1.

In the diagram below, MNL ABC A A . Find the values of the unknown marked.









Answer: x = .[1]

y = .[3]

z = .[1]

2.














The curved surface area of a cone of radius r and height h is given by
2 2
r h r V + =t . Make h the
subject of the formula.
























Answer: [3]



3. Find x and y if the triangles are congruent.












Answer:
x = .

[2]
y = cm [1]

4.
Given that
2
) 3 ( +
=
g m
A ,


(a) express g in terms of A and m,
(b) find the value of g when A = 60 and m = 12.















Answer: (a) [2]
(b) [1]


5.
(a) Simplify the following expressions ,
2 2
y x
y x
+

(b) Factorise
3 2
80 5 y y x


(c) Solve the equation 8 12 ) 1 3 (
2
+ = x x































Answer: (a) [2]
(b) [2]
(c) [3]
6. Make y the subject of the formula .
5 3
3 2
2
y
y x
x
+
+
=


















Ans: ___________________ [2]


7. In the diagram below, AABC is similar to AADE. AE = 2 cm, BE = 7 cm, DE = 4 cm,
BC = 12 cm, DC = 3 cm, ZEAD = 104 and ZABC = 29.
(a) Find ZAED,
(b) Calculate the length of AD.























Ans: (a) ZAED = ____________ [1]

(b) AD = ____________ cm [2]
B
A
E
D
C
104

2 cm
7 cm
3 cm
4 cm
12 cm
29
?
8. Solve the following equations:

(a) 3
4
2
= +
x
x
.

(b) . 2
5
8
+ =

x
x














































Ans: (a) __________________ [2]

(b) __________________ [2]
9. Simplify the following:

(a)
3 2
4
3
2
49
21
8
3
c ab
ac
ab
b a


(b)
4
12
2
3
2

+
+ x x




















Ans: (a) __________________ [1]

(b) __________________ [3]


10. In the diagram, PQR and QST are straight lines. It is given that TQ is perpendicular to PR, PT = RS,
QR = 2QS, where S is the midpoint of QT and . 28
0
= ZQRS
(a) Name a pair of congruent triangles .
(b) If the length of QS is 20 units, find the ratio PQ : QR.








Ans: (a) __________________ [3]

__________________

(b) __________________ [2]
P
Q
S
R
T

11. Factorise ) ( ) (
3 2 2 3
b b a ab a + .

















Ans: ____________________ [3]



12. Given that
2
2
3
+
=
b
b a
, express b in terms of a.






















Ans:

[3]

13.
Simplify
1
3 3
2 2

+
+
+
x
x
x x
x
.

















































Ans:

[3]



14.

Triangles PQR and STR are similar. Find the length of PS.















Ans: cm [2]

2 cm
5 cm P
R
4.5 cm
Q
S
T
15. The diagram below shows a quadrilateral ABCD. The diagonals AC and BD
intersect at T. AT = BT and CT = DT.


(i) Name a triangle which is congruent to triangle ATD. Give your reasons
and state the case of congruence.
[3]
(ii) Name a triangle which is similar to triangle CDT. [1]
(iii) Given that ZDAC = x and ZCAB = y, express ZACB in terms of x and
y.
[2]
(iv) Given also that AB = 3 cm, AT = 2 cm and DB = 7 cm, calculate the
length of DC.
[2]





























A
C
B
D
T
x
y
16.
a) Simplify
8 2
2 3 2
2
2

+
R
R R

b) Make A the subject of the formula
D A
R A
D
+

=
2

[3]

[3]












































17.
(a) Expand the expression
2
5
2
|
.
|

\
|

y
x

(b) Make a the subject of the given formulae:
a
b a c
x
) (
=

(c) Express the following as a single fraction in the simplest form:
m n
m m
n m
m m

2 3 2
6 2 3



[2]

[2]



[2]






































18. Express, as a single fraction, in its simplest form:

x x 6 15
3
5 2
5

Ans: [2]

19. (a) Solve the following equation.

2
1
3
1
) 5 2 (
4
1
+ = + x x


(b) Given that
1
2 3
2

+
=
x
x
y , make x the subject.


























Ans: (a) [2]

(b) [2]
20.

