Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended CD-ROM
Answers to Extended revision exercises: Algebra
Worksheet 22: More equations, formulae and functions
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1 (a) 4 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 124
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2 26.5 cm, 33.5 cm
3 144 km
4 Pauline = 11, Alice = 22
5 4 p.m.
6 80 km
7 96 km
y 2
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8 (a) x = (b) l = g
3 2π
9 (a) 3 (b) 1.5 (c) –1.5 (d) 0.75 (e) 9 (f) 24
(g) 36 (h) 27 (i) 36 (j) 27 (k) 0.375
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10 (a) (b) –5 (c) 1 (d) –3
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x 1 9
11 (a) x (b) (c)
x 1 7
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12 (a) 3 x 1 1 (b)
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(c) g-1(x) = x2 1
(d)
Note that the curves are symmetrical about y = x when
x ≥ 0 for y x 2 1
and x ≥ 1 for y x 1 .
13 (a) x = 2 and x = 6
(b) x > 1 and x < 1
(c) 3 ≤ x ≤ 3
(d) 2 < x < 3
(e) 4 ≤ x < 1.5
(f) all values can be included
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