Finding the value of a variable in a formula Changing subject of a formula

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b
1

-c
1 --1

Exampl b =--,c =-, then a=

11 1 If ---=-and a b -c

1 3

1 6

a
1

_a

A.
B. -

-+3= -6
3 9 1 i.e.

-=-9
a

C. D.

9
1

9 .. Theansweris B.

a=--

Solution
(i)

_I_I_ 17(-;)= 1 (-3)=-3 =

x

3 (ii) tbt$~1~'

~1J'pn~tt1iAl(.AJ.lti(,-ll~$~ :
1 1 3

1 1 1 £17= --= --ab 1 9

= -9+3 = -6

-;617=-=-=-6= _c 1
6

£17

ex = 4(x- y) ex=4x-4y ex-4x=-4y

If P = QR + 3, then R =

(e-4)x=-4y

A.

P --3S. Q SP-3 Q

c.
D.

S(~

-3)-

-4y x=-e-4 4y

B. --

S(P-3) Q

4-c
The answer is B.

Solution
-1 c-4
1

---=-

-(c-4)

4-c

1 Example 4

QR +3 S

2a Ify=--, a-3b
A.

thena=
C.

QR =P-3 S QR = S(P -3)

R
=

-3b 2-y -3b y-2

3by y-2 3by 2-y

S(P-3)
Q

B.

D.

The answer is D.

Solution

Example 3 If ex = 4(x- y), then x = A.

4y e-4 4y 4-e

c.
D.

c-4
4y 4-e 4y 2a y=-a-3b y(a-3b) = 2a ay-3by
=

B.

2a 3by

Solution

ay-2a a(y-2)

= 3by
=

3by a=-y-2
The answer is

c.

Example 1 If x
=-

+ -, then y
z

A.
B.

z+x xz xz x-z xz z-x xz x+z

If y

=x

+ 6k and x = 3k + 4, express y in terms of x.

A. y= 2x-4 B. y= 4-2x

C. y= 3x-8
D. y= 8-3x

c.
D.

Solution

Solution

=x =

+ 6k

(i) (ii) x - 4 .._"_

x
1 1 1

3k + 4
=

From (ii), k

-=-+x Yz
x z y 1

. ._

(iii)

Substituting (iii) into (i),

X+6( X;4)

z -x xz xz --=y z-x

= x+ 2x-8 =3x-8
The answer is C.

xz y=-z-x
The answer is C.

1-4

EXERCISE

~
1. Let y= (1- x) (3 - x)

(x _1)2

. Find y when x =-1.

4.

If4x-

5y = 3, theny =
5

A.
B.

-4
-2 2 4 2

A.

4x-3
5

C. D.

D
m .e + -. 2n
If n = 3, k = 7 and

B.

C. D.

4x+3 4x-3
5

4x+3
5

2.

Let k =

.e = 1, then

m=
5.

A.
B.

36. 1.

4 If _ - 7 = 6n, then m = m

C. -1. D.
6 or -6. 1 1 I

D
=-

A.
B.

6n+7
4

3. In the formula 5s v=-.

I 5 4 4 25 4 5 25 4

+ -, find u when s =-,

v 5

C. D.

6n-7 6n+7 -_
4 -4

6n-7

A.
B.

6.

If ab = -(a - c), then a =

A.

C. D.

b -1
c

B.

b+ 1
c

C. D.

b+l -c(b+l).

7.

If 3Y = 2 - 3k then k =

11. Ifx(a + b) = yea - b), then a =

2'

A.
B.

2-6y ,.,
J

A.
B.

-b. b. b(x+ y) y-x b(x+ y) x-y

4-6y ,.,
J

c.
D.

c.
D.

6y-4
J

,., ,.,

6y-2
J

D
+ R, then Q =

12. If 4x = ax - 2by, then x =

8.

If M = -

P P

A.
B.

SQ

A.
B.

S(M +R) p S(M -R) P+R-SM. -+R. SM 1 2

P

c.
D.

c.
D.

2by a-4 2by 4-a 2by a+4 2by by --2 a

13. If a=-y-,thenx=

9.

If A =-(a + b)h, then a =

A.
B.

A.
B.

2(t -b)2A -bh.

--

c.
D.

bx+c y-ac ab Y --c. ab ac- y

c.
D.

2A-b h 2A -b. h

ab c--. Y ab

D
14. If ---=-,

D
thenf=

10. IfSa-6=3(a-b),thenb=

I f

1 u

I
v

A.
B.

2a-6
J

,.,

A.
B.

2a+6
J

,.,

c.
D.

6-2a
J

,.,

c.

2a+6 __
J

,.,

D.

u+v uv uv u+v uv u-v uv v-u

n
l_j

15. If y =

x(l

+ z) + y) + x)

I-z 1- y

, then z =

19. If x

+ y=-+
2y

3x 2

7, then x =

A.
B. C. D.

x(1 y(l

A.
B.

+ 14.

