Textbook resources

Full Text (PDF) of the chapter and Answers (PDF) to the chapter questions.

Question resources

When using these resources remember that productive practice is the most effective method to use:

  • Use Century to ensure you have mastered the necessary skills
  • Choose some questions from the exam questions folder
  • If you have difficulties with a question then go back to Century to relearn the required skill
  • If you had difficulties then retry the question after a few days to ensure that you have retained the skill

How to use this page (video - 1 min).

Visit the Maths Department Test Preparation page for more tips.

Key Points

You need to be able to:

  • Rearrange an equation
  • Square an expression
  • Solve simultaneous linear equations
  • Solve quadratic equations

Resources

The following resources are below on this page:

  • Exam questions (folder) - Questions from previous exam papers. Each question is a separate PDF. The answers are in the "Answers" document (Word) in the folder.
  • Century - A list of applicable Century nuggets. Aim to be fluent in answering these.
  • Overview and guided practice - How to use the materials provided here
  • Question examples - How to answer the two types of question (video).
  • Solving strategy - The steps you need to take each time (walk through in video above).
  • Exemplar solutions - The written solutions to the two questions answered in the video.
  • Formula sheet (part) - This has the quadratic formula on it.
  • Next steps - What you need to do now.
  • Skills needed - A list of the skills from previous topics used in this topic.