Maths Transition Pack Questions
Maths Transition Pack Questions
Maths Transition Pack Questions
A-LEVEL
MATHEMATICS:
Practice Questions:
5 Expand 12 (2y – 8)
Extend
9 Expand and simplify (x + 3)² + (x − 4)²
a b
15 Make sin B the subject of the formula =
sin A sin B
Extend
17 Make x the subject of the following equations.
p p 3p
a ( sx + t ) = x − 1 b (ax + 2 y )= 2 ( x − y )
q q q
Rules of indices
1 Evaluate.
a 140 b 30 c 50 d x0
2 Evaluate.
1 1 1 1
a 49 2 b 64 3 c 125 3 d 16 4
3 Evaluate.
3 5 3 3
a 25 2 b 83 c 49 2 d 16 4
4 Evaluate.
5 Simplify.
3x 2 × x3 10 x5
a b
2x2 2x2 × x
3x × 2 x3 7 x3 y 2
c d Watch out!
2 x3 14 x5 y
1 Remember that
y2 c2
e 1
f 3
any value raised to
y2 × y c2 × c 2 the power of zero
is 1. This is the
g
( 2x ) 2 3
h
1
x2 × x2
3
rule a0 = 1.
4 x0 x −2 × x3
6 Evaluate.
1 2 1
− − −
a 4 2 b 27 3 c 9 2 × 23
1 2
1 − −
9 2 27 3
d 16 4 × 2−3 e f
16 64
Extend
3 Factorise
a 36x2 – 49y2 b 4x2 – 81y2
c 18a2 – 200b2c2
4 Factorise
a 2x2 + x –3 b 6x2 + 17x + 5
c 2x2 + 7x + 3 d 9x2 – 15x + 4
e 10x2 + 21x + 9 f 12x2 – 38x + 20
6 Simplify
9 x 2 − 16 2 x 2 − 7 x − 15
a b
3 x 2 + 17 x − 28 3 x 2 − 17 x + 10
4 − 25 x 2 6 x2 − x − 1
c d
10 x 2 − 11x − 6 2 x2 + 7 x − 4
Extend
7 Simplify x 2 + 10 x + 25
( x + 2) 2 + 3( x + 2) 2
8 Simplify
x2 − 4
Completing the square
1 Write the following quadratic expressions in the form (x + p)2 + q
a x2 + 4x + 3 b x2 – 10x – 3
c x2 – 8x d x2 + 6x
e x2 – 2x + 7 f x2 + 3x – 2
Extend
2 Solve
a x2 – 3x = 10 b x2 – 3 = 2x Hint
c x2 + 5x = 24 d x2 – 42 = x
e x(x + 2) = 2x + 25 f x2 – 30 = 3x – 2 Get all terms
onto one side
g x(3x + 1) = x2 + 15 h 3x(x – 1) = 2(x + 1)
of the
Hint
7 Solve 10x2 + 3x + 3 = 5
Give your solution in surd form. Get all terms onto one
side of the equation.
Extend
8 Choose an appropriate method to solve each quadratic equation, giving your answer in surd form
when necessary.
a 4x(x – 1) = 3x – 2
b 10 = (x + 1)2
c x(3x – 1) = 10
Solving linear simultaneous equations
using the elimination method
Solve these simultaneous equations.
1 4x + y = 8 2 3x + y = 7
x+y=5 3x + 2y = 5
3 4x + y = 3 4 3x + 4y = 7
3x – y = 11 x – 4y = 5
5 2x + y = 11 6 2x + 3y = 11
x – 3y = 9 3x + 2y = 4
7 y=x–4 8 y = 2x – 3
2x + 5y = 43 5x – 3y = 11
9 2y = 4x + 5 10 2x = y – 2
9x + 5y = 22 8x – 5y = –11
11 3x + 4y = 8 12 3y = 4x – 7
2x – y = –13 2y = 3x – 4
13 3x = y – 1 14 3x + 2y + 1 = 0
2y – 2x = 3 4y = 8 – x
Extend
3( y − x)
15 Solve the simultaneous equations 3x + 5y − 20 = 0 and 2( x + y ) = .
4
Linear inequalities
1 Solve these inequalities.
a 4x > 16 b 5x – 7 ≤ 3 c 1 ≥ 3x + 4
x x
d 5 – 2x < 12 e ≥5 f 8<3–
2 3
3 Solve
a 2 – 4x ≥ 18 b 3 ≤ 7x + 10 < 45 c 6 – 2x ≥ 4
d 4x + 17 < 2 – x e 4 – 5x < –3x f –4x ≥ 24
5 Solve.
a 3(2 – x) > 2(4 – x) + 4 b 5(4 – x) > 3(5 – x) + 2
Extend
6 Find the set of values of x for which 2x + 1 > 11 and 4x – 2 > 16 – 2x.
Straight line graphs
1 Find the gradient and the y-intercept of the following equations.
1
a y = 3x + 5 b y= − x–7
2
c 2y = 4x – 3 d x+y=5 Hint
Rearrange the equations
e 2x – 3y – 7 = 0 f 5x + y – 4 = 0 to the form y = mx + c
2 Copy and complete the table, giving the equation of the line in the form y = mx + c.
3 Find, in the form ax + by + c = 0 where a, b and c are integers, an equation for each of the lines
with the following gradients and y-intercepts.
1
a gradient − , y-intercept –7 b gradient 2, y-intercept 0
2
2
c gradient , y-intercept 4 d gradient –1.2, y-intercept –2
3
4 Write an equation for the line which passes though the point (2, 5) and has gradient 4.
2
5 Write an equation for the line which passes through the point (6, 3) and has gradient −
3
6 Write an equation for the line passing through each of the following pairs of points.
a (4, 5), (10, 17) b (0, 6), (–4, 8)
c (–1, –7), (5, 23) d (3, 10), (4, 7)
Extend
7 The equation of a line is 2y + 3x – 6 = 0.
Write as much information as possible about this line.
Trigonometry in right-angled triangles
1 Calculate the length of the unknown side in each triangle.
Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.
a b
c d
e f
2 Calculate the size of angle x in each triangle.
Give your answers correct to 1 decimal place.
a b
c d
Hint:
Hint:
c d
The cosine rule
6 Work out the length of the unknown side in each triangle.
Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.
a b
c d
c d
a b
c d
a b
c d
11 a Work out the length of QS.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Areas of triangles
12 Work out the area of each triangle.
Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.
a b
c d