Solutions of Equations and Elias Sir

Simultaneous Equations
Mathematics

PAPER-1
1. Solve the simultaneous equations. 2.
5x+4y=0
4x+5y = -18 [3]

The diagram represents the circular cross-section

of a road tunnel.
AB represents the horizontal surface of the road.
M is the midpoint of AB and is vertically. below
N, the top of the circle.
AB = 8 m and MN = 10m.
The circle has centre O and radius r metres.
(a) Express OM in terms of r. [1]
(b) Form an equation in r and solve 4. A solution of the equation x2+kx+9=0 is x = 3.
it to find the radius of the tunnel. [3] Find the value of k. [2]

5. Solve the equations:

5
(a) 8 [1]
x

3. Solve the simultaneous equations.

y = 6x – 4
3x – 2y = 5 [3]

(b) 7v − 4(x + 5) = 1 [2]

6. Solve the equation (ii) (𝑥 + 2) (𝑥 − 3) = 14 [2]
3(2𝑥 − 7) = 6 − 4(2 − 𝑥) [2]

8. Solve the simultaneous equations.

2𝑦 = 3𝑟 – 13
5𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 23 [3]

7. (a) Given that a = 2 and b = − 5,

find the value of ab2. [1]

(b) Solve the equations:

5
(i)  12 [1]
c
9. Solve the simultaneous equations. 11. (a) Factorise (𝑎 − 2𝑏) − 3𝑐(𝑎 − 2𝑏) [1]
𝑥 = 2𝑦 – 11
4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 0 [2]

(b) Simplify 5𝑡(𝑡 + 3) − 3(5𝑡 − 2) [1]

(c) Solve the simultaneous equation:

2x – 3y = 15
10. Solve the simultaneous equations. 1
3x − 7y = − 27 [3]
4𝑥 – 𝑦 = 9 2
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −23 [3]
12. Solve the simultaneous equation:
3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 95 14. Solve the simultaneous equation:
𝑥 + 𝑦 = −29 [2] 3𝑥 = 7𝑦
12𝑦 = 5𝑥 − 1 [3]

13. (a) Factorise fully 5x2 −10𝑥 [1]

(b) Solve 3𝑦 + 6 = 7𝑥 − 10 [1] 15. (a) Given that x = 6 is a solution of

x2
k 0,
3
find the value of 𝑘. [1]

(c) Solve 3𝑝(𝑝 + 2) = 0 [1]

(b) Solve 2y2 - 3y – 2 = 0 [2] 5 1
(ii)  [1]
2t 12

(b) Solve the simultaneous equation:

𝑥 + 𝑦 = 29
4𝑥 = 95 − 2𝑦 [3]

16. (a) Solve (2𝑥 − 3) (𝑥 + 2) = 0 [1]

17. (a) Solve

(i) 9 − 𝑘 < 7 [1]
18. Solve the equations: 19. Solve the simultaneous equation:
24 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 16
(a) 1 [1]
x4 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 17 [3]

(b) 12 − 2(5 − 𝑦) = 5𝑦 [2]

20. Solve the simultaneous equation: 21. (a) Solve the equality 3 − 2𝑥 < 5. [2]
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 13
3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3 [3]

(b) Solve the equation

3(𝑦 + 2) = 2(2𝑦 − 7) + 𝑦. [2]
 3x  2 x 23. The diagram below shows traingle LMN.
22. (a) Solve  . [2]
5 3

The equations of the lines LM and LN

are 2y = 3x + 5 and x + 7y = 24 respectively.
(a) Solve the simultaneous equation-
x + 4y = 24
2y = 3x + 5
Hence write down the coordinates of L. [3]
 25. Solve the simultaneous equations.
(b) M is (−3, −2) and MN is parallel to 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 7
the x-axis. the shaded region. R, 𝑥 = 3𝑦 = 17 [3]
inside triangle LMN,
is defined by three inequalities.
One of these is 2𝑦 < 3𝑥 + 5.
Write down the other two inequalities. [2]

3
24. (a) Solve 2 [1]
x 1

(b) Given that 𝑝 = 2𝑡 − 𝑟.

Express t in terms of p and r. [1]
26. Solve the simultaneous equations. 27. (a) Solve 10 − 3(2𝑥 − 1) = 3𝑥 + 1 [2]
3𝑦 = 2𝑥
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 21 [3]
(b) Solve the simultaneous equations. 28. Solve the simultaneous equations.
4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 11 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 0
2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 25 [3] 𝑥 + 4𝑦 = −15 [3]
 2x 2x  1 3x  1 x
29. (a) Solve  3 [2] 30. (a) Solve the equation  1 [2]
4 2 2 3

(b) Write as a single fraction in its

5 2
simplest form.  [2]
x  4 x 1
31. Solve the simultaneous equations. 32. In quadrilateral ABCD
4 x  3 y  14 Angle A=(2y + x)0
[3] Angle B=(3y + x)0
2 x  y  3
Angle C=(2y + 10)0
Angle D=(3x + 5)0
(a) By finding the sum of the angles in
the quadrilateral, show that 7𝑦 + 5𝑥 = 345. [1]

(b) Given that angle A = 900 then 2𝑦 + 𝑥 = 90.

