= Year 9/10 = ALGEBRA = Worksheet 1

1. Simplify
4
2
2
3
3x
y x
xy
y x
.
2. Simplify ( )( )
2 3 1
xy y x .

3. Simplify
p
q
pq
2
3

.
4. Simplify
( )
2
1
2
2
3
3

ab
b a
.
5. Collect like terms: 3
10
7
2 . 1 + + x x x 6. Express as a single term:
2
3
y
x .
7. Express as a single term in simplest form:
b
a
3
2
6
+ .
. Express as a single term in simplest form:
y x
y x
y x

+

.
!. Simplify
2 5
b a b a +

.
10. Collect like terms: x
x x
x 3
4 2
! + .
11. Simplify
ax
x a x
a x
ax

2
2 3 1
.
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