2y

(b) 25 xy = 25 y
3
2y2
= 25
3
25 xy

2.

2A
1.

2 + a(b + 1) = 2 b

y 3

2 + ab + a = 2 b

y 25

ab + b = a
b(a + 1) = a

2y2

y = 3

b = a
a 1

25 xy = 25

2(3) 2
= 19 > 0
3

y = 6
2.

(a) 5(2x 3y + 4) = 35y

25 xy = 25

2x 3y + 4 = 7y
2x = 10y 4

y = 9

x = 5y 2

25 xy = 25

2(9) 2
= 29 < 0
3
y 3 6

(b) y 1x 5

3.

(a)

8b 5
= 2b
a3
8b + 5 = 2ab + 6b

y 2

5.

(a)

2b + 5 = 2ab
2b 5
a=
2b
2b 5
2b
5
= 1
2b
b>0
5

>0
2b
a>1

6.

(a)

9x

> 3x + 5
2
9x > 6x + 10
3x > 10
10
x>
3

10
>0
3
(a)

2x y 1
=
x 4y 2

(b) x >

4x + 2y = x + 4y
3x = 2y
2y
x=
3

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4x
3
22x 17 12x

(b) 1

a 1

(a)

22 x 17

10x 17
17
x
10

(b) a =

4.

2(6) 2
=1>0
3

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7.

= (x p)(x + 4) + 33

= x + (4 p)x 4p + 33
2

x (3 + q)x + q x + (4 p)x 4p + 33

x y y 20 ....................(i)

3 y 2 x 23 ..................... (ii)

(3 q) 4 p ................ (i)

q 4 p 33 ....................(ii)

20 x
.............(iii)
2
(iii)(ii)

(i)y =

(i) + (ii)3 = 37 5p
5p = 40

20 x
3
2x = 23
2
60 3x 4x = 46

p=8
p = 8 (ii)
q = 4(8) + 33

7x = 14

=1
8.

x=2
2

a + 2b = 4a + 3b = 5
a 2b 4a 3b ................ (i)

a 2b 5 ......................... (ii)

10.

(i)b = 3a ...................(iii)

9x 6y = 4x + 12y

(iii)(ii)

5x = 18y
x = 18
5
y

a + 2(3a) = 5
5a = 5
a = 1
a = 1 (iii)
b = 3(1)
=3
9.

x
20 x

2
20 x
3
2x = 23
2
60 3x 4x = 46

x : y = 18 : 5
11. 3z = 4y
3z
y=
4
3(3x)
=
4
9x
=
4
9x
x
x y
4
=
x z x 3x
13x 1
=

4 4 x
13
=
16
(x + y) : (x + z) = 13 : 16

7x = 14
x=2
2

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=4
x 3y

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12.

= 14 500 000 cm

x kg
5x

kg
8
5x
6 + 5x = 7
8
35x
=7
4
4
x=
5
4
kg
5

= 7 000 000 cm
=

7 000 000
km
100 000

= 70 km
13. (a)
= 7 cm : 17.5 m
= 7 cm
17.5 m
= 7 cm
1 750 cm
= 1
250
= 1 : 250

15. (a) x
y
x 8 .................................... (i)
y 9

x 15 y 8 ....................... (ii)
8y
(i)x =
......................(iii)
9
(iii)(ii)
8y
+ 15 = y + 8
9
y
7=
9
y = 63

(b)
3 250
=
cm
2
= 375 cm
= 3.75 m

= (3.75)2(17.5) m3
= 773 m3 ()
773 m3 < 800 m3

y = 63 (iii)
8(63)
x=
9
= 56
56

14. x kg
y kg

63

y 5
................................ (i)
x 8

6 y 5 x 7 ....................... (ii)
5x
(i)y =
...................(iii)
8
(iii)(ii)

x
9x

8
9x
x + 15 =
+8
8
x
7=
8
x = 56
9x 9(56)
=
= 63
8
8
56

5x
6 + 5x = 7
8
35x
=7
4
4
x=
5

4
kg
5

63

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(b)

17. (a)

= $[(56 + 15 + 63 + 8)100]

= $14 200

> $12 000

$100

(b) x km A B
40 x
= 42.5
40 16
60
40 x = 17

1 200
=
100
= 120

x = 23
A B
23 km

= 56 + 15 + 63 + 8

(c)
54
=
km/h
72
60
= 45 km/h
45 1 000
=
m/s
3 600
= 12.5 m/s

= 142
142 > 120
$100

16. (a)

20x 14 y
= 15
x y

20x + 14y = 15x + 15y

5x = y
x 1
=
y 5

x:y=1:5

18. (a)
42 2
=
km/h
105
60
= 48 km/h

(b) kg
20(2 x) 14 y
=$
2x y
40x 14(5 x)
=$
2 x 5x
110x
=$
7x
110
=$
7
5
= $ 15
7
< $16