7 y  5 x  345
[3]
2 y  x  90
(c) Find the size of the smallest 34. Solve the simultaneous equations.
angle in the quadrilateral. [1] 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 3
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 13 [3]

33. Solve the simultaneous equations.

𝐴+𝐵 =5
4𝐴 + 𝐵 = 2 [2]

(c) Hence find the third term of the sequence. [1]

35. Solve the simultaneous equations. 36. Solve the simultaneous equations.
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 11 6𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1
5𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 24. [3] 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 4 [2]
37. Solve the simultaneous equations. 2𝑥−1 𝑥−2
38. Solve the equation + = 2. [3]
4 3
3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 9
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −8 [3]
39. Solve the simultaneous equations. 4 1
40. Solve 𝑥−11 = 3𝑥. [2]
5𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 16
3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 7 [3]
 PAPER-2
1. (a) Solve the equation y2+3y=6, giving both (ii) The area of the shaded rectangle APSD is
answers correct to 2 decimal places. [2] double the area of the unshaded rectangle RQCS.
(a) Form an equation in x and solve it. [3]

(b)

The diagram shows a rectangle ABCD with a

square of side x cm removed. (b) Hence find the area of the shaded rectangle.
AP = 3 cm and QC = 4 cm. [1]
(i) Find, in terms of x, an expression for the area
of the shaded rectangle APSD. [1]
2. (a) The numbers (x − 1), x and (x + 1) are (iii) Find the three integers. [2]
three successive positive integers.
When they are multiplied together, the product of
the three numbers is 120 times their sun.
(i) Use this information to form an equation, in
terms of x,
and show that it simplifies to x3 − 36l𝑥 = 0 [2]

(ii) Factorise completely x3 − 36l𝑥. [2]

(b) Make k the subject of the formula. 3. The distance between two towns, A and B, is
k 2  h2 100 km. Mr Jones drove from A to B at an
C . [3] average speed of v km.h.
h
(a) Write down an expression, in terms of v, for
the time, in hours, that he took to complete the
journey from A to B. [1]

(b) On the return journey, his average speed was

6 km/h greater than his speed from A to B.
Write down an expression, in terms of v, for-
(i) his speed for the journey from B to A. [1]

(ii) the time, in hours, that he took for the journey

from B to A. [1]
(c) Given also that the return journey took 20 (d) Solve the equation v2+6v-1800 = 0, giving
minutes less than the Journey from A to B, form both answers correct to three significant figures.
an equation in v, and show that it reduces to [4]
v2+6𝑣 − 1800 = 0 [3]
(e) Calculate, correct to the nearest minute, the
total time that Mr. Jones spent travelling. [2]

4. Solve the equation y2+7𝑦 + 3 = 0 giving

both answers correct to two decimal places. [4]
5. (a) Express as a single fraction in its (ii) When driven out of town, the car runs (𝑥 +
200 200 4) kilometres on each litre of petrol. It uses 5
simplest form  [2]
x x4 litres less petrol to go 200 km out of town than to
go 200 km in town.
Use this information to write down an
equation involving x, and show that it
simplifies to x2+4𝑥 − 160 = 0 [3]

(b) When driven in town, a car runs x kilometres

on each litre of petrol.
(i) Find in terms of x, the number of litres of
petrol used when the car is driven 200 km in town.
[1]
(c) Solve the equation x2 +4𝑥 − 160 = 0, (d) Calculate the total volume of petrol used
giving both answers correct to two decimal places. when the car is driven 40 km in town and then 120
[4] km out of town. [2]

6. A trader bought some paraffin for $500.

He paid $x for each litre of paraffin.
(a) Find, in terms of x, an expression for the
number of litres he bought. [1]
(b) Due to a leak, he lost 3 litres of paraffin. He
sold the remainder of the paraffin for $1 per litre (c) He made a profit of $20.
more than he paid for it. (i) Write down an equation in 𝑥 to represent
Write down an expression, in terms of x, this information, and show that it reaches
for the sum of money he received. [2] to 3x2+25𝑥 − 500 = 0 [3]
(ii) Solve the equation 3x2+23𝑥 − 500 = 0, (d) Find, correct to the nearest whole number,
giving both answers correct to one decimal place. how many litres of paraffin he sold. [3]
[4]
7. A polar explorer is planning an expedition. (b) He estimates that route C will take 20 days
He investigates three possible routes. less than route B.
(a) If he travels on route A, which is 800 km. Form an equation in x, and show that it
long, he expect to cover x km per day. Route B, reduces to x2 + 5𝑥 − 450 = 0 [4]
which is the same distance as route A, has more
difficult ice conditions and he would only expect
to cover (x-5) km per day.
Route C, which is 100 km. longer than route A,
has easier conditions and he would expect to
cover 9x+5) km. per day.
write down an expression, in terms of x, for the
number of days that he expects to take on-
(i) route A,

