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Algebra and Graphs Practice Questions

Practice questions covering all aspects of algebra and graphs from the Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 syllabus.

Questions

1
[2 marks] easy

Simplify 3x + 2y - x + 5y

2
[2 marks] easy

Solve 3x - 7 = 14

3
[1 marks] easy

Expand 2(3x - 4)

4
[2 marks] medium

Find the value of 2x² - 5 when x = 3

5
[2 marks] medium

Factorise 6x + 15

6
[2 marks] medium

Write an expression for the perimeter of a rectangle with sides x and x+3

7
[2 marks] medium

Solve x/3 + 2 = 5

8
[2 marks] hard

Make x the subject of y = 3x + 7

9
[1 marks] easy

If f(x) = 2x + 1, find f(3)

10
[2 marks] easy

If f(x) = x² - 4, find f(-2)

11
[2 marks] medium

If f(x) = 3x - 5, solve f(x) = 10

12
[1 marks] easy

If g(x) = x + 3, find g(0)

13
[1 marks] easy

If f(x) = 10 - 2x, find f(5)

14
[2 marks] medium

If f(x) = 2x + 1, find x when f(x) = 9

15
[1 marks] easy

If f(x) = x/2 + 3, find f(8)

16
[3 marks] medium

Complete the table for f(x)=x²-1: x=-2,-1,0,1,2

17
[2 marks] easy

Find the next 2 terms of 3, 7, 11, 15, ...

18
[2 marks] medium

Find the nth term of 5, 8, 11, 14, ...

19
[1 marks] easy

Find the 10th term if nth = 3n - 1

20
[1 marks] easy

Describe the rule for 2, 4, 8, 16, ...

21
[2 marks] medium

Generate the first 4 terms of nth = n² + 1

22
[1 marks] easy

Find the next term in 1, 3, 6, 10, ...

23
[2 marks] medium

Find the nth term of 1, 4, 9, 16, ...

24
[2 marks] medium

A pattern has 3 tiles in step 1, 5 in step 2, 7 in step 3. How many in step 10?

25
[2 marks] easy

Solve 2x + 3 > 11

26
[1 marks] easy

Show x ≥ -2 on a number line

27
[2 marks] easy

List the integers for -3 < x ≤ 2

28
[2 marks] medium

Solve 5 - x < 8

29
[2 marks] easy

Solve 3x + 1 ≤ 16

30
[2 marks] medium

Write the inequality shown on a number line: open circle at 1, closed at 5, line between

31
[2 marks] medium

Solve 2(x - 1) > 6

32
[1 marks] easy

Find the largest integer satisfying x < 3.7

33
[2 marks] easy

From a straight line graph, the line goes through (0,2) and (4,10). What is the gradient?

34
[1 marks] easy

Is the graph y = x² increasing or decreasing at x = 3?

35
[2 marks] easy

Complete: y = x² for x = -2,-1,0,1,2

36
[2 marks] medium

From the graph of y = x² - 4x, identify the turning point

37
[3 marks] medium

Plot y = x² - 4x for x = -1 to 5

38
[2 marks] medium

From a curve, estimate the gradient at x = 2 by drawing a tangent

39
[1 marks] medium

Is the turning point of y = -x² + 6x - 5 a maximum or minimum?

40
[2 marks] hard

Sketch a graph with a minimum at (3, -2)

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Answers & Worked Solutions

Question 1 Solution

Answer: 2x + 7y

Question 2 Solution

Answer: x = 7

Question 3 Solution

Answer: 6x - 8

Question 4 Solution

Answer: 13

Question 5 Solution

Answer: 3(2x + 5)

Question 6 Solution

Answer: 4x + 6

Question 7 Solution

Answer: x = 9

Question 8 Solution

Answer: x = (y-7)/3

Question 9 Solution

Answer: 7

Question 10 Solution

Answer: 0

Question 11 Solution

Answer: x = 5

Question 12 Solution

Answer: 3

Question 13 Solution

Answer: 0

Question 14 Solution

Answer: x = 4

Question 15 Solution

Answer: 7

Question 16 Solution

Answer: 3, 0, -1, 0, 3

Question 17 Solution

Answer: 19, 23

Question 18 Solution

Answer: 3n + 2

Question 19 Solution

Answer: 29

Question 20 Solution

Answer: Multiply by 2

Question 21 Solution

Answer: 2, 5, 10, 17

Question 22 Solution

Answer: 15

Question 23 Solution

Answer: n²

Question 24 Solution

Answer: 21

Question 25 Solution

Answer: x > 4

Question 26 Solution

Answer: Closed circle at -2, arrow right

Question 27 Solution

Answer: -2, -1, 0, 1, 2

Question 28 Solution

Answer: x > -3

Question 29 Solution

Answer: x ≤ 5

Question 30 Solution

Answer: 1 < x ≤ 5

Question 31 Solution

Answer: x > 4

Question 32 Solution

Answer: 3

Question 33 Solution

Answer: 2

Question 34 Solution

Answer: Increasing

Question 35 Solution

Answer: 4, 1, 0, 1, 4

Question 36 Solution

Answer: (2, -4)

Question 37 Solution

Answer: Points: (-1,5),(0,0),(1,-3),(2,-4),(3,-3),(4,0),(5,5)

Question 38 Solution

Answer: Read gradient from tangent line

Question 39 Solution

Answer: Maximum

Question 40 Solution

Answer: U-shaped curve with lowest point at (3,-2)

Frequently Asked Questions

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