Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2 Edition) Answers

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nd

Exercise 1A (P. 1)
1. (a) 5
(b)
2. (a) 2
(b)
(d) 4
(e)
3. (a) No
(b)
4. (a) (i) 60 000
(ii) 56 400
(iii) 56 410
(b) (i) 0.02
(ii) 0.023 7
(iii) 0.023 69
(c) (i) 10
(ii) 13.0
(iii) 12.96
(d) (i) 500
(ii) 549
(iii) 548.6
(e) (i) 30
(ii) 30.0
(iii) 30.05
5. (a) Yes
(b)
(d) No
(e)
6. (a) 210
(b) 590
(c) 3
(d) 0.5
7. 3.1
8. (a) 3.773 h
(b) 230 min
9. (a) 0.72 m
(b) 8
10. $500

4
1

Exercise 1B (P. 4)
1. (a)

(b) 
(d)

(e) 
2. (a) (i)

(ii)

(iii)

(c) 2
(c) 3

2
Yes

(c) 

0.5 C

(c) Yes

25.5 C

26.5 C

(b) (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(c) (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(d) (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(e) (i)
(ii)
(iii)

$50
$42 950
$43 050
0.1 kg
55.5 kg
55.7 kg
0.005 s
9.825 s
9.835 s
0.000 05 m
0.057 55 m
0.057 65 m

3. (a) 5 mL; 1 ; 1.25%

80

No

(b) 1 mm;

(c) Yes

No

(c)

0.05C

(d) 0.5 kg;

4. (a)

; 2%

50

1
748
1

210

; 0.134%

; 0.476%

37.4C

(b) 25 mm
5. 0.5 kg
6. (a) 2C
(b)

32 C

(c)
7. (a)
(b)
8. (a)
(b)

3.1%
25 mL
Between 375 mL and 425 mL
20 cm
420.25 cm

Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2nd Edition) Answers

Supplementary Exercise 1 (P. 8)

Exercise 2B (P. 16)

1. (a) F
(b) T
(c) F
(d) T
(b) a10
2. (a) a 8
(d) b 4
(e) c12

Conventional Questions

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

3.143

(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(b)
6. (a)
(b)
7. (a)
8. (a)
(b)

(b) $1 600 000

470 cm2

(b) 0.61 min

6 600 cm2 (b) 3
(i) 760
(ii) 780
36 s

(a)(i)

(i) 8.55 cm (ii) 5.45 cm

(b) 0.5%

1.4%

(j)

24

18

(h)

(c) length

p12 q 8

a2

(i)

p9

Between 993 mL and 999 mL

(g) 

(h)
; m 6 n12

2.
5.
8.
11.

11

( 13)

(e)

B
D
C
D

3.
6.
9.
12.

( 7)

(c)

52

(f)

k5

2. (a)
(c)

4 2 53

3. (a)
(d)
4. (a)
(c)
(e)
5. (a)

(b) 64
(c) 81
512
(e) 625
2 025
(b) 10 976
256 000
(d)

p3 q 2

(b)
(d)

A
D
C
B

a4 b4

27

540

81a 4b 2

(b)

6. (a)
(c)

144a 21b15

(b)

25 x + y

73

(b)

(b) 600
(b) 102

p5q 4

5 a +3b 2

F
T

4x7 + x3 2x 2 + 9x ;
number of terms = 4; degree = 7

(c)

3x 4 + x 2 + 12 ;

number of terms = 3; degree = 4

24 x 3 y + 12 x 2 + 4 x 8 y ;

number of terms = 4; degree = 4

52 c 2 d 3

(e)

( z ) 2

6. (a) 224
7. (a) 57

(b)

(d)

216

16

5. (a)

number of terms = 5; degree = 5

( 3)

324h 2 k 6

Exercise 2C (P. 19)

1. (a) 
(b) 
(c)
(d) 
(e) 
(f)
2. (a) T
(b) F
(c)
(d) F
(e) F
(f)
3. (a) 2 x 5 + 11x 3 8x 2 + 4 x 9 ;

2t 5

(b) 
(d) 
(f)
;

4.

10

(e)
; 2 2 a 4

Exercise 2A (P. 13)

1. (a) 33
(b)

(c)

a 3b 6

(c)
(f)

3 mL

B
C
A
B
C

(d)

(g)

3. (a)
; 37
(c)
; 7 6

47 cm2

Multiple-choice Questions

1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

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3x 3 x 2 y + xy 2 + y 4 1 ;

number of terms = 5; degree = 4

4. (a) 21
(c) 151

(c) 61
2

(b) 18
(d) 18

Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2nd Edition) Answers

5.

