Q1.

(a) Simplify

32 + 18

giving your answer in the form a2, where a is an integer.

(2)

(b) Simplify

giving your answer in the form b2 + c, where b and c are integers.

(4)

Total 6 marks

Q2. Find the set values of x for which

(a) 4x 5 > 15 x

(2)

(b) x(x 4) > 12

(4)

(Total 6 marks)

Q3. (a) Find the value of 16

(2)

(b) Simplify x(2x )4

(2)

(Total 4 marks)

Q4. Simplify

giving your answer in the form p + q 3, where p and q are rational numbers.

(4)
 (Total 4 marks)

Q5. (a) Evaluate , giving your answer as an integer.

(2)

(b) Simplify fully

(2)

(Total 4 marks)

Q6. Show that can be written in the form a + b, where a and b are integers.

(5)

(Total 5 marks)

Q7. Find the value of

(a)

(1)

(b)

(2)

(Total 3 marks)
Q8. Solve the simultaneous equations

(7)

(Total 7 marks)

Q9. Expand and simplify (7 + 2)(7 2).

(2)

(Total 2 marks)

Q10. Find the set of values of x for which

(a) 3(x 2) < 8 2x

(2)

(b) (2x 7)(1 + x) < 0

(3)

(c) both 3(x 2) < 8 2x and (2x 7)(1 + x) < 0

(1)

(Total 6 marks)

Q11. Solve the simultaneous equations

y 3x + 2 = 0

y2 x 6x2 = 0

(7)

(Total 7 marks)

Q12. Find the set of values of x for which

(a) 4x 3 > 7 x

(2)

(b) 2x2 5x 12 < 0

(4)

(c) both 4x 3 > 7 x and 2x2 5x 12 < 0

 (1)

(Total 7 marks)

Q13. (i) Express

(5 8 )(1 + 2 )

in the form a + b 2 , where a and b are integers.

(3)

(ii) Express

80 +

in the form c 5, where c is an integer.

(3)

(Total 6 marks)

Q14. Express 82x + 3 in the form 2y , stating y in terms of x.

(2)

(Total 2 marks)

Q15. Given that 32 2 = 2a, find the value of a.

(3)

(Total 3 marks)

Q16. (a) Expand and simplify (7 + 5)(3 5)

(3)

(b) Express in the form a + b 5, where a and b are integers.

(3)

(Total 6 marks)
Q17. Write

in the form k x, where k and x are integers.

(2)

(Total 2 marks)