Chapter 5: Algebra
Worksheet A
1 Consider the expression 2p + 3q + 5r + 7.
a List the terms in the expression.
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b State the coefficient of each pronumeral in the expression.
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c What is the constant term?
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2 Write an expression for each of the following without using the ´ or ÷ symbols.
a a is halved, then 9 is added b 4 less than triple the value of b
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c 2 is added to c, then the result is d d is multiplied by 3 and the
multiplied by 7 result is divided by 8
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e the sum of 6 and one-fifth of e f the product of f and g is
subtracted from h
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3 If m = 4 and n = 5, find the value of the following expressions.
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a 7m + 3 b 14 -
n
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mn
c
2
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+3 n -1 ) d 8m - 7
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æ 12 ö
e n2 - m2 f ç +n÷
èm ø
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g 5 + 5(4n - m2 ) h 35 - 5(m2 - 2n)
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4 a Complete the following table.
x=0 x=1 x=2 x=3
3x + 6
3x + 2
3(x + 2)
b Are any of the expressions 3x + 6, 3x + 2 or 3(x + 2) equivalent?
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5 For each of the following, find the expression that is not equivalent to the others.
a x + 3 + 4x, 5 + 4x – 3 + x, 3x + 3 + 2x, 4 + 2x – 1 + 3x
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b 5x – 5 – 2x – 2, 4x – 3 – x – 4, 2x – 7 + x, 3x – 2 – x + 5
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6 Simplify the following by collecting like terms.
a 3a + 4 + 2a b 10b - 5b + b
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c 6 + 9c - 7d + 2 - 4c d 8x + 6 y - 3x + y + 2x
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e 9e - 3ef - 7e + 5ef f 15st + 5s - 8st + 4 - 2t + 3s
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