Algebra and Graphs Practice Questions
Practice questions covering all aspects of algebra and graphs from the Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 syllabus.
Questions
Simplify 3x + 2y - x + 5y
Solve 3x - 7 = 14
Expand 2(3x - 4)
Find the value of 2x² - 5 when x = 3
Factorise 6x + 15
Write an expression for the perimeter of a rectangle with sides x and x+3
Solve x/3 + 2 = 5
Make x the subject of y = 3x + 7
If f(x) = 2x + 1, find f(3)
If f(x) = x² - 4, find f(-2)
If f(x) = 3x - 5, solve f(x) = 10
If g(x) = x + 3, find g(0)
If f(x) = 10 - 2x, find f(5)
If f(x) = 2x + 1, find x when f(x) = 9
If f(x) = x/2 + 3, find f(8)
Complete the table for f(x)=x²-1: x=-2,-1,0,1,2
Find the next 2 terms of 3, 7, 11, 15, ...
Find the nth term of 5, 8, 11, 14, ...
Find the 10th term if nth = 3n - 1
Describe the rule for 2, 4, 8, 16, ...
Generate the first 4 terms of nth = n² + 1
Find the next term in 1, 3, 6, 10, ...
Find the nth term of 1, 4, 9, 16, ...
A pattern has 3 tiles in step 1, 5 in step 2, 7 in step 3. How many in step 10?
Solve 2x + 3 > 11
Show x ≥ -2 on a number line
List the integers for -3 < x ≤ 2
Solve 5 - x < 8
Solve 3x + 1 ≤ 16
Write the inequality shown on a number line: open circle at 1, closed at 5, line between
Solve 2(x - 1) > 6
Find the largest integer satisfying x < 3.7
From a straight line graph, the line goes through (0,2) and (4,10). What is the gradient?
Is the graph y = x² increasing or decreasing at x = 3?
Complete: y = x² for x = -2,-1,0,1,2
From the graph of y = x² - 4x, identify the turning point
Plot y = x² - 4x for x = -1 to 5
From a curve, estimate the gradient at x = 2 by drawing a tangent
Is the turning point of y = -x² + 6x - 5 a maximum or minimum?
Sketch a graph with a minimum at (3, -2)
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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)
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