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Additional Mathematics Test
Chapter 1 Simultaneous Equations, Remainder and Factor Theorem

1. Solve the simultaneous equations:

x + 3y = 7, 3x2 + 4xy = y2 + 7 [4]

2. Solve the simultaneous equations:

2x + 3y = 2, 2x2 = xy + 5y2 + 2 [4]

3. Solve the simultaneous equations:

2 3
2x + 3y = 10, x
+y =5 [4]

4. Solve the simultaneous equations:

y + 5 = 2x, (2x + y) (2x  y) = 15 [4]

5. Solve the simultaneous equations:

3x  2 = 4y, xy = 2 [4]

6. Solve the simultaneous equations:

2x  3y = 4, x2  xy + y2 = 16 [4]

7. Solve the simultaneous equations:

y = 3x  7, 2x2  2xy + y2 = 13 [4]

8. The line x + y = 2 cuts the curve 2 (x  1)2  (y + 1)2 = 8 at points P and Q. Find the
coordinates of P and Q. [4]

9. Solve the simultaneous equations:

2y = 7  x, 4x2  4xy + y2 = 36 [4]

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10. Solve the simultaneous equations:
x + 3y = 10, x2 + y2 = 10 [4]

11. Given that f(x) = x3  3x2 + 4.

(a) Find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x + 1).
(b) Solve the equation f(x) = 0 [5]

12. (a) Given that 5x2  4x + 22  A (x  1)2 + B(x + 2)  C for all values of x, find the
values of A, B and C.
(b) Given that f(x) = 3x3  5x2  16x + 12.
(i) Calculate the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x  3).
(ii) Solve the equation f(x) = 0. [7]

13. (a) Solve the equation 2x3  7x2 + 3x + 6 = 0, giving your answer correct to 2
decimal places where necessary. [5]
3 2 2
(b) The expression x + 2ax  bx  5a is exactly divisible by x + 6x + 5. Calculate
the values of a and b. [4]

14. When the expression f(x) = 7x41  5x18 + kx4 + 3x is divided by (x + 1), the remainder
is 5. Find the value of k and hence find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x1).
[4]

15. (a) Find the remainder when 5x3 + 7x2  5x 17 is divided by (2x + 1). [2]
3 2
(b) Given that 2x + 7x  px + 18 leaves a remainder of 5 when divided by (x  1),
find the values of p. [2]
3 2
(c) Given that 2x  3x + px +10 = (2x  1) (x  2) (x + q) + 4x + r for all values of
x, find the values of p, q and r. [4]
3 2
(d) The expression 4x + px  qx + 18 leaves a remainder of 3 and 3 when divided
by (x1) and (x  3) respectively, find the values of p and q. [4]

16. (a) Find the remainder when 4x3 + 6x2  2x 14 is divided by (2x  5). [2]
(b) Given that (x  2) is a factor of 2x3 3x2 + kx + 12, find the value of k. [2]
3 2
(c) Solve the equation 3x  24x + 37x + 24 = 0, giving answers correct to 2
decimal places where necessary. [5]
2 3 2
(d) One of the factors of x  5x + 6 is a factor of f(x) = x + hx  4x + 3 where h is
an integer. Find the common factor and the value of h, hence find the remainder
when f(x) is divided by (3x + 2). [5]

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17. (a) Find the remainder when 6x3  7x2 + 5x + 9 is divided by (3x 1). [2]
3 2
(b) Given that (x  2) is a factor of the expression 5x + 2x  kx + 24, find the value
of k. [2]
3 2
(c) Solve the equation 5x  2x  78x + 24 = 0, giving your answer correct to 2
decimal places. [5]
(d) The expresion f(x) = hx3  6hx2 + k leaves a remainder of 6 when it is divided by
(x1) and leaves a remainder of 2 when it is divided by (x + 1). Find the value
of h and k. Hence find the remainder when the expression is divided by (x  2).
[6]

18. (a) Given that 4x4 + 2x3 + hx2 + 7x + 9 leaves a remainder of 12 when divided by
(2x + 1), find the value of h. [2]
(b) Given that f(x) = 6x3  7x2  x + 2,
(i) find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (2x + 1),
(ii) solve the equation f(x) = 0. [5]
3 2
(c) When x  2x + ax  2b is divided by (x  3), the remainder is 4. When
x3  2x2  x + 2b is divided by (x + 1), the remainder is  8, find the possible
values of a and b. [5]

19. When the polynomial x4  5x + 7 is divided by x2  3x + 2, the remainder is mx +

c.
Find the values of m and c. [4]

20. Solve the simultaneous equations

12
y = 4x  1, y=1+ . [4]
x

21. Solve the simultaneous equations

2x + y = 3, 2x2 + 3xy = 9 – 2y2. [4]

22. Solve the simultaneous equations

2x + y = 3, 2x + 2y + xy = 0. [4]

23. Solve the simultaneous equations

3x + 2y = 6, 2xy + 9 = 0. [4]

24. Solve the simultaneous equations

x  2y = 2, x2 + xy = 18 + 2y2. [4]

25. Solve the simultaneous equations

x  3y + 1 = 0, 2x2  5xy = 0. [4]

26. Solve the simultaneous equations

x  2y + 5 = 0, 2xy = x + 3  6y. [4]

27. Solve the simultaneous equations

x + 8y = 1, xy = y  2. [4]

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28. Given that the expression f(x) = 2x3 + hx2 + kx 30 is divisible by (x + 2), and
leaves
a remainder of 21 when it is divided by (2x + 1). Find the values of h and of k.
Hence solve the equation f(x) = 0. [8]

