= Year 7/8

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= Worksheet 1 2. The first even number is 2, the second even number is 4, the third even number is 6. In terms of n, the nth even number is:

1. Let x cm and y cm be the heights of two students. The average height of the two students in cm is:

3. The first odd number is 1, the second odd number is 3, the third odd number is 5. In terms of n, the nth odd number is:

4. The perimeter P of a rectangle with length L and width W is the sum of its four sides. Write a simplified mathematical expression that represents the relationship between P, L and W.

5. The area A of a square with side length L is the product of any two adjacent sides. Write a mathematical expression that represents the relationship between A and L.

6. The ratio of area A of a circle to the square of its radius r is the constant . Write a mathematical expression that represents the relationship between A and r.

7. The volume V of a cuboid is the product of its three dimensions: length l, width w and height h. Write a mathematical expression for finding the volume of a cuboid.

8. Write a mathematical expression for the statement y is greater than double of x by 3.

9. 7 7 7 = 7 3 , 2 2 2 2 2 = 2 5 . Simplify the following expressions.

10. Two times of b is less than three times of a by 1. Write a mathematical expression for this statement.

a a a a a a a = ?
The product of n bs, b b ..... b = ? 11. Write a formula for finding the area A of a triangle with its base two times its height x. Numerical, algebraic and worded answers.
1. (x + y)/2 2. 2n 3. 2n 1 4. P = 2L + 2W 5. A = L2 6. A/r2 = 7. V = lwh 8. y 2x = 3 9. a7, bn 10. 3a 2b = 1 11. A = x2 Copyright itute.com 2005 Free download & print from www.itute.com Do not reproduce by other means without permission

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= ALGEBRA

= Worksheet 2 2. Simplify 3 y 2 x x + y .

1. Simplify 2 x 3 x + 5 x .

3. Show 3( a 2b ) + 5b 2a = a b .

2 4. Show ( 2 p ) 2 p 2 .

5. Show 2( 3 x +1) 6 x + 2 .

6. The perimeter of a rectangle is P = 2( L +W ) . Find the perimeter of a rectangle with length L = 3.5 m and width W = 1.5 m.

7. Simplify

6p 2 . 2

8. Simplify

a 3a + . 2 2

9. Simplify

x x + . 3 2

10. Express 0.4 x +1.3 x 0.7 x as a single term.

11. Evaluate p n when p =1.3 and n = 2 .

Numerical, algebraic and worded answers.

1. 4x 2. 4y 3x 4. Left side = 4p2 5. Left side = 6x 2 6. 10 m 7. 3p 1 8. 2a 9. 5x/6 10. x 11. 1.69

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= Worksheet 3 2. If A = l 2 , what will happen to the value of A when the value of l is doubled?

1. If y = 3 x , what will happen to the value of y when the value of x is doubled?

3. If y = 5 x + 3 , by how many units is y greater than 5x?

4. If x + y = 100 , what will happen to the value of y when the value of x decreases by 27 units?

5. If x + y = 100 , what will happen to the value of y when the value of x is doubled?

6. The sum of two positive integers, m and n, is greater than 15 but less than 25. Write this statement in symbolic form.

7. In Q6, what are the possible values of m? Write your answer in symbolic form.

8. The sum of two positive integers, p and q, is greater than or equal to 10 but less than or equal to 20. Write this statement in symbolic form.

9. In Q8, what are the possible values of q? Write your answer in symbolic form.

10. If a b = 100 , what will happen to the value of a when the value of b is doubled?

11. If P =

y , what will happen to the value of P when the x

Numerical, algebraic and worded answers.

1. y will double 2. A will quadruple 3. 3 4. y will increase by 27 5. y will decrease by the original x value 6. 15 < m + n < 25 7. 0 < m < 24 or 1 m 23 8. 10 p + q 20 9. 1 q 19 or 0 < q < 20 10. a will be halved 11. P remains the same

values of x and y are both doubled?

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= Worksheet 4 2. Write down two values of x satisfying the inequality 3 x 5 > 7 . Write down two values of x not satisfying the inequality.

1. Find a value of x that satisfies the equality 3 x 5 = 7 . Write down a value of x that does not satisfy the equality.

3. Find all the values of x satisfying the inequality 3 x 5 > 7 . Find all the values of x not satisfying the inequality.

4. Identify the set of integer values of x for which 5 x 6 < 8 .

5. Solve 4 x 2 3 = 33 for x.

6. Identify the set of integer values of x for which 4 x 2 3 < 33 .

7. Find the values of x such that

1 > 5. x

8. Find the values of

1 such that x > 5 . x

9. Find the values of x such that 2 x + 6 > 5 .

10. Solve 2 < x + 5 < 2 for x.

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1. x = 4; x = 5 2. x = 5, x = 5.2; x = 4, x = 3.9 3. x > 4; x 4 4. All integers less than 3 5. x = 3, 3 6. x = 2, 1, 0, 1, 2 7. x < 0.2 8. 1/x < 0.2 9. x < 0.5 10. 3 < x < 7 11. x 3 or x 7

11. Find the values of x for which 2 < x + 5 < 2 is not true.

Numerical, algebraic and worded answers.

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= Worksheet 5 2. Write down the coordinates of point A and point B. A. 2 0 2 B.

1. Sketch the graph of the function {( 3,0), ( 0,3), (1,4), ( 1,2)} .

3. By how much does d increase when t increases by 1? d 5 2 0 3 t

4. Refer to the graph in Q3. By how much does d increase when t increases by 2?

5. By how much does d decrease when t increases by 1? d 9 4 0 10 t

6. Refer to the graph in Q5. By how much does d decrease when t increases by 5?

7. A function has the rule y = 2 x 5 . Complete the following table of values for the function. x y 1 5 1 3 5

8. Plot the graph of the function in Q7.

9. A function has the rule xy = 24 . Complete the following table of values for the function. x y 1 8 4 6 2

10. Plot the graph of the function in Q9.

11. Find the x and y intercepts of the graph of 3x + 2 y = 12 . Sketch the graph.

Numerical, algebraic and worded answers.

2. A(1,4), B(3,4) 3. 1 4. 2 5. 0.5 6. 2.5 7. 0, 2 7, 1, 5 9. 3, 12 24, 6, 4 11. x-intercept: x = 4 y-intercept: y = 6

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