2y -14. y+7 2 y-7 2

I-x y-x x+y x+y x-y

C. D.

D
IfV=391I

D
.,
.)

20. If y = --, k-3x

then x =

Miscellaneous
16. It is given that V=_!_1Ir2(4r+h). 3 and r = 3, find h. A.
I

A.
B.

yk+3 3y k

.,
.)

y 3y

1 2 3
4

C.

yk+3 3y yk-3

B.

C. D.

D.

D
thenk= z)

17. Ifu=(v-2)(2-v)andu=-25,thenv= A. B. C. D. -3 or 3. -7 or 3. -3 or 7. -23 or 27.

xy=k 21. If z=--, xy+k

A.

xy(l-

D
=

B.

z+1 xy(z + 1) z -1 x(l- z) y(z

C. D.

18. It is given that v = u + at. If u = 0, then a

+ 1) x(z + 1)

A.
B. C.

y(z -I)

D
then x =

-vt. vt.

22. If5y-x=y(3y+x),

D.

A. B.
C.

5 y-.)y., y+1 3y2 -5y y+1 2y-3y2 y+ 1 3y2 -2y y+1

D.

23. If n=6x---, m mn-4

4-x

then x =

26. If-+-=-, p q

thenp=

A. B.

6m-1 mn-4 6m+l mn+4

A. B.

q2 -r qr qr q2 -r I-r r r I-r
b = 6 - 2m, then a
=

C. D.
1

-3

6m-l mn+4 6m+1

1
S

D
then t=

C. D.

D D

24. If -= ---, t s -I 2s+ 1

27. If a = 4m - band A. B. C. D.

A. B.

s(s -1) 2s-1 -s(s -1) s(s -1) 2s+1 s(s -1) 2s -I

b -12.
12-b. 12-2b. 12 -3b.

C. D.

D
thenx=

43 25. If -+-=5, xy

A. B. C. D.

5y-3 4y 3-5y 4y 4y 5y-3 4y 3-5y

1-8

(Paper 2 Section A) l-ab 1. In the formula x =--, find the value of b 1 + ab 7 when x =-- and a = 2.
9

2 4. If 1- a = b + then b = a b'

A. 2a.
B.

A.
B.

2
3 4

C.

D.

C. D.

2a 1-2a 2a -2a-l 2a -2a+l

--

2. If 2m = 6 ~ Sn, then n = 6-2m A. --5 6+2m B. 5 5 C. 6-2m 5 D. 6+2m 3ab 3. If-,,--=~, 'sa=b
I
.J

t 5. If A = Znrh+Zttr",hen h = A. A-r. A --r. B. r A C. --r. 2rcr A 2 D. --r 2rcr

thenb=

6. If P= {x+;].

theny=

A.
B. C. D.

a a +1 a 3a+ I 3a 3a+ 1 3a 9a+ I

A. B. C.

P --x.
4 4

P-x
4

P-4x
4

D.

4x-P

7. If T + mg

=-,

mv r

then m =

11. If m

=--,

k€

A.
B.

Tr v-gr Tr v+gr
v- gr

A.
B.
C.

£+a ma k ma k-a ma

then I! =

c.
D.

Tr v+gr Tr l-y x 2-x 2-x x x-I x x x-I I-be

D.

k-m k=m ma

8. Ifx=--+I,theny=
1+ y

12. If f =(n-I)

C
+ r)
Rr

D
+;- ,thenf=

1)

A.
B.

A.
B.

R-I Rr R+l Rr(n -1) n -1 Rr(R (R

c.
D.

c.

D
then e =

D.

+ r)(n -1)

9. If a

=--,

2(b - e)

A.
B.

2-ab --

13. If s =ut + -at 2

,then u =

Za=b
2a-b 1- ab a-b ab-1 a-b 2

A. B.

s - at ' 2 2s - at2 s
t at

2ab-I

c.
D.

D
.

c.
D.

2(s - at2)

10. If x=at andy=bt,thenx=

A. B.
C.

ay2
-2

14. Ify

= --,

b ay

4+kx 4-kx 4(y -1) k(y+l) y+1 4k(y-l) 4k(y-1) y+1 y-1

then x =

b by a a2 by

A.
B.

D.

c.
D.

4k(y+ 1)

- End of Test -

1-10

Unit I
Exercise 1.

2. 7.

0 B

3.

A B

4. 9.

e
0

5. 10. 15.

6. B
11. C 16. A 21, A 26. B Test 1. 6. H.C 0

8.

12. A 17.

13. A 18. 0
23. 0

14. B 19. B 24.

e e e

20. B 25.

22. A 27. 0

2.
7.

A A

3.

D B

4. 9.

B B

5.

8. 13.

10. A

12. 0

14. A