29. (a) Find the remainder when 3x3  4x2 + 5x + 23 is divided by (x  2). [2]
3 2
(b) Given that (3x + 1) is a factor of the expression 3x + 9x  kx + 18, find the
value of k. [2]
3 2
(c) Factorise the expression 2x + 3x  17 + 12 completely. [5]
3 2
(d) Given that (x  1) and (x + 2) are factors of the expression 3x + hx  kx  10.
Find the values of h and of k. Hence find the remainder when the expression is
divided by (2x  1). [7]

30. (a) Find the remainder when x3  3x2 + 5x  13 is divided by (x + 1). [2]
3 2
(b) Given that (2x  1) is a factor of 4x  9x + kx – 18, find the value of k. [2]
(c) Solve the equation, x3  4x2  13x = 8 giving your answer correct to 2 decimal
places where necessary. [6]
(d) When the expression x3  2x2 + ax  2b is divided by (x  3), the remainder is
4.
When x3  2x2  x + 36 is divided by (x + 1), the remainder is 8, find the
possible
values of a and of b. [6]

31. (a) Given that 2x4 + 2ax3 + 5x2 + x + 8 leaves a remainder of 12 when divided by
(2x  1), find the value of a. [3]
3 2
(b) Solve the equation x  8x + 3x + 4 = 0, giving your answer correct to 2
decimal
places. [6]
2
(c) Given that 5x + 15x  29  A(x – 1) (x + 3) + B(x – 3) + C for all values of x,
find the values of A, B and C. [5]

32. (a) Given that 3x4 + kx3 + 17x2  24 leaves a remainder of 9 when divided by
(3x  1), find the value of k. [3]
(b) Factorise x4 + x3  6x2  4x + 8 completely. [6]
5 3
(c) If (x + 3) is a factor of f(x) = (x + 2) + (3x + k) , find the value of k. Hence
find
the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x + 1). [4]

33. (a) Given that 2x3 + 13x2 + hx  7 leaves a remainder of 19 when divided by
(2x + 3), find h. [3]
3 2
(b) Solve the equation x + 19x + 39x + 10 = 0, giving your answers correct to
two
decimal places. [6]
(c) Given that x3  4x2  8x + 48  (x  1)(x + 2)(x  A) + Bx + C for all values of
x.
Find the values of A, B and C. [5]

34. Solve the simultaneous equations:

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 2x – 3y + 4 = 0, 3xy = y² + 2. [4]

35. (a) The expression ax³ – x² + bx + 40 has (x + 4) as a factor and leaves a

remainder
of 15 when divided by (x –1), find the values of a and b. [6]

(b) Solve the equation 4x³ + 29x² + 47x –12 = 0, giving your answers correct to 2
decimal places where necessary. [6]

36. (a) Find the value of p for which (x + 4) is a factor of (x + 3)7 + (5x – p)³. [4]

(b) Solve the equation 2x³ - 13x² + 25x = 12, giving your answer correct to 2
decimal places where necessary. [2]

37. Given that, for all values of x

3x³ – 5x² – 16x + 7 = (Ax + B) (x – 3)(x + 2) + C,
evaluate A, B and C. [4]

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Answers

1. x = 1, y = 2 or x = 8, y = 5

2. x = 1, y = 0 or x = 9.5, y = 7

3. (21 , 3) or (4, 23 )

4. (2, 1)

5. (2, 1) (113 , 112 )

6. (4, 4), (447 , 157 )

7. (2, 1), (335 , 3 45 )

8. P(3, 1), Q(5, 7)

9. (1, 4), (3 45 , 135 )

10. (1, 3)

11. (a) 0 (b) 1 or 2

12. (a) A = 5, B = 6, C = 5 (b) (i) 0 (ii) x = 23 , 2 or 3

13. (a) 2, 2.19 or 0.69 (b) a = 2 b=7

14. k = 20, R = 25

15. (a) 1338 (b) p = 22 (c) p = 1, q = 1, r = 8 (d) p = 12, q = 7

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16. (a) 81 (b) k = 8 (c) 3, 0.49, 5.49 (d) x = 3, h = 2, R =  25

17. (a) 1019 (b) k = 36 (c) 4, 0.31, 3.91 (d) h = 4, k = 26, R = 38

18. (a) h = 19 (b) (i) 0 (ii) 1,  12 , 23 (c) a = 3, b = 2

3 3 1
19. m = 10, c = 7 20. (2, 7), ( , 7) 21. (3, 3), ( ,1 )
2 4 2
1 1 1 1
22. (2, 1), (1 , 6) 23. (3, 1 ), (1, 4 ) 24. (4, 1), (5, 3 )
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
25. (0, ), (5, 2) 26. (3, 1), (4, ) 27. (3, ), (5,  )
3 2 2 2
28. h = 3, k = 17; x = 2, 3 or 2.5
2 1
29. (a) 41 (b) 56 (c) (2x  3)(x + 4)(x  1) (d) h = 8, k = 1; R = 8
3 8
1
30. (a) 22 (b) 39 (c) 1, 6.27 or 1.27 (d) a = 3, b = 2
2
1
31. (a) a = 8 (b) 1, 7.53 or 0.53 (c) A = 5, B = 5, C = 1
2
32. (a) k = 353 (b) (x  1)(x  2)(x + 2)2 (c) k = 10, R = 344
1
33. (a) h = 3 (b) x = 2, 0.30, 16.70 (c) A = 5, B = 1, C = 38
2
3 2
34. (1, 2), (2 ,  )
7 7
35. (a) a = 2, b = –26 (b) –3, 0.22, 4.47
36. (a) –21 (b) 3, 2.78 or 0.72
37. A = 3, B = 2, C = 5

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