(ii) route B,

(iii) route C, [2]

(c) Solve the equation x2 + 5𝑥 − 450 = 0, (d) Calculate the number of days that he
giving both answers correct to 1 decimal place. [4] expect to take on route A. [2]

8. A route up a mountain is 20 km long.

John followed this route at an average speed of x
km/h.
(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for
the number of hours he took to walk up the
mountain. [1]
(b) He came down the mountain by a different (d) Solve the equation 3x2 + 16x – 80 = 0,
route. He length of this route was 25 km. giving both answers correct to 3 decimal places.
His average speed coming down the mountain was [4]
2 km/h greater than his average speed going up
the mountain.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the
number of hours he took to walk down. [1]

1
(c) It took John 1 hours less to come down
2
than to go up.
Write down an equation in x, and show that it
simplifies to.
3x2 + 16x – 80 = 0 [3]
(e) Calculate, correct to the nearest minute, the 3t  1
total time John took to go up and come down the 9. (a) Solve the equation 4 [2]
2
mountain. [3]

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations

2x + y = 12
3x − 2y = 56 [2]
 3y2  8 y  4 (d) Given that 3𝑏 + 2𝑥 = 2𝑓 − 𝑔𝑥,
(c) Simplify: [3] express 𝑥 in terms of 𝑓, 𝑔 and ℎ. [3]
y2  4
10. A road tanker holds 24 tonnes of oil. (c) It takes 2 minutes longer to empty the tanker
(a) In cold weather it can pump out x tonnes of in cold weather than in hot weather.
oil per minute. Write down an equation in x, and show that it
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the simplifies to.
number of minutes it takes to empty the tanker in 2x2 + 𝑥 – 12 = 0 [3]
cold weather. [1]

(b) In hot weather it can pump out (x+0.5) tonnes

of oil per minute.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the
number of minutes it takes to empty the tanker in
hot weather. [1]
(d) Solve the equation 2x2 + x – 12 = 0, (e) Find the time taken, in minutes and seconds,
giving the solutions correct to 3 decimal places.[4] correct to the nearest second, to empty the tanker
in cold weather. [2]
11. (a) Solve the equation 7a2 + 12a − 11 = 0, (b) Ann drove for 4 hours at an average speed of
giving your answers correct to two decimal x km/h and then for 6 hours at an average speed of
places. [4] y km/h.
She drove a total distance of 816km.
(i) Write down an equation in terms of x and y.
and show that it simplifies to 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 408 [1]

(ii) Ken drove for 3 hours at an average speed of

x km/h and then for 5 hours at an average speed of
y km/h.
He drove a total distance of 654 km.
Write down an equation, in terms of
x and y to represent this information. [1]
(iii) Solve these two equation to find the 3x 2  12
value of x and the value of y. [3] 12. It is given that y 
5
(a) Find y when x = − 3

(b) Find the value of x when y = 0.

(c) For values of x in the range -3 ≤ x ≤ 2.

write down-
(i) the largest value of y. [1]

(ii) the smallest value of y. [1]

(d) Express x in terms of y. [2] (ii) Solve the equation 6t 2−5𝑡 − 9 = 0
giving each answer correct to two
significant figures. [4]

t 3
(e) It is also given that y  when x = t.
2
(i) Show that t satisfies the
equation 6t2−5𝑡 − 9 = 0 [1]
13. (d) Solve the equation x2−10𝑥 + 18 = 0, giving
each answer correct to 2 decimal places. [3]

In the diagram, ABCD is a rectangle.

AB = 12 cm and BC = 8cm.
AP = BQ = CR = DS = x centimetres.
(a) Find an expression, in terms of x, for
(i) the length of QC. [1]

(ii) the area of trangle CRQ [1]

(b) Hence show that the area,

in square centimeters, of the
quadrilateral PQRS to 2x2 − 20𝑥 + 96.
(c) When the area of quadrilateral PQRS is 60
cm2, form an equation in x and show that it
simplifies to x2−10𝑥 + 18 = 0 [1]
(e) It is given that 2x2 – 20 𝑥 + 96 = 2(x−5)2+K. 3p 1 p3
14. (a) Solve the equation 1 [3]
(i) Find the value of K. [1] 3 2

(ii) Hence write down the smallest

possible area of the quadrilateral PQRS
and the value of x at which it occurs. [2]
 2v  6 (c) The tens digit of a number is x and the units
(b) Simplify [3]
v  2v  3
2 digit is y.
Hence the value of the number is 10x + y.
For example, if x = 5 and y = 6,
the number would be 10 × 5 + 6 = 56
(i) When the digits x and y are reversed,
the value of the number is increased buy 63.
Show that y – x = 7 [2]

(ii) The sum of the original number

and the number with reversed digits is 99.
(a) Show that x + y = 9 [1]
(b) Hence find the value of x and the value of y. (ii) On the return flight, the average speed was 30
[2] km/h greater than the average speed on the
outward flight.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the
time taken, in hours, on the return flight. [1]