6.

(a)

0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 1

(b)

0; 0; 0; 2; 3 ; 0; 4

(c)

0.4; 0.3; 0.9; 0; 0; 0; 0

2

0; 0; 0; 0; ; 2;

(e)

0;

(a)

(a)

(b)

1
10

1.

2.

; 0; 0; 1; 0; 0
a

10

a2 + +

Exercise 2E (P. 25)

3.

1
5

n 4 + 0.5mn 2 + 0.2m 2 n 2 0.1m 3 n 3m 4

4.

133.2

Exercise 2D (P. 22)

1.

2.

3.

4.

(a)

8x 1

(b)

5 y 13 z

(c)

2a + 8b

(d)

16m 4n

(a)

x y

(b)

2ab + 7

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(d)

(b)

7.

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(c)

3 p + 2 pq + q

(d)

rst + 3st rs

(e)

7x + 6

(f)

5 y 2

5.

6.

7.

(a)

4ab + 3b

(b)

2tx + 10ty

(c)

7 pk 2 + 3qk 2

(d)

(e)

21x 2 + 46 x 24

(a)

18

(b)

5 x 2 11x + 2

(a)

(b)

6 x 3 + 5 x 2 13x + 2

(c)

(a)

6 x 3 + 23x 2 + 14 x 8

(b)

2 15 p + 27 p 2 5 p 3

(c)

3a 3 + 5a 2b + ab 2 b 3

(a)

3x 3 + 16 x 2 + 22 x

(b)

3x 3 x 2 + 19 x + 11

x 2 x 15
m 2 9m 2

x 4 + 2 x 3 + 7 x 2 + 8 x 20
5

+ x3 + x 2 6x + 3

(a)

(i)

(b)

(i)

20

(ii)

2 20 1 (or 1 048 575)

(ii)

1.

(a)

(b)

(d)

(e)

(a)

2t + 2t + 1

(b)

13 y + 9 z 4

(c)

10t 4 + 4t 2 s + 3s 2

(d)

a 4 2a 3 3a 2b 2 + 5ab 3 7b 4 3

(a)

2.

(b)

(c)

2p + q

(a)

5( 2 x

3a 2bc + ab 2 c + abc 2

(b)

2( 2

(b)

8 p2 + 5 p + 5

(c)

7m(2 + n)

(c)

6 x 4 x 3 + 5 x 11

(d)

6 pq( p

3.

(d)

+ 1)

a + 3b)
2q )

b)(c 2d )

y 2 + 7 xy 4 x 2

(e)

(a

6.

2 14u + 5u 2

(f)

2( k

(g)

p(m 2 + n 2 )( p q)

(3

y + 12) cm

(iii)

Exercise 2F (P. 29)

(a)

(a)

1 ; equal

5.

7.

(b)

24 cm
3

+ 5
)(h + 2)

(c)

z x y)

2 (3

Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2nd Edition) Answers

4. (a)
(b)
5. (a)
(b)
(c)
6. (a)

2( p

y )(8 x 3)

(a 2b)(a + b)

(b) m 2 (6n + 1)

(b)
4. (a)

1.
4.
7.
10.
13.
16.
19.
22.

(c) 

h + 4k )(m n)

2(3
(3 y

+ a )( x 2 b)

b + c)(5 x + 4 y )

(b) ( x + y)( x 2 + z w)
5. (a) (m 4n)( p + 2q + 3r )
(b)

(cd

e)(a 2 + 2ab + b)

Supplementary Exercise 2 (P. 33)

Conventional Questions

1. (a) 36
2. (a) 60a 5b11
(c) 16 x 2 y15
3. (a)
(b)
4. (a)
(b)

C
D
D
D
D
C
A
D

2.
5.
8.
11.
14.
17.
20.

B
A
A
A
C
D
B

3.
6.
9.
12.
15.
18.
21.

Exercise 3A (P. 39)

1. (a)

(b) 
(d) 
(e)

(g) 
(h)

2. (a) A = 5, B = 2
(b) A = 4, B = 3
(c) A = 3, B = 1
(d) A = 0, B = 7
(e) A = 3, B = 3
(f) A = 1, B = 0
(g) A = 3, B = 5
3. (a) p = 2, q = 1, r = 4
(b) p = 0, q = 5, r = 0

2r )(s 7t )

(a

+ 1)( p 2 q )

(p

(1

+ 3x) cm

Multiple-choice Questions

Exercise 2G (P. 31)

1. (a)

(b)

(d) 
(e)

