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6. Simplify fully:
                     2
             4 k −1
         a)    3     2
            6 k −3 k
                 3               c
              4 c −100
         b)
                4 c+20
                     2
               2 x −32
         c)    2
              x +9 x +20
                             2
                4 y −9
         d)    2
            2 y −11 y+ 12
                 2
            3 x +1 9 x+ 6
         e)     2
             9 x +6 x +1
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9. Expand and simplify
        2                2
     5 p −( 2 p−q ) + ( p +2 q ) ( p−2 q ).
10. Evaluate the following using special products of algebraic expressions.
         a) 49. 52
         b) 9 5 ×10 5
11. Given that ( 3 x−2 y )2=49 and 9 x 2+ 4 y 2 =85. Find the value of:
         a) xy
         b) ( 3 x+ 2 y )2
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                                                      2
       2     1                                      1
12. If x +     2
                 =12 and x >0, find the value of x−     .
             x                                      x
13. In the diagram, a square picture PQRS of side 6x cm is mounted on a square frame
    ABCD, leaving a uniform border of with 2 cm.
                           a) Express the area of ABCD as a quadratic expression in x.
                           b) If the area of the border is 400 cm2, find the area of the picture.