Year 10 Holiday Homework:

Preparation for Year 11 Extension 1 Mathematics

Section 1: Algebra
1. Algebraic expressions

Simplify:

a. 3( x 2) 5(2 x 1) g. ( x 3)(2 x 1)
b. 7(3x 2 y) 4(2 x y) h. ( x 2)(3x 2 5x 4)
c. ( x y)0(3x 2 y) i. (a b)(a 2 ab b2 )
d. 7a 5 2(3a 4) j. (a b 2)(a b 2)
e. 2 x [3 (4 x)]
f. 8 5(n 2)

2. Substitution

If x 3, y 5, z 4,t 6 , evaluate:

a. 3x 2 f. ty xz
b. 4 x 3z g. 5x 4 y 2 z 3t
c. x2 y2 z2 h. 4t 2 3z 3
i. ( x y)( x y)
d. x2 z 2
e. xz 3t j. (t z )(t 2 tz z 2 )

3. Perfect Squares

Write without brackets:

a. (a 5)2 e. (3a 5b)2

b. 3a 2
2
f. (5m 4n)2
c. (2 x 7)2 g. (10 x 1)2
2
d. (1 4 y)2 1
h. m
2
4. Factorising

Set A: Factorise

Set B Factorise: Set C Factorise

Set D Factorise

Set E Factorise

Set F Factorise
 5. Algebraic Fractions

Set A Simplify: Set B

Completing the square

1. Complete:

2. Complete the square:

Algebra Answers:
1. Algebraic expressions
a. 13x 11 d. a 13 h. 3x3 11x2 14 x 8
b. 13x 18 y e. 3x 1 i. a3 b 3
c. 2x y f. 18 5n j. a2 2ab b2 4
g. 2 x2 5x 3

2. Substitution
a. 27 2 h. 48
e.
b. 0 3 i. 16
c. 50 f. 18 j. 280
d. 5 g. 21

3. Perfect Squares
a. a 2 10a 25 d. 1 8 y 16 y 2 g. 100 x2 20 x 1
b. 9a 2 12a 4 e. 9a2 30ab 25b2 1
h. m2 m
c. 4 x2 28x 49 f. 25m2 40mn 16n2 4

4. Factorising

Set A

Set B

Set C
Set D

Set E

Set F

5. Algebraic Fractions

Set A
Set B

Completing the square

Section 2: Equations
1. Linear Equations

Solve the following:

a. 3( x 2) 48 2( x 6) x 1 x 3
h. 1
b. 5( x 4) 2(3 2 x) 1 2 4
c. a(a 3) (a 2(a 5) 18 3x 2 3 2 x 1
i.
d. t 7 (1 t) t 3 4 2 6
3x 2 5 1 1
e. j. (5 x 2) (7 x 1)
4 3 3 5
2 3x 3 2 x 1 1
f. k. 1
6 2 x 2x
5 3m m 1 1 2 7
g. 0 l.
28 7 x 1 x 1 12

2. Quadratic Equations

Solve the Quadratic Equations.

3. Inequations

Solve:
4. Transposing formula
Write each formula with the subject indicated in the brackets.

5. Simultaneous Equations
Solve the pairs of simultaneous equations.

Set A

Set B

Set C
Equations Answers
1. Linear equations

a. 6 7 k. 0.5
f.
b. 27 9 31
l.
c. 2 g. -1 21
d. -3 h. 1
8 i. 2
e. 2
9 j. 3.25

2. Quadratic equations

3. Inequations

4. Transposing formula

5. Simultaneous Equations

Set A Set B Set C

Section 3 Indices and Logarithms
Set A: Indices
1. Simplify:

2. Simplify:

3. Simplify

4. Write in index form

 5. Write without negative indices

6. Write in index form

Set B Logarithms
Set C Exponential equations
Question 1 Question 2 Question 3
Set D Exponential and logarithm equations

Indices and Logarithms Answers

Set A 1.

2.
3.

4.

5.

6.

Set B
Set C
Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Set D
Section 4 Surds
Question 1 Express in simplest surd form

Question 2 Simplify

Question 3 Simplify

Question 4 Simplify:
Question 5 Expand and simplify:

Question 6 Rationalise the denominator:

Question 7: Express with a rational denominator

Surds Answers
Section 5 Circle Geometry

Circle Geometry Answers