Rearranging FormulasCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
Cambridge IGCSE Maths
Rearranging Formulas
Total 26 marks
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- 1A courier company uses several formulas to calculate delivery costs and times.(a)A courier company uses the formula to calculate the delivery cost in dirhams for parcels. Which formula correctly makes the subject?[1 mark]
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(b)The company also uses to find delivery time from distance and speed . Which formula correctly makes the subject?[1 mark]- A
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(c)A third formula, , gives the perimeter of a rectangular parcel label. Which formula correctly makes the subject?[1 mark]- A
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Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2A landscaper designs circular and conical garden features using standard area and volume formulas.(a)A circular garden pond has area , where is the radius. Make the subject of the formula.[2 marks](b)A conical fountain has volume . Make the subject of the formula.[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3A physics student rearranges formulas describing the motion of a falling object, where the subject sometimes appears more than once.(a)A physics student uses the formula for motion, where appears once but and appear squared. Make the subject.[3 marks](b)The student also uses , where the subject appears both linearly and squared, but for a specific problem . Simplify this formula when , then make the subject.[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4An engineer rearranges complex formulas used in force and energy calculations where the subject appears twice or under a root.(a)An engineer uses the formula to model a force , where the subject appears twice. Make the subject of the formula, showing every step.[4 marks](b)The engineer also uses to model energy, where is under both a root and a fraction. Make the subject of the formula.[4 marks](c)Finally, the engineer must rearrange , where appears both under a root and linearly, to make the subject as far as possible in terms of a quadratic-type equation in . Show all steps and explain any substitution used to simplify the process.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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