Download Maths Transition Pack

Course entry requirements: 5 A* - C grades including at least B grade in
Mathematics.
During the summer break you are required to complete all of the work in
this pack. This will give you the chance to demonstrate your commitment
and enthusiasm for this subject. You will still need to achieve the entry
requirements to study this course.
Transition classes will be run on Monday 11th, Tuesday 12th and
Wednesday 13th of July. Attending these classes will give you an insight
into the subject and help you complete your transition pack.
NOTE: There are many examples online to the concepts examined in this
booklet.
Chapter 1: REMOVING BRACKETS
EXERCISE A
Multiply out the following brackets and simplify.
1.
7(4x + 5)
2.
-3(5x - 7)
3.
5a – 4(3a - 1)
4.
4y + y(2 + 3y)
5.
-3x – (x + 4)
6.
5(2x - 1) – (3x - 4)
7.
(x + 2)(x + 3)
8.
(t - 5)(t - 2)
9.
(2x + 3y)(3x – 4y)
10.
4(x - 2)(x + 3)
11.
(2y - 1)(2y + 1)
12.
(3 + 5x)(4 – x)
EXERCISE B
Multiply out
1.
(x - 1)2
2.
(3x + 5)2
3.
(7x - 2)2
4.
(x + 2)(x - 2)
5.
(3x + 1)(3x - 1)
6.
(5y - 3)(5y + 3)
Chapter 2: LINEAR EQUATIONS
Exercise C: Solve these equations
1)
1
( x  3)  5
2
3)
y
y
3 5
4
3
2)
2x
x
1   4
3
3
4)
x2
3 x
 2
7
14
6)
y 1 y 1 2y  5


2
3
6
Exercise C (continued)
5)
7x 1
 13  x
2
2x 
7)
x  1 5x  3

2
3
2
8)
5 10
 1
x x
Forming equations
Example 8: Find three consecutive numbers so that their sum is 96.
Solution: Let the first number be n, then the second is n + 1 and the third is n + 2.
Therefore
n + (n + 1) + (n + 2) = 96
3n + 3 = 96
3n = 93
n = 31
So the numbers are 31, 32 and 33.
Exercise D:
1)
Find 3 consecutive even numbers so that their sum is 108.
2)
The perimeter of a rectangle is 79 cm. One side is three times the length of the other. Form
an equation and hence find the length of each side.
3)
Two girls have 72 photographs of celebrities between them. One gives 11 to the other and
finds that she now has half the number her friend has.
Form an equation, letting n be the number of photographs one girl had at the beginning.
Hence find how many each has now.
Chapter 3: SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
Exercise:
Solve the pairs of simultaneous equations in the following questions:
1)
x + 2y = 7
2)
3x + 2y = 9
3)
3x – 2y = 4
3x + 2y = -7
4)
2x + 3y = -6
5)
4a + 3b = 22
5a – 4b = 43
Chapter 4: FACTORISING
x + 3y = 0
9x – 2y = 25
4x – 5y = 7
6)
3p + 3q = 15
2p + 5q = 14
Exercise A
Factorise each of the following
1)
3x + xy
2)
4x2 – 2xy
3)
pq2 – p2q
4)
3pq - 9q2
5)
2x3 – 6x2
6)
8a5b2 – 12a3b4
7)
5y(y – 1) + 3(y – 1)
Factorising quadratics
Exercise B
Factorise
1)
x2  x  6
2)
x2  6 x  16
3)
2 x2  5x  2
4)
2 x 2  3x
5)
3x 2  5 x  2
6)
2 y 2  17 y  21
7)
7 y 2  10 y  3
8)
10 x2  5x  30
(factorise by taking out a common factor)
9)
4 x 2  25
10)
x2  3x  xy  3 y 2
11)
4 x2  12 x  8
12)
16m2  81n2
13)
4 y3  9a 2 y
14)
8( x  1)2  2( x  1)  10
Chapter 5: CHANGING THE SUBJECT OF A FORMULA
Exercise A
Make x the subject of each of these formulae:
1)
y = 7x – 1
4y 
3)
x
2
3
y
x5
4
y
4(3x  5)
9
P
wt 2
32r
P
2t
g
2)
4)
Exercise B:
Make t the subject of each of the following
P
1)
3)
wt
32r
1
V   t2h
3
Pa 
5)
w(v  t )
g
2)
4)
6)
r  a  bt 2
2)
3( x  a)  k ( x  2)
4)
x
x
 1
a
b
Exercise C
Make x the subject of these formulae:
1)
ax  3  bx  c
y
3)
2x  3
5x  2
Chapter 6: SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
EXERCISE
1) Use factorisation to solve the following equations:
a)
x2 + 3x + 2 = 0
c)
x2 = 15 – 2x
b)
x2 – 3x – 4 = 0
b)
x2 – 4x = 0
2) Find the roots of the following equations:
a)
x2 + 3x = 0
c)
4 – x2 = 0
3) Solve the following equations either by factorising or by using the formula:
a)
6x2 - 5x – 4 = 0
b)
8x2 – 24x + 10 = 0
4) Use the formula to solve the following equations to 3 significant figures. Some of the equations
can’t be solved.
a)
x2 +7x +9 = 0
b)
6 + 3x = 8x2
c)
4x2 – x – 7 = 0
d)
x2 – 3x + 18 = 0
e)
3x2 + 4x + 4 = 0
f)
3x2 = 13x – 16
Chapter 7: INDICES
Exercise A
Simplify the following:
1)
b  5b5 =
2)
3c 2  2c5 =
3)
b2 c  bc3 =
4)
2n6  (6n2 ) =
5)
8n8  2n3 =
6)
d 11  d 9 =
7)
a 
3 2
=
(Remember that b = b1)
 d 
4 3
8)
=
Exercise B:
Find the value of:
1)
41/ 2
2)
271/ 3
3)
 19 
4)
52
5)
180
1/ 2