In the diagram above, triangle ABC is enlarged to triangle APQ. AC = x cm, AB = 4 cm,
BP = y cm, CQ = 8 cm, BC = 6 cm and PQ = 15 cm. Line BC is parallel to line PQ.
(a) Find the value of x.
(b) Find the value of y.
(c) Find the scale of enlargement, k, from triangle ABC to triangle APQ.





























Ans: (a) cm [2]

(b) cm [2]

A
B C
P Q
x cm
8 cm y cm
4 cm
6 cm
15 cm
(c) [1]
21. Factorise completely a
2
b
2
9a
2
.











Ans: _____________________[2]


22. (i) Given that x
y
y
=
+1
, express y in terms of x.

(ii) Hence or otherwise, find the value of y when x =
2
1
.






























Ans: (i) _______________________[2]


(ii) _______________________[1]

23. The product of two consecutive even numbers is 48. If the smaller number is x,
write down a quadratic equation in x. Hence solve it to find the smaller number.
























Ans: ______________________[1]

______________________[2]


24. (i) Factorise completely 2x
2
+ 5x 3.

(ii) Solve 2x (2x + 5) = 6.





















Ans: (i) _______________________[1]


(ii) _______________________[2]

25. In the diagram, the right-angled triangle ABC is similar to triangle ADE, where
AD = 9 cm, BD = 6 cm and AC = 5 cm.
Find
(i) BC,
(ii) area of triangle ADE.



A

5 cm


B C

6 cm


D E












Ans: (i) ____________________[1]

(ii) ____________________[2]


26. Expand (x y)(x + y). Hence evaluate )
2
1
2 )(
2
1
2 ( + .




















Ans: _______________________[2]

27. (a) Express
x x 2
1
) 1 ( 3
2

+
as a single fraction in its simplest form.
(b) Simplify
2
2
) 2 ( 4 x
x y
x
xy x

.

















































Ans: (a) ______________________[2]


(b) ______________________[3]

28. Solve the following equations:
(a) x x 7 4
2
=
(b) ( )( ) 20 5 3 = + x x






















(a). ________________ [2]
(b). ________________ [3]
29. In the diagrams below, triangle ABC is similar to triangle LMN.

Find the unknown angle x and side y marked in the diagrams.














x = ______________ [1]
L
M
N
4 cm
3 cm
x
y cm
7 cm
C
B
A
40
55
y = ____________cm [2]
30. Steven bought x T-shirts costing a total of $180 from a wholesaler.

(a) Write an expression, in terms of x, the cost price of one T-shirt.

(b) If he wants to sell the T-shirts at a profit of $3 for each T-shirt, write an
expression, in terms of x, for the selling price of each T-shirt.

(c) He sold 28 T-shirts at a profit of $3 each while the rest were sold at $7 each.
Write an expression, in terms of x, for the total amount of money he would
receive for selling all the T-shirts.

(d) If he made a profit of $100 for selling all the T-shirts, form an equation in
terms of x and show that it reduces to . 0 720 56
2
= + x x [2]

(e) Hence find the number of T-shirts Steven bought.
































(a). $_________________ [1]
(b). $_________________ [1]
(c). $_________________ [2]
(e). ___________ T-shirts [2]
31. In the diagram below, PQ is parallel to BC.

Given that AQ = 6 cm, PQ = 12 cm, AB = 20 cm, BC = 16 cm, AP = x cm and QC =
y cm.










(a) Name the pair of similar triangles in the figure
(b) Find x and y

































(a). _____ similar to _____ [1]
16
Q
P
A
B
C
12
y
20
x
6
(b). x = _____________cm [2]
y = ______________cm [2]
32. Simplify each of the following:
(a)
by bx ay ax
bx ax
12 15 8 10
30 20
2 2
+ + +
+























Answer [2]
(b)
2
11
14 9
13
2

+
+ x x x


























Answer [2]
33. In the figure below, APMN is similar to APQR. Find the value of PN and NQ.





















Answer PN = . cm [1]

NQ = cm [2]


34. In the figure below, AAED is enlarged to AABC. Given that AED = ABC, AD = 3 cm, AE = 5 cm
and EC = 2 cm, calculate

(a) the scale factor of the enlargement.
(b) the length of AB.



















