A1 MANUAL Andrew’s Series

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5 x  2  25 4 x 
Find the value of x if 125 2 x 3

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5 x 2  25 4 x 
125 2 x 3 1. Picking up clues quickly
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5 x 2  (5 2 ) 4 x  2. Mastering solving
5 3( 2 x  3) techniques and skip
1 redundant steps
5 x  2 8 x 
3( 2 x  3)
1
2
3. Grasping and using
(5 ) multiple concepts for
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 6 x  9  difficult questions
59 x 2  5 2

9 x  2   3 x  4 .5
5
x
24

Type 2
x 2 1 x
Solve 3  5  4
2x
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3 x  2  5 2 x  41 x
( x  2)1g 3  2 x1g 5  (1  x )1g 4
x1g 3  2 x1g 5  x1g 4  1g 4  21g 3
1g 4  21g 3
x
1g 3  21g 5  1g 4
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Type 3
12 2 x A1 Manual – achieving made
2 x
 2 m 3n
Given that 3 x
 4 , find the value of m and of n in terms of x. possible!
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12 2 x (3  4) 2 x

3 x  4 2 x 3 x  4 2 x
32 x 4 2 x
 x 2 x
3 4
 3 2 x  x 4 2 x  2  x 
 3 x 4 3 x2
 2 6 x 4 3 x

 m  6 x  4 and n  x

Type 4
If 3x = p and 5x = q, express the following in terms of p and/or q
(i) 3(25x+1) ,
x
(ii) 15 .

[Solution]
(i)
3(25 x 1 )  3(25 x  251 )
 75(25 x )
 75(5 2 ) x
 75(5 x ) 2
 75q 2
(ii)
1
15  x 
15 x
1
 x x
3 5
1

pq

Type 5
3
a x2  a x4
Simplify
3
a8 .

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x2 x4
x2 x4
3
a  a a 3
a 2
 8
3 8
a
a3
x2 x4 8
 
a 3 2 3

5x

a 6

Type 6
1
27 x (3  y ) 
Given that 5 (25 )  125 and
x 2y
9 , calculate the value of x and value of y.

[Solution]
5 x (5 4 y )  5 3
x  4 y  3  (1)
33 x (3  y )  3 2
3x  y  2
y  3x  2  (2)

Sub (2) into (1),

x  12 x  8  3
5
x
13

5 11
x   ;y
13 13

Type 7
n 5 n 3
Show that 59(2 )  2  2 is exactly divisible 11.
n

[Solution]
59(2 n )  2 n 5  2 n 3  59(2 n )  2 5 (2 n )  2 3 (2 n )
 59(2 n )  32(2 n )  8(2 n )
 99(2 n )
 11(9(2 n ))
59(2 n )  2 n5  2 n3 is exactly divisible by 11 because it is a multiple of 11.

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