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**CAT – Term 3 Exam (4 Credits) **
 * 1.2 Algebra Problem solving **

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 * Simplifying
 * Exponents
 * Substitution
 * Expanding
 * Factorising
 * Re-arranging
 * Solving linear equations and inequations
 * Quadratic equations
 * Simultaneous equations

Practice Exams (and answers)


The exam we went over in class on Tues/ Wed:

Multiplication/division Powers & roots <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Like terms <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Order of operations || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">6.01 ** //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">75 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">77 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">80 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">40 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">42 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">39 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">40 || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Simple equations
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Topic ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Exercise ** || **//<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Page //** || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Homework ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Simplifying **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">6.02 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">6.03 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">6.04 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">73 //
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Solving linear equations **

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Variable on both sides <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Brackets <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">No solution/ many solutions <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Rearranging <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Fractions

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Inequations || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.01 ** //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">85 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">86 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">87 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">88 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">89 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">91 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">92 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">93 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">94 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">95 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">51
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.02 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.03 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.04 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.05 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.06 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.07 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.08 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.09 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.10 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">7.11 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">85 //

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">51 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">51

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">58 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">52

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">53 ||
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Application problems // || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">16.01 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">16.02 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">16.03 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">16.04 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">16.05 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">198 //

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">202 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">206 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">210 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">55 ||

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">One bracket <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Two Brackets
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Topic ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Exercise ** || **//<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Page //** || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Homework ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Expanding/Factorising **

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Squared <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Mixture of simplifying <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Basic factorising <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Factorising quadratics <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Perfect squares and difference of two squares <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Harder factorising || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.01 ** //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">99 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">99 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">100 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">101 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">102 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">104 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">105 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">106 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">107 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">107 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">45 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">46
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.02 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.03 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.04 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.05 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.06 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.07 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.08 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.09 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.10 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">8.11 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">97 //

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">46 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">46 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">47 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">48 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">43 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">49 || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Solving basic <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Factorise then solve <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Rearrange to solve <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Word problems <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Exponentials <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Unknown powers || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">9.01 ** //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">111 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">112 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">113 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">115 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">117 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">64 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">65 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">66 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">67 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">70 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">70 || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Elimination adding <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Elimination subtraction <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Adjusting coefficient <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Substitution
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Solving ****<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Quadratic/exponential **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">9.02 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">9.03 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">9.04 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">9.05 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">9.06 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">110 //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Application problems || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">16.06 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">212 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">72 ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Simultaneous Equations **

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Mixed method || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">10.01 ** //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">121 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">123 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">124 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">125 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">125 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">60 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">60 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">60 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">62 || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">219 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">61 & 63 || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Simplifying <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Multiplication <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Division <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Brackets <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Factor then simplify <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Adding same denominator <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Adding different denominator <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Substitution (do Q1-5 ONLY) || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">11.01 ** //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">127 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">128 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">128 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">129 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">130 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">131 // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">134 // || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">43 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">44 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">44 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">44 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">49 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">43 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">43 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">10.02 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">10.03 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">10.04 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">10.05 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">10.06 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">119 //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Application problems // || **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">16.07 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">16.08 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">219 //
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Algebraic ****<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fractions **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">11.02 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">11.03 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">11.04 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">11.05 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">11.06 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">11.07 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">12.01 ** || //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">126 //