(b) the time taken on the return flight was half an

hour less than the time taken on the outward
flight. Form an equation in x and show that it
reduces to x2+30𝑥 − 64800 = 0 [3]

15. A light aircraft flew from Maseru to Nata and

returned to Maseru.
(a) The Distance from Maseru to Nata is
1080km.
(i) On the outward flight, the average speed of
the aircraft was x kilometres per hour.
Write down an expression, in terms of x,
for the time taken in hours. [1]
(c) Solve the equation x2 + 30𝑥 – 64800 = 0 (d) Calculate
[4] (i) the time taken, in hours,
on the outward flight. [2]

(ii) the average speed for the whole flight

from Maseru to Nata and back to maseru. [2]
16. (D) Solve the equation 3x2 + 11 x – 7 = 0, 17. Solve the equations:
giving each answer correct to 2 decimal places.[4] (a) 2y=8 [1]

(b) 3𝑝 + 4 = 8 − 2(𝑝 − 3) [2]

 18 16 (d) 5x2+𝑥 − 7 = 0, giving each solution
(c)  1 [3]
q q2 correct to 2 decimal places. [4]
18. Ahmed throws a ball to John. (c) The time taken between John catching the
The ball travels 10 metres at an average speed of x ball and then throwing it to Pierre is 2 seconds.
metres per second. The total time taken for the ball to travel from
(a) Write an expression, in terms of x, for the Ahmed to Pierre is 7 seconds.
time taken, in seconds, for the ball to travel from Write down an equation in x, and show that it
Ahmed to John. [1] simplifies to
2x2 − 9𝑥 – 2 = 0 [3]

(b) John then throws the ball to Prierre.

The ball travels 15 metres.
The ball’s average speed is 0.5 metres per second
greater than the ball’s average speed from Ahmed
to John.
Write an expression, in terms of x, for the time
taken, in seconds, for the ball to travel from John
to Pierre. [1]
(d) Solve the equation 2x2 − 9𝑥 – 2 = 0, giving (e) (i) Find the average speed, in metres per
each answer correct to 2 decimal places. [4] second, of the ball as it travels from John to
Pierre. [1]

(ii) How much longer does it take for the ball to

travel from John to Pierre than from Ahmed to
John?
Give your answer in seconds. [2]
19. (b) Given that AB is 3 cm greater than PQ,
form an equation in x and show that it
simplifies to 3x2 + 15𝑥 − 65 = 0 [3]

ABCD and PQRS are rectangles.

Each rectangle has an area of 13 cm2
(a) Find, in terms of x, an expression for
(i) AB [1]

(ii) PQ [1]
(c) solve the equation 3x2 +15𝑥 − 65 = 0, (d) (i) Show that the perimeter of ABCD is 14.9
giving each answer correct to 2 decimal places.[4] cm, correct to 3 significant figures. [1]

(ii) Find the difference between the perimeters

of the two rectangles. [2]
 (b) It is given that the area of the rectangle is
20. equal to the area of the square.
(i) From an equation in x and show that it
reduces to x2 − 28𝑥 + 49 = 0 [2]

A piece of wire, 28 cm in length, is into two parts.

One part is used to make a rectangle and the other
a square.
The length of the rectangle is three times its
width.
The width of the rectangle is x centimeters.
(a) (i) Write down an expression, in terms of x,
for the length of the rectangle. [1]

(ii) Find, and simplify, an expression, in terms of

x, for the length of a side of the square. [2]
(ii) Solve the equation x2 - 28x + 49 = 0, (iii) Which solution represents the width of the
giving each solution correct to 3 significant rectangle? [2]
figures. [4]

(iv) Calculate the area of the square. [1]

 7x  1 x (c)
21. (a) Solve the equation   1. [2]
4 2

The length of the base of a parallelogram is 6 cm

more than its perpendicular height, h cm.
The area of this parallelogram is 33.25 cm2.
(i) Show that h satisfies the equation
4h 2  24h  133  0 [2]

(b) Solve the equation y 2  81  0 [1]

(ii) Solve the equation 4h 2  24h  133  0 [3] (iii) Find the length of the base of the
parallelogram. [1]

22. (a) Solve the simultaneous equations.

3 x  4 y  17
[3]
2 x  5 y  19
 (b) The length of a side of the square ABCD is
23. 40 cm and AP = x cm.
(i) Write down an expression for PB in terms of
x. [1]

𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a square.
𝐴𝑃 = 𝐵𝑄 = 𝐶𝐷 = 𝐷𝑆.
(a) Giving reasons, show that triangles PAS and
QBP are congruent. [3]

(ii) Show that the area, y cm2, of PQRS is given

by y = 1600 − 80𝑥 + 2x2 [2]
(c) (i) When y = 1100, show that (d) Two outlines of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 are drawn to scale in
x 2  40 x  250  0. [1] the answer space below.
The scale is 1:10
Draw accurately the quadrilateral PQRS
corresponding to each value of x found above.

