HSC Mathematics & Extension Mathematics Pre-test

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Question One (Algebraic Expressions)
Simplify:
a)

2 x 2 5x 3x 4 x 2 3

b)

4ab 7 a 5ba 10a

c)

3m 2 5m 4m 5

d)

2 p

e)

3 4

4 p5

64 y 8 ( 2 y 4 ) 3

2 y 2

f)

x x

5 4

g)

2x x

3
4

Question Two (Expanding Brackets)

Expand and simplify where possible:
a)

7( x 3)

b)

5( m 2) 2(m 3)

c)

4 p ( p 4) ( p 2 p )

Question Three (Equations)

Solve:
a)

5x 7 8

b)

4( x 7) (2 x 3) 8

c)

2x
( x 1)
3
5
4

Question Four (Factorising)

Factorise each expression completely:
a)

3 x 6 y 12

b)

2 x 3x 3

c)

4( x 2) x( x 2)

d)

9ab 3a 3b 1

e)

x 2 7 x 30

f)

2x 2 9x 4

g)

6 x 2 5x 4

h)

4x 2 9 y 2

Question Five (Binomial Expansions)

Expand and simplify:
a)

x 3 x 4

b)

x ( 4 3 x )( x 2)

c)

2 x 5 2 x 5

d)

2x 7 2

Question Six (Quadratic Equations)

Solve:
a)

x 2 49

b)

x 2 x 12 0

c)

2x 2 x 5 0

Question Seven (Algebraic Fractions)

Simplify as far as possible:
a)

ab
2a 2b

b)

4 3 x

x x2

c)

xy y 2

x y 2

y2 x2
xy x 2

d)

3x 6 x 2 x 6

4 x 12
x2 4

e)

2x
x3
2
x 2x 1 x 1
2

Question Eight (Geometry)

Prove that ABE /// DCE

C
E

B
D

Question Nine (Curve Sketching)

On the axes given, sketch the following graphs, showing all important points:
x

a)

y 2x 5

b)

x 7

c)

y 4 x2

d)

y x 3

e)

1
2
x

f)

x2 y 2 9

g)

y 2x

h)

y x3

Question Ten (Trigonometry)

Find the value of the pronumeral in each example:
a)

x
33

7 cm

b)
4.3 cm
2941'

c)
18.4 cm

25.3 cm

d)

Find the height of the tree:

51
1.5 m

13m

e)

Find the length of x, correct to one decimal place.

89

47

f)

8.5cm

Find the size of the marked angle, correct to the nearest degree.
16.4cm

11.6cm

25.3cm