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Grade 10 Patterns & Algebra

Maths practice questions and a worked example

Grade 10 algebra questions test the skills the rest of Paper 1 builds on: factorising fully, simplifying exponents and algebraic fractions, solving equations, inequalities and simultaneous equations, and working with number patterns. The practice questions here come from Grade 10 Paper 1 November exams (Gauteng 2022 and KwaZulu-Natal 2023).

Worked example

1.1 Factorise the following expressions fully: 1.1.1 6 - 28x.

Answer

2(x³ + 2)(x³ − 2)

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1.1.1 Given: , where . Choose from the given set of numbers a value of for which will be rational.

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