Chapter 1Linear functionsTest B

SECTION A
Short answer
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Solve for x in the equation

4 3 2 x
12 0 .
x

The volume (V) of a sphere can be found using

4
3
the formula V R , where R is the radius of
3
the sphere. Calculate the radius of a sphere
(exactly) that has a volume of 64 cm 3 .

Telephone accounts are composed of a monthly

rent of $40 and 25 cents for each phone call. A
telephone account at the end of three months is
$180. How many phone calls were made?

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Chapter 1 Linear functions Test B

(a) What is the gradient of each of the following

lines?
(i) 2x 3y 3 = 0

(ii)

A line that joins the points (6, 2)

and (3, 4)

(iii) 6y = 4x + 1

(iv)

(b) Which lines are parallel?

Chapter 1 Linear functions Test B

Sketch the graphs of the following equations.

Clearly show x- and y-intercepts.
(a) x + 2y 6 = 0

(b) 3x + y = 0

(c) 5x + 10 = 0

(d) y = x + 1

Chapter 1 Linear functions Test B

Solve the following simultaneous equations.

2x 3y = 13
5x + 2y = 23

A farmer has a combined total of 25 pigs and

ducks. If there is a combined total of 64 legs,
how many of each animal are there?

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to

the line that has equation 2x 4y + 3 = 0 and
passes through (1, 2).

Chapter 1Linear functionsTest B

SECTION B
Multiple choice
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1

The value for x that satisfies the

3 x 2
2 2x
2x 5
equation
is:
7
14
A
2

B
3

3
C
7
D

2
7

12

The gradient of the straight line passing

through the points (3, 2) and (1, 6) is:
A
2

B
2
C
0.5
D 0.5
E
1
The graph of the equation
2x + 3y 4 = 0 has a gradient and
y-intercept respectively of:
A 2, 2
3

3, 2

The equation of the graph above is:

A 2x + 3y 6 = 0
B 2x 3y + 6 = 0
C 3x + 2y + 6 = 0
D 2x 3y 6 = 0
E 3x 2y 6 = 0
5

The solution to the simultaneous

equations 3x 3y = 6 and x + 4y = 0 is:
A (1, 1)
B (4, 1)
C (1.6, 0.4)
D (4, 2)
E (2, 0)

Which two of the following equations

are perpendicular?
I
3x y 1 = 0
II
2x y + 1 = 0
III x 2y 4 = 0
IV 2x + y 3 = 0
A I and II
B I and III
C I and IV
D II and III
E III and IV

The equation of the line passing

through the points (1, 3) and (3, 4) is:
A 4x + 7y + 25 = 0
B 4x 7y + 5 = 0
C 4x 7y 17 = 0
D 7x 4y + 17 = 0
E 7x 4y 5 = 0

, 2

2 4
,
3 3
2 4
,
3 3

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Chapter 1 Linear functions Test SECTION C

3

What are the three possible equations for the

lines that could pass through two of the three
points A (2, 6), B (2, 1) and C (3, 3)?

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The Red Phone Company charges $50 monthly

rent plus $0.25 per phone call, whereas the
Black Phone Company charges $20 monthly
rent plus $0.30 per phone call.
(a) Write a general equation to represent the
charge of each company (let p represent
phone calls).
(b) What will each company charge for
400 phone calls made in a month?

(c) If a kindergarten has a phone budget of

$80 for a month, how many phone calls
could the kindergarten staff make with
each company?

(d) Use simultaneous equations to calculate

the number of phone calls that would
need to be made for the two companies to
charge the same fee. What is this fee?

(e) What other considerations would be made

before choosing a company?

Expand the brackets:

5(3 x 2)

10

Factorise:

27 x 75 y z
2

11

Factorise:

( 2 x 3) 2 7

12

Factorise:

x 3x 1
2

13

Factorise and solve for x:

6 x2 5x 4 0

14

Factorise and solve for x:

6x x 6
2

15

Convert the following quadratic into turning

point form to determine the coordinates of the
turning point.
y x 2 4x 7

Chapter 2Quadratic functionsTest A

SECTION B
Multiple choice
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10

11

An expression that represents the

expansion of 2 x 3 3 x 2 is:
A 5x 2 5x 5
B
6 x 2 13 x 6
C
6 x 2 5x 6
D
6 x 2 5x 6
E
6 x 2 13x 6

The factorised form of 12 x 2 18 x 12 E

is:
2 x 6 6 x 2
A
3 x 4 4 x 3
B
x 12 12 x 1
C
3 x 4 4 x 3
D
6 2 x 1 x 2
E
The factorised form of x 2 6 x 5 is:
x 3 14 x 3 14
A
x 3 5 x 3 5
B
x 5 x 1
C

x 1 x 5
D
E Cannot be factorised

Solutions to the quadratic equation

2 x 2 x 10 are:
1

x 2, 2
A
2

x 2,5
B
1

x 2, 2
C
2

x 2,5
D

x 2, 5

12

Solutions to the quadratic equation

2 x 2 10 are:

x 2.5, 2.5

2 10, 2 10

5, 5

2 5, 2 5
10, 10

13

In the quadratic equation 5 2 x 2 4 , B

the coefficients of x2, x and the constant
term respectively are:
A 29, 20, 4
B 4, 20, 29
C 25, 4, 4
D 4, 0, 29
E 4, 20, 29

14

The value of the discriminant in

3x 2 8 x 2 is:
A
2 11
B 44
C
2 22
D 88
E 73

15

The graph with equation y x 3 2 6 E

can be represented by
A

16

The graph with equation y x 2 6 x 7 D

has x-intercepts of:
x 3 7, 3 7
A

x 3

B
C

x 3 7,3 7

x 1, 6

2 ,3

3 2, 3 2

17

If the graphs y x 6 and

y x 2 mx 10 intersect at one point
only, then m must equal:
A 7 or 9
B 7 or 9
C 7 or 9
D 7 or 9
E 9