[2]

(ii) Solve the equation x 2  40 x  250  0.

Give each answer correct to 1 decimal place. [3]
24. (a) Solve the simultaneous equations. 25. (a) Express as a single fraction,
2x  u  6 7 4
[3] in its simplest form  . [3]
4 x  3 y  3 p  2 2p 3
(b) The distance between London and York is (iii) Solve the equation 2 x 2  5 x  20  0 ,
320 km. giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
A train takes x hours to travel between London [3]
and York.
(i) Write down an expression, in terms of x,
for the average speed of the train. [1]

1
(ii) A car takes 2 hours longer than a train to
2
travel between London and York.
The average speed of the train is 80 km/h greater
than the average speed of the car.
From an equation in x and show that it simplifies
to 2 x 2  5 x  20  0 [3]
(iv) Hence find the average speed of the car (ii) Express c in terms of d and f. [2]
correct to the nearest km/h. [2]

(b) solve 17 − 5x ≤ 2 x + 3. [2]

6c 2  d
26. (a) f 
4
(i) Find f when c = 8 and d = − 4. [1]
(c) Factorise 9 − 25x2 [2] (e) Solve 5x2 +6𝑥 − 13 = 0.
Give your answers correct to two decimal places.
[4]

(d) Factorise completely

8𝑝𝑥 + 6𝑎𝑦 − 3𝑞𝑥 − 16𝑝𝑦. [2]
 h
27. (a) T  2x (b) Solve the equation 45 − (𝑝 + 3) = 2𝑝. [2]
8
(i) Find T when h = 125 and g = 981. [1]

(ii) make h the subject of the formula. [3]

 2x  3 5  x (d) Solve the equation 3y2 +11𝑦 + 4 = 0
(c) Solve the equation  0
4 3 [3] Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [3]
28. (a) Solve 15 𝑤 2−30𝑤
(b) simplify [3]
4𝑥 5𝑤 2 −20
(i) 3 = 1. [1]

(ii) 4𝑦 − 3(2𝑦 + 1) = 5 [2]

(c) (iii) (a) Solve by factorisation
𝑝2 + 20𝑝 − 3500 = 0 [2]

The diagram shows the plan of a patio made from

rectangular paving slabs.
The width of each paving slab is 𝑝 cm.
The length of each paving slab is 20 cm longer
than its width.
(i) Find an expression, in terms of 𝑝, for the area,
in c𝑚2 ,
of one paving slab. [1]

(ii) Given that the area of the patio is 12.25 𝑚2,

show that 𝑝 satisfies the equation 𝑝2 + 20𝑝 −
3500 = 0 [2]
(b) Hence state the length of each paving slab.
[1]
29. a. Factorise completely
(i) 4𝑥 3 − 10𝑥𝑦 [1] c.
23
ℎ

A right-angled triangle has a base that is 7 cm

longer than its height, ℎ cm.
The hypotenuse of the triangle is 23 cm.
(i) Show that ℎ satisfies the equation
ℎ2 + 7ℎ − 240 = 0 [2]

(ii) 9𝑎2 − 𝑏2 . [1]

7
b. Solve 3−2𝑚 = 4. [2]

(ii) Write down an expression, in terms of ℎ,

for the area of the triangle. [1]
(iii) Hence state the exact area of the triangle. (v) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle. [1]
[1]

(iv) Solve ℎ2 + 7ℎ − 240 = 0, given your 7 √5

30. a. (i) Solve the equation (𝑥 + 2) = ± 2 .
answers
Correct to 1 decimal place. [3] Give both answers correct to 2 decimal places. [2]
 7 √5
(ii) The solutions of (𝑥 + 2) = ± 2 are also the b. Solve the inequality 7 − 3𝑥 > 13. [2]
Solustions of 𝑥 2 + 𝐵𝑥 + 𝐶 = 0, where 𝐵 and 𝐶
are Integers. Find 𝐵 and 𝐶. [3]

c. Factorise 6𝑥 − 3𝑦𝑡 + 18𝑦 − 𝑥𝑡. [2]

d. Solve these simultaneous equations. 31. a. Factorise fully 8𝑥 2 𝑦 − 12𝑥 5 . [1]
3𝑎 + 4𝑏 = −13
5𝑎 + 6𝑏 = −11 [4]

b. Solve 4𝑥 − 2(𝑥 + 5) = 3. [2]

c. Solve 7 − 5𝑦 < 20. [2]

d. A rectangle has length 2𝑥 cm, perimeter 18 cm (iii) Find the difference between the length and
and area 10 𝑐𝑚2 . the width of the rectangle. [1]

2𝑥
2
(i) Show that 2𝑥 − 9𝑥 + 5 = 0. [2]

32.

𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a trapezium with 𝐴𝐵 parallel to 𝐷𝐶.

