Showing all your working, solve
5x
– 9 = 0,
(a) 2
Answer (a) x = ………………….…………
[2]
2
(b) x + 12x + 3 = 0, giving your answers correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer (b) x = ……..…… or x = …………
[4]
2.
( x + 4 ) cm
R 4 x cm
Q ( x + 2 ) cm
( x + 1 2 ) cm NOT TO SCALE
(a) (i) Write down an expression for the area of rectangle R.
2
Answer (a) (i) …….…………………. cm
[1]
2
(ii) Show that the total area of rectangles R and Q is 5x + 30x + 24 square
centimetres.
[1
2
(b) The total area of rectangles R and Q is 64 cm .
Calculate the value of x correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer (b) x = …………………………….
[4]
1 5 0 cm
7 x cm
2 4 x cm NOT TO
SCALE
The right-angled triangle in the diagram has sides of length 7x cm, 24x cm and 150 cm.
2
(a) Show that x = 36
[2]
(b) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.
Answer (b) ……..….………………… cm
[1]
2y – 1
y
y+2 NOT TO SCALE
The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.
The lengths of the sides are given in terms of y.
2
(i) Show that 2y – 8y – 3 = 0.
[3]
2
(ii) Solve the equation 2y – 8y – 3 = 0, giving your answers to 2 decimal places.
[4]
(iii) Calculate the area of the triangle.
2x + 4
x+2 x
x2 – 40 NOT TO SCALE
The diagram shows a trapezium.
Two of its angles are 90°.
The lengths of the sides are given in terms of x
The perimeter is 62 units.
(i) Write down a quadratic equation in x to show this information. Simplify your
equation.
[2]
(ii) Solve your quadratic equation.
[2]
(iii) Write down the only possible value of x.
[1]
(iv) Calculate the area of the trapezium.
[2]
81
0