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2.1 Exercises

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Exercise 2.1:1

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a) 3x(x−1) b) (1+x−x2)xy c) −x2(4−y2)
d) x3y2y1−1xy+1  e) (x−7)2 f) (5+4y)2
g) (y2−3x3)2 h) (5x3+3x5)2

Answer | Solution a | Solution b | Solution c | Solution d | Solution e | Solution f | Solution g | Solution h


Exercise 2.1:2

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a) (x−4)(x−5)−3x(2x−3) b) (1−5x)(1+15x)−3(2−5x)(2+5x)
c) (3x+4)2−(3x−2)(3x−8) d) (3x2+2)(3x2−2)(9x4+4)
e) (a+b)2+(a−b)2

Answer | Solution a | Solution b | Solution c | Solution d | Solution e

Exercise 2.1:3

Factorise and simplify as much as possible

a) x2−36 b) 5x2−20 c) x2+6x+9
d) x2−10x+25 e) 18x−2x3 f) 16x2+8x+1

Answer | Solution a | Solution b | Solution c | Solution d | Solution e | Solution f

Exercise 2.1:4

Determine the coefficients in front of x and x2  when the following expressions are expanded out.

a) (x+2)(3x2−x+5)
b) (1+x+x2+x3)(2−x+x2+x4)
c) (x−x3+x5)(1+3x+5x2)(2−7x2−x4)

Answer | Solution a | Solution b | Solution c

Exercise 2.1:5

Simplify as much as possible

a) 1x−x2−x1 b) 1y2−2y−2y2−4
c) (x+1)(x+2)(3x2−12)(x2−1) d) (y2+4)(y2−4)(y2+4y+4)(2y−4)

Answer | Solution a | Solution b | Solution c | Solution d

Exercise 2.1:6

Simplify as much as possible

a) x−y+x2y−x  y2x−y−1  b) xx−2+xx+3−2
c) 2a+ba2−ab−2a−b d) a−b+b2a+b1−a+ba−b2

Answer | Solution a | Solution b | Solution c | Solution d

Exercise 2.1:7

Simplify the following by writing them as a single ordinary fraction

a) 2x+3−2x+5 b) x+1x−1+1x2 c) axa+1−ax2(a+1)2

Answer | Solution a | Solution b | Solution c

Exercise 2.1:8

Simplify the following fractions by writing them as a single ordinary

a)  3+x  xx+1  b) 1x−3x3−x1 c) 11+11+11+x

Answer | Solution a | Solution b | Solution c

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