2 𝐷𝐶 = 15cm and 𝐴𝐵 = 𝑥 cm.
(ii) Solve 2𝑥 − 9𝑥 + 5 = 0,
giving your answers The perpendicular distance between 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐷𝐶
Correct to 2 decimal places. [3] is 3cm less than the length of 𝐴𝐵.
The area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is 75c𝑚2 .
(i) Show that 𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 − 195 = 0. [2]
(ii) Find 𝐴𝐵, giving your answer correct to 1 (iii) 𝐴𝐷 is 0.8 cm longer than 𝐵𝐶.
Decimal place. [3] Given that the perimeter of the trapezium is 38.0
cm, Calculate 𝐴𝐷.
(b) Another trapezium, 𝐿𝑀𝑁𝑂, has 𝐿𝑀 parallel (ii) The rations of the angles inside the trapezium
𝑂𝑁. are
The reflex angle 𝐿𝑀𝑁 = 2520 . 𝐿𝑂̂𝑁: 𝐿𝑀 ̂ 𝑁 = 1: 2 and 𝑂𝐿̂𝑀: 𝑀𝑁 ̂ 𝑂 = 1: 𝑘.
Find 𝑘, giving your answer as a fraction in its
Simplest form. [3]

̂ 𝑂.
(i) Calculate 𝑀𝑁 [2]
 8−5𝑞 (b)
33. (a) 𝑝 = 𝑞
(i) Find 𝑝 when 𝑞 = 2.6 [1]

The lengths of the parallel sides of trapezium 𝐴

are 𝑥 cm and(𝑥 − 2)cm.
The lengths of the parallel sides of trapezium 𝐵
are 𝑥 cm and (𝑥 + 3) cm.
The height of trapezium 𝐴 is 𝐻 cm and the height
of trapezium 𝐵 is ℎ cm.
The area of each trapezium as 15c𝑚2 .
15 20
(i) Show that 𝐻 = 𝑥−1 and ℎ = 2𝑥+3. [2]

(ii) Express 𝑞 in terms of 𝑝. [2]

(ii) Find an expression in terms of 𝑥 for the (iii) The difference in height is 1.5 cm
difference (a) Show that 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 53 = 0 [2]
in height, 𝐻 − ℎ, between trapezium 𝐴 and
trapezium
75
𝐵, and show that it simplifies to (𝑥−1)(2𝑥+3). [3]

(b) Find 𝑥, giving your answer correct to

2 decimal places. [2]
34. a. 𝑥 = √𝑎2 + 𝑏2
(i) Calculate 𝑥 when 𝑎 = −0.73 and 𝑏 = 1.84. b.
B C Q R
[1]

A D P S
𝑥 𝑥+5

𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 and 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 are rectangles.

𝐴𝐷 = 𝑥 cm and 𝑃𝑆 = (𝑥 + 5)cm.
Each rectangle has an area of 17𝑐𝑚2 .
(i) Write down an expression for 𝑃𝑄 in terms of 𝑥.
[1]

(ii) Express 𝑏 in terms of 𝑥 and 𝑎. [2]

(ii) 𝐴𝐵 is 3 cm longer than 𝑃𝑄. (iii) Solve the equation 3𝑥 2 + 15𝑥 − 85 = 0.
From an equation in 𝑥 and show that it Given your solutions correct to
simplifies to 3𝑥 2 + 15𝑥 − 85 = 0. [3] 3 significant figures. [3]
(iv) Find the perimeter of the rectangle 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆. (b) Solve 2𝑥(𝑥 + 1) = 3(4 − 𝑥). [3]
[2]

35. (a) Express as a single fraction in its

4 5
simplest form 𝑥−2 − 𝑥+1 [2]
(c) Sajol and Zakaria buy some pens and 36. A rectangular picture, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷, is placed inside
notebooks from the same shop. a Rectangular frame.
Sajol buys 3 pens and 2 notebooks for $4.80
Zakaria buys 5 pens and 4 notebooks for $9.00.
(i) Form a pair of simultaneous equations to 2
represent this information. [1] A B
2 2

D C
2

The length, 𝐴𝐵, of the picture is three times its

height, 𝑥 cm.
The width of the frame is 2 cm.
(a) The total area of the picture and the frame is
476 c𝑚2 .
Form an equation in 𝑥 and show that it simplifies
to 3𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 − 460 = 0. [4]

(ii) Solve the simultaneous equations to find

the cost of a pen and the cost of a notebook. [3]
(b) Solve the equation 3𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 − 460 = 0 (c) Find the height and length of the frame. [2]
[3]
(d) The frame is made from wood.
The wood is 5 mm thick. 37. (a) Solve 3(𝑥 + 10) = 12 − 7𝑥. [2]
The mass of 1 cm3 of the wood is 0.7 g.
Calculate the mass of wood used in the frame. [3]
(b) Solve the simultaneous equations. 𝑣 2 −8𝑣
(c) Simplify 2𝑣 2−13𝑣−24 [3]
Show your working.
4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 28
6𝑥 + 𝑦 = 9 [3]
38. (a) On Monday, Zakaria goes on a 20 km run. (iii) Zakaria takes 110 minutes to complete the
(i) His average speed for the first 12 km is 𝑥 km/h. full 20 km.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the Form an equation in 𝑥 and show that it
time taken for the first 12 km. simplifies to 22𝑥 2 − 273𝑥 + 216 = 0. [4]
Give your answer in minutes. [1]

