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GCSE Maths Higher: Algebra practice questions
Ten free GCSE Maths Higher tier questions on quadratics, simultaneous equations, algebraic fractions, completing the square, functions and quadratic sequences, each with a worked solution. Suitable for AQA, Edexcel and OCR.
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10 questions in 15 minutes, one question at a time. Your answers are marked when you submit or when the time runs out.
الموضوع: Factorising quadratics
1. Factorise x² + 5x + 6.
الحل
B. (x + 2)(x + 3)
- Find two numbers that multiply to 6 and add to 5: 2 and 3.
- x² + 5x + 6 = (x + 2)(x + 3).
الموضوع: Quadratic equations
2. Solve x² − 9 = 0.
الحل
A. x = 3 or x = −3
- x² = 9.
- x = √9 = 3 or x = −3. A quadratic usually has two solutions.
الموضوع: Quadratic equations
3. Solve 2x² + 3x − 2 = 0.
الحل
D. x = 1/2 or x = −2
- Factorise: (2x − 1)(x + 2) = 0.
- 2x − 1 = 0 gives x = 1/2, and x + 2 = 0 gives x = −2.
الموضوع: Simultaneous equations
4. Solve 2x + y = 7 and x − y = 2.
الحل
C. x = 3, y = 1
- Add the equations to eliminate y: 3x = 9, so x = 3.
- Substitute: 3 − y = 2, so y = 1.
الموضوع: Expanding brackets
5. Expand (x + 4)(x − 3).
الحل
B. x² + x − 12
- x × x = x², x × −3 = −3x, 4 × x = 4x, 4 × −3 = −12.
- x² − 3x + 4x − 12 = x² + x − 12.
الموضوع: Algebraic fractions
6. Simplify (x² − 16)/(x + 4).
الحل
A. x − 4
- x² − 16 is a difference of two squares: (x + 4)(x − 4).
- Cancel (x + 4): x − 4.
الموضوع: Completing the square
7. Write x² + 6x + 1 in the form (x + a)² + b.
الحل
D. (x + 3)² − 8
- Halve the x coefficient: (x + 3)² = x² + 6x + 9.
- x² + 6x + 1 = (x + 3)² − 9 + 1 = (x + 3)² − 8.
الموضوع: Composite functions
8. f(x) = 3x − 1 and g(x) = x². Find fg(2).
الحل
C. 11
- fg(2) means f(g(2)). Work out g first: g(2) = 4.
- f(4) = 3 × 4 − 1 = 11.
الموضوع: Inverse functions
9. f(x) = 2x + 5. Find f⁻¹(x).
الحل
B. (x − 5)/2
- Write y = 2x + 5 and make x the subject: x = (y − 5)/2.
- So f⁻¹(x) = (x − 5)/2.
الموضوع: Quadratic sequences
10. Find the nth term of 2, 5, 10, 17, ...
الحل
A. n² + 1
- Differences: 3, 5, 7. Second differences: 2, so the sequence starts n².
- n² gives 1, 4, 9, 16. Each term is 1 more, so n² + 1.