M
P
N
Q
R
5 cm
15 cm
9 cm 4 cm
B
D
3 cm
A E C
5 cm 2 cm

Answer (a) [1]

(b) AB = .. cm [1]

35. Evaluate
2
4
1 1
2
2 2
+

+
+ x x
x
x
x
x
.


























Answer [4]



36. If t t rs =
2
4 , express t in terms of r and s in its simplest form.



















Answer [3]

37. Factorize the following completely
(a)
21 11 2
2
x x ,

(b) 72y
2
50x
2
,


(c) 4p(r s) + (p + q) (2s 2r).
















Answer (a) [1]

(b) [2]

(c) [3]

38. Simplify the following algebraic fractions. Leave your answer as a fraction wherever
necessary.
(a)
2 2
d c
bc ad bd ac

+


[2]
(b)
a
b
b
a
b
a
a
b

+




[2]














39. Make x the subject of the formula
2
2
5
3 2
x
x
y

+
= [3]




















40. Find the two consecutive negative odd numbers such that the square of their sum exceeds the
sum of their squares by 70. Use ONLY algebraic method to solve. [5]































41. In the figure below, ABAC is similar to ACED. Given that AC = 10 cm, DE = 6 cm,
AB = 4 cm and DCE Z = 90
o
. Find
(a) Z ABC

(b) the length of EC.
(c) DC BC:



















Answer : (a) [1]

(b)

cm

[2]

(c)



[1]

42. In the diagram below, triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DBE, AC = 13 cm, BC = 5 cm and DB = 12 cm. Find
the length of

(a) DE,
(b) AE.




















A
B
C
D
E
4 cm
6 cm
10 cm
A
D
B
C
E
5 cm 12 cm
13 cm
43. In the diagram below (not drawn to scale), BC is parallel to DEF, CGE is parallel to ABD, BD = 16
cm, DF = 28 cm and BC = 21 cm.
(a) Name two triangles which are similar to ABDF. [2]
(b) Calculate the lengths of
(i) EG, [2] (ii)
AB. [3]







































Ans; (a) ___________ cm [1]

(b) ___________ cm [2]
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
16
21
28



44. (a) In the diagram, AWXY and AWQP are similar, PX = 4 cm, WX = 12 cm, PQ = 21 cm,
WY = 6 cm and

119 = ZWPQ . Find

(i) the length of XY, [2]



(ii) the length of QY, [2]



(iii) XYQ Z . [1]


































45. In the diagram, AABC is congruent to AXYZ. AB = 8.7 cm, BC = 6.5 cm, CZ = 8.2 cm and AY = 2 cm.
Find the length of
(a) AZ,
(b) XZ.























Ans: (a) cm [1]
(b) cm [1]


46.
Given that
2
1 3

+
=
p
p
q ,


(i) express p in terms of q , giving your answer in its simplest form. [2]

(ii)
calculate the value of p when q = 6.
[1]















Y
2
8.7
8.2
6.5
A
B
C
Z
X



47. The diagram shows triangle ABC. PQ is parallel to BC. AQ = 12 cm, PB = 6 cm,
QC = 4cm and BC = 12 cm.















(i) Prove that AABC is similar to AAPQ.

[2]
(ii) Calculate the length of PQ.

[1]
(iii) Calculate the length of AB.

[1]






























C
A
B
P
Q
12
6
4
12



48. In the diagram, AABC is congruent to AXYZ. The dimensions given are in cm.
Find


(a) the length of AC,
(b) the length of YZ,
(c) ZYXZ,
(d) ZACB.
















(a) [1]
(b) [1]
(c) [1]
(d) [2]




49. In the diagram, DEF is similar to XYZ.
Find
(i) XYZ Z ,
(ii) the length of DF.












Answer:

D
E
F
X
Y
Z
85
16 cm
12 cm
18 cm
(b) (i) XYZ Z = [1]

(ii) DF = cm [2]
50. Given that ABC A is similar to APQ A , AB = 8 cm, BC = 6 cm, AC = 7 cm,
CQ = 21 cm, BP = x cm and PQ = y cm, calculate the value of x and y .























Ans: ___________cm

[3] = y __________ cm


= x
P Q
B
C
A
8cm
7cm
6cm

y
21cm


51.

In the diagram, ABC and DEC are similar. Given that CE = 3 cm, CD = 5 cm
and DB = 2 cm, find the length AE.











Answer: AE =___________cm [3]