(ii) His average speed for the final 8 km of the run

is 1.5 km/h slower than for the first 12 km. write
an expression, in terms of 𝑥, for the time taken for
the final 8 km of the run.
Give your answer in minutes. [1]
(iv) Solve the equation 22𝑥 2 − 273𝑥 + 216 = 0 (b) On Friday, Zakaria ran the whole 20 km at the
Show your working and give each answer same average speed that he ran the final 8 km on
correct to 2 decimal places. [3] Monday.
Calculate the time Ravi took to run 20 km on
Friday.
Give your answer in hours and minutes, correct
to the nearest minute. [3]
 Answers
Paper - 01
1
1) 𝑦 = −10, 𝑥 = 8 22) 1 2
2) (a) √(𝑟 − 4)(𝑟 − 4)𝑚 (b) 5.8 m 23) (𝑎)(2, 5.5) (b) 𝑥 + 4𝑦 < 24 and 𝑦 >
1
3) , −2 −2
3 𝑝+𝑟
4) −6 24) (a) 2.5 (b) 2
5
5) (a) 8 (b) 7 25) 𝑥 = 5, 𝑦 = −4
6) 9.5 26) 𝑥 = 9, 𝑦 = 6
1
7)
5
(a) 50 (b) (i) 12 (ii) −4, 5 27) (a) 1 (b) 𝑥 = 5, 𝑦 = −3
3
−1 28) 𝑥 = 9, 𝑦 = −6
8) 𝑥 = 4, 𝑦 = 2 7𝑥+3
29) (a) 2 (b) (𝑥+4)(𝑥−1)
9) 3
3
10) 11 30) 7
11) (a) (𝑎 − 2𝑏)(1 − 3𝑐) (b) 5𝑡 2 + 6 (c) 1
1 31) 𝑥 = 2 , 𝑦 = −4
4
2 32) (a) 345 shown (b) 𝑥 = 20, 𝑦 = 35 (c)
12) −4 65𝑜
13) (a) 5𝑥(𝑥 − 2) (b) 4 (c) −2 33) (a) 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 5 correctly obtained form
14) 𝑥 = −7, 𝑦 = −3 15 = 10 + 𝐴 + 𝐵
15) (a) −12 (b) 2 34) 𝑥 = 5, 𝑦 = −3
16) −2 35) 𝑥 = 4 or 𝑦 = −1,
1 1
17) (a) (i) 𝑘 > 2 (ii) 30 (b) 18 2 36) 𝑥 = 2 , 𝑦 = −2
2
18) (a) 28 (b) 3 37) 𝑥 = 5, 𝑦 = −6
19) 𝑥 = 7, 𝑦 = −2 38) 3.5
1
20) 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = −3 39) 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = − 2
21) (a) 𝑥 > −1 (b) 10 40) −1