2. (a) ( x + 1)( y + 1)
(b) (a + b)(1 c)
(c) (a b)( p q)
(d) (3x 1)( x + 3 y)
(e)
(f)
3. (a)

(b) ( x + y z )(m 2 2n)

+ y 1)( x + y + 1)

2( x

(2 x

(b) (i) 6
(ii) 90 cm
6. (a) 3xy(3x 2 y + 2 xy 1)
(b) 6(2a 3b)(6a 9b + 1)
7. (a) ( p + 3q)(s 2t r )

b a 3b 2 )

r )( x 2 y )

3( s
(x

5. (a)

+ q ) 2 (1 3 p 3q)

4ab( 4a

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(b) 432
(b) m12 n 7

(c) p = 3, q = 2, r = 1

5 x 5 + 3x 3 + 2 x 2 8 x
3

5. No
7. A = 3, B = 6
8. p = 4, q = 4

16t + 22t 26t + 20

2y

+ 5y2 + 4y + 4

4 x 3 + 12 x 2 15 x + 9

(c)

(f) 
(i) 

B
B
C
A
C
C
A

Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2nd Edition) Answers

Exercise 3B (P. 42)

1. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
2. (a)
x 2 16 (b)
4 x 2 9
(c) 
(d)
, 9 p 2 16q 2
(iii)

(viii)

(iv)

(vi)

(ii)

(i)

(v)

(vii)

3. (a)

(f)
, m

Conventional Questions

2. No
3. (b) 0
4. (a) A = 10, B = 3
(b) P = 3, Q = 10
(c) C = 2, D = 1
5. (a) 4 p 2 25

n2
25

8 x 2 50 y 2

(b)

9 16 x 2

(c)

(d)

Supplementary Exercise 3 (P. 48)

(e) 

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a 2 2b 2
4

2 2

25a 9 p q

(e) 16 x 81
4. (a) 1 200
(c) 9 991
5. Yes

36 y 2 49 x 2

(c)

9a

(iii)

(vii)

(i)

(ii)

(vi)

(iv)

4 p 2 20 p + 25

(b)

8 x 2 + 8 xy + 2 y 2

(c)

2a 2 +

(c)
(f)

1.
4.
7.
10.

(v)

(viii)

24

(b) 3.2

(c) 4 891

3x

2.
5.
8.
11.

B
D
A
B

3.
6.
9.
12.

Exercise 4A (P. 53)

1. (a)

(d)
, a 2 + 2ab + b 2
(e) 
3. (a) 25a 2 + 60ax + 36 x 2
(b) 4a 4 12a 2bc + 9b 2c 2
(c) 9 x 2 + 24 x + 16
x

B
C
A
C

7. (a) 2 280

Multiple-choice Questions

Exercise 3C (P. 45)

1. (a)
(b)
(d)
(e)
(g)
(h)
2. (a)
9 + 6a + a 2
(b) 
(c)
4 x 2 36 xy + 81y 2

(d)

6. (a)

(b) 52
(d) 3.997 5

(b)

(c)

(e)

b+c

2. (a)

(e) 84a
4. (c) 3
5. p = 3, q = 9

(b)

2
2
y
2x

(c)

4x

(e)

4a

3. (a)
(c)
5

2
3a

36a
24( p

(d)

(f)

(b)

(d)

(f)

9c

q)

3
5

(b)
(d)

6
5
2
3

p
2q

24ab
6( x

+ 2 y)

D
B
C
A

Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2nd Edition) Answers

4. (a)
(c)

(b)

2x
v

(d)

u+v

5. (a) a
(c)

6. (a)

(b)

Supplementary Exercise 4 (P. 60)

b2 + a2
ab

Conventional Questions

3b 4a

1. (a)

6ab
1

(b)

2y
(x

abc

(b)

2. (a) 2
3. (a) 36
4. (a) 210

64 x

6m

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5. (a)

y )( x + y )

3y
10 x

(b) 1
(b) 200
(b) 4 230
bx

(b) 20

6. 1 330 sq. units

Exercise 4B (P. 55)
1. (a) 72
(b) 280
(d) 36

(e)

Multiple-choice Questions

(c) 9

1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

11
12

2. (a) A; 30

(b) a; 1

(c) b; 4

(d) h; 4

3. (a) $1 450
4. (a) 374

(b) 38
(b) 10.9

(b) 5

2. (a) x =
(c)

u=

y +8
5
1
2

(c) 
2 E mv

(b)

h=

(d)

Hx
y=
2x H

(e) (2 , 0), 3

2mg

z +1

V = 20( S 5 000)

5.