(b) x min P Q

Q P
x
=
min
1 25%
4
= x min
3
4
x + x = 105
3
7
x = 105
3
x = 45

$16/kg

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(d) 4:00 t min

x min Q P

P Q

= (1.5 + 0.2t) km
A

= x(1 25%) min

= (4.5 0.3t) km

= 0.75x min
0.75x + x = 105

1.5 + 0.2t = 4.5 0.3t

1.75x = 105

0.5t = 3

x = 60
9:45 Q

t=6
4:06

19. (a)
4.5 1.5
=
km/min
15
= 0.2 km/min

4 .5
=
km/min
15
= 0.3 km/min

20. (a) S W x km

2
x
=
78 24
x = 6.5
S W 6.5 km
(b)
= (48 16) min

(b) B
4.5 1.5
=
min
0.3
= 10 min
4:10 B

= 32 min
(c) 1:48 2:18
6 .5 2
=
km/h
30
60
= 9 km/h

x min B
4.5 4.5 1.5
=
x
15
x = 10
4:10 B
(c)
= 0.2(10) km
= 2 km

1:00 1:16
2
=
km/h
16
60
= 7.5 km/h

9 7.5
=
100%
7.5
= 20%
1:48 2:18
1:00 1:16
20%

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2B
1.

6.

C
10 7p = 3q

2.

= x2 + (3 s)x 3s 7

10 3q = 7p
3q 10
p=
7

x2 2r x2 + (3 s)x 3s 7

(i)s = 3

3 s 0 ..............................(i)

3s 7 2r..................... (ii)

K = ST + L

s = 3 (ii)

K L = ST

3(3) 7 = 2r

K L
S=
T

3.

2r = 16
r=8

D
1 x x
=
1 a a
a + ax = x ax

7.

= ax2 2ax + a + 4bx2 16bx + 16b

= (a + 4b)x2 (2a + 16b)x + a + 16b
(a + 4b)x2 (2a + 16b)x + a + 16b

a(1 + 2x) = x
x
1 2 x

a=

D
= a(x 1)2 + b(2x 4)2
= a(x2 2x + 1) + b(4x2 16x + 16)

a + 2ax = x

4.

D
= (x + 3)(x s) 7

4x2 32x + 40

B
= y + 30

a 4b 4 ............................(i)

a 16b 40 ....................... (ii)

(ii) (i)12b = 36

= y + (y + 30)

b=3

= (y + y + 30)2

8.

= (2y + 30)
y2 + (y + 30)2 = (2y + 30)2 128
5.

A
2a + b 5 = 2b 3a = 4
2a b 5 4 ....................... (i)

2b 3a 4 .......................... (ii)

A
= (x 3)(2x + 1)

(i)b = 9 2a ..................(iii)

= 2x 5x 3
= m(x2 + 1) n(x + 1)

2(9 2a) 3a = 4

(iii)(ii)

18 4a 3a = 4

= mx + m nx n
2

7a = 14

= mx nx + m n
2

2x2 5x 3 mx2 nx + m n

a=2
a = 2 (iii)

b = 9 2(2)

m=2

=5
ab=25

n=5

= 3

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9.

12. D
I x = 1 y = 2

C
x
x + 5

x 2 = 12 = 1

5[x + (x + 5)] = 195

y2 = (2)2 = 4
x2 < y2

2x + 5 = 39

x = 3 y = 1

2x = 34

x 2 = 32 = 9

x = 17

y2 = (1)2 = 1

= 5x

x2 > y2

= 5(17)

I
II x > 0 > y

= 85

x(x) > x(y)

x2 > xy

x y
x y 195 ....................... (i)

y x
5 ........................ (ii)

5 5

III x > 0 > y

1
1

>0>
x
y
1 1

>
x y

(ii)y x = 25

II III

y = x + 25........(iii)
(iii)(i)

13. C
mn
=8
2m 3n
m + n = 16m 24n

x + x + 25 = 195
2x = 170
x = 85
85

25n = 15m
5 m
=
3 n
m 5

=
n 3
m:n=5:3

10. A
3(1 x) 4 5
3(1 x) 9

1x 3
x 2

14. D
( + ) : ( ) = 9 : 5
9
=
5
5 + 5 = 9 9
14 = 4
7
=
2
7

=
2
:=7:2

11. B
3x 4 < 3x 10
2
6x 8 < 3x + 10
3x < 18
x<6
= 5

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15. D

5 4 725 4 2 700
=
/
9
= 3 825 /
16. C
x km/h 2

4 48 2 x
= 56
6
192 + 2x = 336
2x = 144
x = 72
72 km/h
17. B

= 4.8 20 000 cm
= 96 000 cm
96 000
=
km
100 000
= 0.96 km

= 3 20 000 cm
= 60 000 cm
60 000
=
km
100 000
= 0.6 km

= 0.96 0.6 km2
= 0.576 km2

2012

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