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Simultaneous Equations

1. Solve the following simultaneously:
a) x + y = 5
2x + y = 7
c) 3x + y = 13
x + 2y = 1
e) 4x y = 6
3x + 2y = -1

b) x + 2y = 4
x y = 7
d) 3x + 4y = -1
3x 2y = -10
f) 7x + 3y = 4
5x + 2y = 3
2. One pen and one pencil cost 57c. Two pens and three pencils cost $1.36.
Find the cost of each.
3. A rectangle is 4 cm longer than it is wide. If both the length and breadth
are increased by 1 cm, the area would be increased by 18 cm
2
. Find the
length and breadth of the rectangle.
4. Bill has twice as much money as Jim. If I give Jim $2.50, he will have three
times as much as Bill. How much did Bill and Jim have originally?
5. A theatre has 2100 seats. All of the rows of seats in the theatre have either
45 seats or 40 seats. If there are three times as many rows with 45 seats
than those with 40 seats, how many rows are there?
6. Esther can buy aprons for $6 each. She bought a roll of material for $20
and gave it to a dressmaker, who then charged $3.50 for each apron
purchased. How many aprons would Esther need to purchase for the
cost to be the same as buying them for $6 each.
Quadratics

1. Find the two positive integers if:
a) the numbers are consecutive and their product is 20
b) the numbers are consecutive even numbers and their product is 120
2. The sum of a positive integer and its square is 90. Find the number
3. The difference between a positive integer and its square is 56. Find the
number
4. Find the dimensions of a rectangle if the length is 6cm longer than its
width, and has an area of 40cm
2
.
5. A right-angled triangle is drawn so that the hypotenuse is twice the
shortest side plus 1 cm, and the other side is twice the shortest side less 1
cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
6. Jayden throws a stone vertically upwards and after t seconds its height h
metres above the ground is given by the formula h = 80t 16t
2
.
a) At what time will the stone be 96m above the ground?
b) When will it first reach a height of 84m?
7. A farmer, Khanh, has an existing fence blocking off the local riverbank. He
wishes to construct a rectangular paddock using the 200m of wood he has
remaining. Find the dimensions of the paddock if the area enclosed is to
be maximized.
8. Find the dimensions of a rectangle with a perimeter of 46cm and an area
of 102cm
2
.
9. An n-sided polygon has

n(n - 3) diagonals. How many sides has a figure

if it has 90 diagonals?
10. Emily is y
2
years old and her daughter Nini is y years old. If Emily lives to
the age of 13y, Nini will be y
2
years old. How old is Nini now?
11. Jason bought an item for $x and sold it for $10.56. If Jason incurred a loss
of x per cent, find x.
12. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is

. Find the numbers.