.

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(3)

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10. Factorise fully (x + 9)7 + (x + 9)6(2x − 1)

Do not attempt to expand brackets.

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(3)

11. Factorise fully (y + 2)4 − (y + 2)3(y − 1)

Do not attempt to expand brackets.

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(3)

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Level 2 Further Maths

Factorising Quadratics

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1. Factorise x 2 + 8x − 105

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(2)

2. Factorise x 2 − 29x + 180

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(2)

3. Factorise 2x 2 − x − 10

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(2)

4. Factorise 6x 2 + 13x + 6

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(2)
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5. Factorise 3x 2 − 17x + 10

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(2)

6. Factorise 4x 2 − 4x − 3

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(2)

7. Factorise 12x 2 + 5x − 3

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(2)

8. Factorise 15x 2 + 32x + 16

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(2)

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9. Factorise 20x 2 − 23x + 6

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(2)

10. Factorise fully 98 − 72x 2

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(2)

11. Factorise fully 27y 2 − 75x 2

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(2)

12. Factorise fully x4 − y4

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(2)
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13. Factorise fully 1 − y4

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(2)

14. Factorise fully 7x 2 − 28

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(2)

15. Factorise 2x 2 + 11x y + 15y 2

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(3)

16. Factorise 7x 2 + 20x y − 3y 2

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(3)
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16. Factorise 5x 2 − 13x y − 6y 2

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(3)

17. Factorise 7x 2 − 22x y + 16y 2

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(3)

18. Factorise 6x 2 − 35x y + 49y 2

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(3)

19. (a) Factorise 2x 2 + 7x − 15

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(2)

(b) Hence solve 2(y − 3)2 + 7(y − 3) − 15 = 0

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(3)
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20. (a) Factorise 3x 2 − 17x + 10

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(2)

(b) Hence solve 3(y − 1)2 − 17(y − 1) + 10 = 0

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(3)

21. (a) Factorise 15x 2 + 32x + 16

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(2)

(b) Hence factorise 15(y − 7)2 + 32(y − 7) + 16

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(3)

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Level 2 Further Maths

Changing the Subject

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1. Rearrange w = a − 4c 3 to make c the subject

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(2)

2. (a) Rearrange d= ab + 3 to make a the subject

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(3)

(b) Work out the value of b when d = 16 and a = 4

b = ………………………..
(2)

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3. Make h the subject of m = 18 − (h − 3)2

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(4)

5(x + w)
4. Rearrange y= to make w the subject
w

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(4)
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5. (a) Make r the subject of the formula 3r − 1 = 5v(2r + 3)

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(4)

(b) Work out the value of r when v = −0.5

r = ………………………..
(3)

6. Given a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bcCosA

b2 + c2 − a2
Show that CosA =
2bc

(3)
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7. Make m the subject of x=
k−m

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(3)

x−4
8. Make x the subject of y=
x+1

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(5)

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 2m + 1
9. Make m the subject of y=
9−m

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(4)

x − 3y
10. Make y the subject of =p
y+x

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(4)

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 r +h
11. Make h the subject of =V
4rh

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(4)

4x 3 − 9
12. Make x the subject of y =
2x 3 + w

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(5)

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 p 1
13. Make q the subject of =2+
qr r

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(4)

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 5 b 7
14. Make c the subject of + − =0
a 2 c

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(5)

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Level 2 Further Maths

Algebraic Fractions

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 (x − y)3
1. Simplify
(x − y)

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(1)

x 2 + 2x − 24
2. Simplify
x 2 − 11x + 28

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(2)

35x − 14y
3. Simplify
15x 2 − 6x y

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(3)

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 2x 2 − 19x + 24
4. Simplify
2x 2 − x − 3

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(3)

2y − 2y 3
5. Simplify
y2 + y

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(4)

27x 3 − 12x
6. Simplify
3x(12x 2 + 5x − 2)

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(4)

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 3 5
7. Work out +
4x 2 3x
Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(2)

6a 3b 2 8
8. Work out × 4
8 ab
Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(2)

x yz wy
9. Work out ÷
w xz
Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(2)
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 ac 4
10. Work out +
5 c
Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(2)

5 3
11. Work out + 2
12x 4x
Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(3)

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 1−x 4
12. Work out −
x+7 x−2
Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(3)

14 7
13. Simplify ÷
x 2 − 5x + 6 x 2 + 3x − 10

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(4)

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 3x 2 + 8x − 3 30
14. Simplify × 2
25 6x + 13x − 5

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(5)

x3 − x x2 − x
15. Simplify ÷
x + 2 x 2 − 5x − 14

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(5)

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 x+3 x7 x2
16. Simplify × ÷
x3 x + 6 5x + 30

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(4)

25x 4
17. Solve = 2
54 5x

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(3)

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18. Solve

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(4)

19. Solve

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(4)
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20. Solve

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(4)

21. Solve

Give your solutions to 3 significant figures

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(5)
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22. Solve

Give your solutions to 3 significant figures

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(5)

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 8 2x + 5
23. A= and B=
x+1 x

Given 5−A−B =0

Work out the possible values of x.

Give your solutions to two decimal places.

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(6)

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Level 2 Further Maths

Completing the Square

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1. Work out the values of a and b such that

x 2 + 8x + 3 ≡ (x + a)2 + b

a = ……………………….. b = ………………………..
(2)

2. Write x 2 + 4x + 20 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are constants

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(2)

3. Write x 2 − 6x − 10 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are constants

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(2)

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4. Write x 2 + x − 8 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are constants

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(2)

5. Write x 2 − 9x − 1 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are constants

………………………..
(2)

6. Work out the values of a and b such that

x 2 + 11x + 3 ≡ (x + a)2 + b

a = ……………………….. b = ………………………..
(2)

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7. (x + a)2 + 11 ≡ x 2 − 10x + b

Work out the values of a and b

a = ……………………….. b = ………………………..
(3)

8. x 2 + 4a x + b ≡ (x + 8)2 − 3a

Work out the values of a and b

a = ……………………….. b = ………………………..
(3)

9. Write 2x 2 + 8x + 2 in the form a(x + b)2 + c, where a, b and c are constants

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(4)
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10. Write 2x 2 + 12x − 3 in the form a(x + b)2 + c, where a, b and c are constants

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(4)

11. Write 3x 2 − 12x + 2 in the form a(x + b)2 + c, where a, b and c are constants

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(4)
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12. Write 4x 2 + 12x − 5 in the form a(x + b)2 + c, where a, b and c are constants

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(4)

13. Write 2x 2 − 17x + 1 in the form a(x + b)2 + c, where a, b and c are constants

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(4)
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14. Write 8x 2 − 56x + 5 in the form a(bx + c)2 + d
where a, b, c and d are integers.

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(5)

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15. (a) Work out the values of a and b such that

x 2 + 10x + 7 ≡ (x + a)2 + b

a = ……………………….. b = ………………………..
(2)

(b) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve
y = x 2 + 10x + 7

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(1)

16. (a) Work out the values of a and b such that

x 2 − 6x − 20 ≡ (x + a)2 + b

a = ……………………….. b = ………………………..
(2)

(b) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve
y = x 2 − 6x − 20

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(1)
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17. By using completing the square, find the coordinates of the minimum point on
the curve y = x 2 + 3x − 5

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(4)

18. The nth term of a sequence is n 2 − 4n + 5

By using completing the square, show that every term is positive.

(3)

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19. The nth term of a sequence is n 2 − 10n + 30

By using completing the square, show that every term is positive.

(3)

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