(b) $140 000

4. (a)

aby 2
c=
2m + a

5. (a)

a=

S 2bc
2(b

+ c)

D
A
C
A

3.
6.
9.
12.

(c) 

3. (a) 7; 3; 1; 1; 3
4. (a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 7
(e) 10

(e) w = a( z 1)
3. (a)

2.
5.
8.
11.

Exercise 5A (P. 65)

1. (a)

(b)

(d) 
(e)

2. (a) (2 , 3), (3 , 2)
(b) (0 , 1), (2 , 5)
(c) (1 , 1)
(d) (0 , 6)

5. (a) A = 1 (a + b)h

Exercise 4C (P. 58)

1. (a)

(b) 
(d)

(e) 

B
D
D
B
D

2
3

8. (a) 3

(b) 77
(b) 10 cm
6

(b)

1
3

A
B
D
C

Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2nd Edition) Answers

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Exercise 5E (P. 78)

1. (a) B
(b) A
(c) B
(d) B
(e) A
(f) B
2. (a) x = 3, y = 2
(b) Method of elimination
3. x = 4, y = 2
4. m = 6, n = 3

Exercise 5B (P. 69)

1. (a) x = 4, y = 2
(b) x = 2, y = 1
2. (a) 1; 3; 5
(b) 2; 1; 0
(c) (1 , 2)
(d) x = 1, y = 2
3. (a) x = 0.5, y = 0.3
(b) x = 3.1, y = 0.4
(c) x = 3, y = 2
(d) x = 4, y = 0
4. x = 1, y = 2
5. x = 0.3, y = 0.7

Exercise 5F (P. 80)

1. (a) x + 5 = 2( y + 5)
(b) 5x = 3 y + 1
(c) x + y =
2

Exercise 5C (P. 73)

1. (a) A
(b)
(d) D
(e)
2. (a) x = 3, y = 3
(b) x = 2, y = 1
3. (a)

(b)
(c)

(d)

D
C

(d)

(c) B
(f) A

2
3

(2 y

x)

and $y be the price of a ruler.

(ii)

10 x + 12 y = 17

8 x + 23 y = 27

(b) (i) Let x m and y m be the length and

the width of the rectangle respectively.

(ii)

2( x + y ) = 88

x 24 = y

(c) (i) Suppose Peggy is now x years old

5. x = 1, y = 1
Exercise 5D (P. 75)
1. (a) B
(b) A
(d) A
(e) D
2. (a) x = 1, y = 2
(b) x = 1, y = 1
3. (a) 8x = 8
(b) 6y = 6
(c) x = 1, y = 1
4. x = 1, y = 1
5. x = 12, y = 12
6. p = 4, q = 0

y=

22

2. (a) (i) Let $x be the price of a pencil,

4. x = 1 , y = 1
2

2x

0.5

and Bonnie is y years old.

(ii)

(c) C

x = 2

x 6 = 1 ( y 6)

(d) (i) Let x be the number of chickens,

and y be the number of goats.

(ii)

x + y = 370

2 x + 4 y = 1 240

3. (a) x = 3y
(b) x = y + 10
(c) x = 15, y = 5
4. 27
5. Apple: $2; orange: $2.5
6. 72
7

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Exercise 6B (P. 92)

1. (a) 2 : 5 (b) 6 : 35 (c) 50 kg
(d) 1 : 4 (e) 6 : 5
2. (a) 2 : 3 : 8
(b) 1 : 8 : 4
(c) 8 : 5 : 9
3. (a) 1 : 2 : 5
(b) 3 : 2 : 1
(c) 4 : 6 : 3
(d) 6 : 5 : 2
4. (a)

(b) 
(c)

(d) 
5. (a) 4 : 5
(b) Mary: 8; Sandy: 4
(c) 44
(d) 4 : 6 : 9
6. 16 : 9
7. 36
8. 5 : 4 : 2
9. (a) a = 52 cm, b = 48 cm, c = 20 cm
(b) 18.5 cm

Supplementary Exercise 5 (P. 84)

Conventional Questions

2.
3.
4.
5.

(a) a = 2, b = 2

(b) Yes

x = 5, y = 1
m = 3, n = 16

(a) $3 500
(b) Lemon: 50 kg; mango: 30 kg

Multiple-choice Questions

1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

D
B
A
C
C

2.
5.
8.
11.

C
B
C
D

3.
6.
9.
12.