Paper - 02

1) (a) 4.37 or −1.37 12) (a) 3 (b) −2 𝑜𝑟 2 (c) (i) 3 (ii) −2.4 (d)
2) (a) (i) 0 shown (i) 𝑥(𝑥 + 19)(𝑥 − 19) (iii) 5𝑦+12
±√ (e) (i) 0 shown (ii) . 17 𝑜𝑟 −
19, 18 & 20 (b) ±√𝑐ℎ − ℎ2 3
100 100 0.88 (2𝑠𝑓)
3) (a) 𝑉 hours (b) (i) (𝑣 + 6) km/h (ii) 𝑣+6 hours
1
(c) 0 shown (d) 39.5 or 45.5 () 284 mm 13) (a) (i) (8 − 𝑥)𝑐𝑚 (ii) 2 (8𝑥 − 𝑥 2 )𝑐𝑚2 (b)
4) −0.46 or −6.54 ( 2 dp) 2𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 + 96 𝑐𝑚2 (c) 0 shown (d)
5) (a)
800
(b) (i)
200
liter (ii) 0 shown (c) 7.65 𝑜𝑟 2.35 (e) (i) 46 (ii) 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 = 46𝑐𝑚2 ,
𝑥(𝑥+4) 𝑥
𝑥 = 5𝑐𝑚
10.81 or −14.81 (d) 11.807 ≈ 11.8 2
500 (500−3𝑥)(𝑥+1) 14) (a) −5 (b) 𝑣+1 (c) (i) shown (ii) (a) shown (b) 8
6) (a) (b) $ [ ] (c) (i) shown (ii) 1080 1080
𝑥 𝑥
15) (a) (i) ℎ𝑟𝑠 (ii) ℎ𝑟𝑠 (b) shown (c)
9.6 𝑜𝑟 − 17.3 (d) 49 𝑥 𝑥+30
800 800 900 8000 240 𝑜𝑟 − 270 (d) (i) 4.5 hours (ii) 254 km/h
7) (a) (i) 𝑥 (ii) 𝑥−5 (iii) 𝑥+5 (b) 𝑥−5 (c)
16) 0.55 or −4.22 (2dp)
–𝑏±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐 800
(d) 17) (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) ± 6 (d) 1.09 −1.29 ( to 2 dp)
2𝑎 𝑥 10 15
20 25 18) (a) 𝑥 seconds (b) 𝑥+0.5 seconds (c) shown (d)
8) (a) ℎ (b) ℎ (c) shown (d) 3.145 𝑜𝑟 −
𝑥 𝑥+2
4.71 𝑜𝑟 − 0.21 (2𝑑𝑝) (e) (i) 5.21 m/s (ii) 0.76
8.479 (3 𝑑𝑝) (e) 11ℎ13𝑚𝑖𝑛 13 13
1 1 3𝑦+2 2𝑓−3ℎ 19) (a) (i) 𝑥 cm (ii) 𝑥+5 cm (b) shown (c) 2.78 or
9) (a) 2 3 (b) 𝑥 = −2 2 , 𝑦 = 17 (c) 𝑦−2 (d) 2+𝑔
24 24 −7.78 (3sf) (d) (i) 14.9 cm (3sf) (ii) 4 cm
10) (a) 𝑥 (b) 𝑥+0.5 (c) shown (d) 2.212 𝑜𝑟 − 2.712 20) (a) (i) 3x cm (ii) (7 − 2𝑥)𝑐𝑚 (b) (i) shown (ii)
(e) 10 mins 51 sec 26.1 or 1.88 (3sf) (iv) 10.6 𝑐𝑚2
3
11) (a) 0.66 or −2.38 ( 3dp) (b) (i) 408 shown (ii) 21) (a) 5 (b) 𝑦 = −9 𝑜𝑟 9 (c) (i) shown (ii) 9.5 cm
654 (iii) 𝑥 = 78 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 84
22) 𝑥 = 7, 𝑦 = −1
23) (a) shown (b) (40 − 𝑥) cm (ii) 1600 − 80𝑥 + 31) (a) 4𝑥 2 (2𝑦 − 3𝑥 3 ) (b) 6.5 (c) 𝑦 > −2.6 (d) (i)
2𝑥 2 (c) (i) shown (ii) 32.2 𝑜𝑟 7.8 (1𝑑𝑝) shown (ii) 3.85 or 0.65 (iii) 6.4 cm
24) 𝑥 = 1.5, 𝑦 = −3 32)
10𝑃−29 320 33)
25) (a) (𝑝+2)(2𝑝−3) (b) (i) km/h (ii) shown (iii)
𝑥
34) a. (i) 1.98 (ii) 𝑏 = √(𝑥 + 𝑎)(𝑥 − 𝑎_ b. (i) 𝑃𝑄 =
2.15 𝑜𝑟 − 4.65 (iv) 69 km/h 17
4𝑓+𝑑 𝑥+5
cm (ii) 3𝑥 2 + 15𝑥 − 85 = 0 Shown (iii)
26) (a) (i) 97 (ii) ±√ 6
(b) 𝑥 ≥ 2 (c) (3 + 𝑥 = 3.38 𝑜𝑟 − 8.38 (iv) 20.82 cm
14−𝑥 3
5𝑥)(3 − 5𝑥) (d) (𝑥 − 2𝑦)(8𝑝 − 3𝑞) (e) 35) a. (𝑥−2)(𝑥+1) b. 𝑥 = 𝑜𝑟 − 4 c. (i) 5𝑝 + 4𝑛 =
2
1.12 𝑜𝑟 − 2.32 (2𝑑𝑝)
𝑇2𝑔 9 (ii) $1.5
27) (a) (i) 2.24 (ii) 2 (b) 14 (c) −5.5 (d) −16+76
36) a. 0 Shown b. 𝑥 = 6
−16−76
𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 6 c.
4𝜋
−0.51 𝑜𝑟 − 3.26 14𝑐𝑚 d. 61.6g
28) 𝑣
5 37) a. −1.8 b. 𝑥 = 2.5, 𝑦 = −6 c. 2𝑣+3
29) (a) 2x(2𝑥 2 − 5𝑦) (ii) (3𝑎 − 𝑏)(3𝑎 + 𝑏) (b) 720 480
8
1 38) a. i. 𝑧 minutes ii. 𝑥−1.5 minutes iii. Shown
(c) (i) shown (ii) 2 (7ℎ + ℎ2 )𝑐𝑚2 (iii) 120 𝑐𝑚2
iv. 𝑥 = 11.56 𝑜𝑟 0.85 b. 1 hour 59 minutes
30) (a) (i) −2.38 𝑜𝑟 − 4.62 (ii) 𝐵 = 7, 𝐶 = 11 (b)
𝑥 < −2 (c) (6 − 𝑡)(𝑥 + 3𝑦) (d) 𝑎 = 17, 𝑏 =
−16