Chapter 3 – Formulas (Part 2) Page 1

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F.2 Mathematics
Chapter 3 – Formulas (Part 2)

1. (a) Expand the following.

(i) (3x + 4)2
(ii) (3x + 4)(3x − 4)
9 x 2 + 24 x + 16 9 x 2 − 16
(b) Simplify ÷ .
15 x + 20 8 − 6x
2. Simplify the following.
8 2
(a) +
x −1 1− x
5 6
(b) −
x + 3 x −1
⎛ 5 6 ⎞ ⎛ 8 2 ⎞
(c) ⎜ + ⎟÷⎜ + ⎟
⎝ x + 3 x −1⎠ ⎝ x −1 1− x ⎠
3ax − 2b
3. (a) Make x the subject of the formula: + 2x = 1.
4c
(b) When a = 3, b = 8 and c = –2, evaluate x.
x−a
4. (a) Refer to the formula: a − = c.
b
Make x the subject of the formula.
(b) When a = –2, b = 3 and c = 5, evaluate x.
uvt
5. Refer to the formula D = .
60(v − u )
(a) When u = 30, v = 45 and t = 6, evaluate D.
(b) Change the subject of the formula to t.
(c) When D = 96, u = 60 and v = 80, evaluate t.
6. Refer to the formula x − 2 y + 7 = 0 .
(a) If y = 8, evaluate x.
(b) Change the subject of the formula to y.
(c) If x = 16y, evaluate y.
7. When a man runs at the speed of v km/h, the distance (S km) that he runs for t hours can be given
by S = vt.
(a) If the man runs at 10 km/h, find the distance that he runs for 30 minutes.
(b) If the man runs 4 km in 20 minutes, find his speed.
⎛ nr ⎞
8. Refer to the formula A = P⎜1 + ⎟.
⎝ 100 ⎠
(a) Change the subject of the formula to n.
(b) When A = 60000, P = 48000 and r = 12, evaluate n.
(Correct the answer to 2 decimal places.)
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9. Refer to the formula S = n[2a + ( n − 1) d ] .
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(a) When n = 40, a = 7 and d = 2, evaluate S.
(b) Change the subject of the formula to a.
(c) When S = 460, n = 20 and d = -2, evaluate a.
100( S − C )
10. The profit rate P% of a deal can be expressed by the formula P = ,
C
where S is the selling price and C is the cost.
(a) Change the subject of the formula to S.
(b) When P = 60 and C = 400, evaluate S.
11. (a) Expand the following.
(i) (2 + 3x)2
(ii) (2 + 3x)3
(b) Using the result of (a)(ii), evaluate 2.063. (Correct the answer to 2 decimal places.)
y+ p
12. (a) Make y the subject of the formula: =r.
y− p
3x − a
+1
(b) Hence, or otherwise, make x the subject of the formula t = 7.
3x − a
−5
t
rq − s
13. Refer to the formula pq = , where q > 0.
t
(a) Change the subject of the formula to q.
3 1 1 4
(b) When r = , s= , p= and t = , evaluate q.
8 6 2 3
14. Refer to the formulas p = 2sr2 and q = sr.
(a) Express p in terms of s and q.
(b) When q = −12 and s = −15, evaluate p.
15. Refer to the formula v2 = u2 + 2as where v is the find velocity, u is the initial velocity, a is the
acceleration and s is the displacement of an object.
(a) If the initial velocity of an object is 250 m/h, its acceleration is 8 m/h and its displacement is
350 m, find the final velocity of the object. (Correct the answer to the nearest integer.)
(b) Change the subject of the formula to a.
(c) If the initial velocity of an object is 0 m/h, its final velocity is 280 m/h2 and its displacement is
3 920 m, find the acceleration of the object.
16. The surface area A of a cylinder with radius r and height h can be expressed by the formula below:
A = 2πr2 + 2πrh.
(a) If the radius and height of a cylinder are 9 cm and 12 cm respectively, find the surface area.
(Take π = 3.14.)
(b) If the surface area of another cylinder with radius 17 cm is 4 500 cm2, find its height.
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(Take π = and correct the answer to 2 decimal places.)
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17. The sum of the squares of the first n natural numbers, i.e.12 + 22 + 32 + L + n2, can be expressed
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by the formula S = n(n + 1)(2n + 1) .
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(a) Find the sum of the squares of the first 30 natural numbers.
(b) Calculate 212 + 222 + 232 + L + 302.
18. The formula of exchange between the units meter and foot is M = 3.28F,
where M and F represent the lengths in meters and feet respectively.
(a) Change the subject of the formula to F.
(b) A room is 10 feet long and 8 feet wide.
(i) Express the length and width of the room in meters.
(ii) Find the area of the room in m2.
(Correct the answers to 2 decimal places.)

19. The area of a triangle can be given by A = s( s − a)(s − b)(s − c) ,

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where a, b and c are 3 sides of the triangle, and s = (a + b + c)
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which is half of the perimeter of the triangle.
(a) The lengths of 3 sides of ∆XYZ are XY = 7 cm, YZ = 6 cm and XZ = 5 cm.
Find the area of the triangle.
(b) Find the height from vertex X to YZ in ∆XYZ in (a).
20. The side of a square field is 9 cm. There is a path k m wide around the field.
(a) If the total area of the field and the path is A m2, express A in terms of k.
(b) Change the subject of the formula obtained in (a) to k.
(c) If A = 289, evaluate k.
21. Simon travels to a certain place by bicycle at a speed of v km/h for t hours. If the speed is reduced
by 5 km/h, it requires 8 hours more to go to the destination.
d v−5 v
(a) Using the formula Velocity = Displacement ÷ Time ( v = ), show that = .
t t t +8
(b) Change the subject of formula to t.
22. There is a rectangle of length p cm, width q cm and diagonal r cm.
(a) Express r in terms of p and q.
(b) If the area of the rectangle is A cm2, express A in terms of p and q.
(c) When p = 12 and r = 13, calculate the area of the rectangle.