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D
D
A
B

Exercise 6A (P. 89)

1. (a) $4.2/kg
(b) 30 chairs/day
(c) 50 words/min
(d) $950/h
2. (a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 30
3. (a) 160
(b) 3
(c) 7 200
4. (a) 25
(b) 180
(c) 15
5. (a) 394.2 H.K. dollars
(b) 50 000 Japanese Yen
6. (a) 5 pages/day
(b) Cannot
7. (a) 16 km
(b) 0.062 5 L
(c) $150
8. (a) $4 000
(b) $4 706
(c) Flat A

Exercise 6C (P. 96)

1. (a)

(c)

2. (a)

(b)

(c)

(or 1.75)

(d)

6
2
2

(or 1.5); 2.55

(or 1.5); 15

10

(d)

(e)

3
3

(b)

(or 0.7); 2.8

;3
;31

2
3
4
5

(or 0.8)

Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2 Edition) Answers

nd

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Exercise 7A (P. 107)

1. (a) 4049
(b) 7079
(c) (i) 60, 69
(ii) 59.5, 69.5
(iii) 64.5
2. (a) 41 min60 min
(b) 61 min80 min
(c) 37
5. (b) (i) 25 km26 km
(ii) 31 km32 km
(iii) 43
(iv) 23
6. (c) (a)

2.97 m
1.5 cm
50 m

= 45; m = 27; n = 36

(a) 30
(b)

(c)
8. (a)
(b)
(c)
9. (a)
(b)
(c)

3
5

(or 0.6)

21.6 cm
1 : 16 000
544 m
2.5 cm
1 : 150
12 m
6.5 cm

Supplementary Exercise 6 (P. 101)

Exercise 7B (P. 111)

1. (a) 21
(b) 150.5 cm
2. (a) 70 min79 min
(b) 11
(c) 94.5 min
5. (b) $165 000
6. (b) 9
(c) 60%
7. (c) 50 min54 min
(d) 40%

Conventional Questions

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(a) $15/h
(a) 1.575 km

(b) 38
(b) 2.7 km/h

(a)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
7. (a)
(b)

12 : 10 : 9
90

(b) 3 : 15 : 10
(b) 216

x = 2.5, y = 1.6

24.96 cm
14.04 cm

16 : 9

Exercise 7C (P. 117)

3. (a) 12
(b) 21
4. (c) 138
5. (a) 25
(b) 19
(c) 6.5
8. (a) 20
(b) 59
(c) 6%
(d) 62
9. (a) 8
(b) $24 000 to $28 000

1 : 6 500 000
75 km/h

Multiple-choice Questions

1.
4.
7.
10.
13.
16.

B
C
C
B
C
D

2.
5.
8.
11.
14.

B
D
B
A
C

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3.
6.
9.
12.
15.

A
C
D
D
B
9

Exploring Maths Workbook 2A (2nd Edition) Answers

Exercise 7D (P. 124)

1. (a) 22
(c) No
2. (a) Group A
(c) No
3. (a) 75
(c) Not correct
4. (a) The fifth

8. (a)

(b) 54

(b)

(b) Higher
(b) 15
(b) Not correct

13. (a)

4. (d) 24%
5. (a) 50
(b) 28
(c) 7.8
6. (a) 14
(b) 56
(c) Not correct
C
B
A
C
D

3.
6.
9.
12.

D
B
D
D

Revision Test 1 (P. 137)

1. (a) Between 615 mL and 625 mL
(b) 0.008 1
2. (a) 33
(b) 32
3. k3
4. (a) 2 x 2 + 5x 7
(b) 10
5. (c + 3)(a 2b)
6. (a) 4 x 2 4 x + 1
(b) A = 3, B = 1
7.

a +b
2( a

(or 0.4)
5

2 x = 3 y

y = 4 x 400

Revision Test 2 (P. 143)

1. C
2. B
4. B
5. B
7. D
8. B
10. A
11. C
13. C
14. B
16. D
17. C
19. C
20. D
22. D
23. A
25. D
26. B
28. A
29. B
31. C
32. A
34. B
35. D
37. D
38. B
40. A

Multiple-choice Questions

2.
5.
8.
11.
14.

cd

2c d

(b) x = 120, y = 80
14. (a) 4 : 6 : 15
(b)
15. (c) 14

Conventional Questions

B
C
C
A
A

x=

9. (a) 1; 1; 3
(b) x = 1, y = 2
10. (a) 1 : 50 000 (b) 3.8 km
11. (a) 38 min42 min
(b) 32.5 min
12. (a) 33+ n
(b) 5 y(2 x + y)

Supplementary Exercise 7 (P. 127)

1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

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+ b)

10

108

3.
6.
9.
12.
15.
18.
21.
24.
27.
30.
33.
36.
39.

C
A
D
D
B
A
B
C
B
C
C
C
D