Chapter 12 Algebraic Expressions Exercise 12.1
  
  Question 1.
  
  Get the algebraic expressions in the following cases using variables, constants and arithmetic operations:
  
  (i) Subtraction of z from y.
  
  (ii) One half of the sum of numbers x and y.
  
  (iii) The number z multiplied by itself.
  
  (iv) One-fourth of the product of numbers p and q.
  
  (v) Numbers x and y both squared and added.
  
  (vi) Number 5 added to three times the product of number m and n.
  
  (vii) Product of numbers y and 2 subtracted from 10.
  
  (viii) Sum of numbers a and b subtracted from their product.
  
  Solution:
  
  (i) Subtraction of z from y
  
  Expression: y – z
   (ii) One half of the sum of numbers x and y   
   

  (iii) The number 2 multiplied by itself.
  
  Expression: z × z = z2
   (iv) One-fourth of the product of numbers p and q   
   

  (v) Numbers x and y both squared and added
  
  Expression: x2 + y2
  (vi) Number 5 added to three times the product of number m and n
  
  Expression: 3mn + 5
  (vii) Product of numbers y and z subtracted from 10
  
  Expression: 10 – yz
  (viii) Sum of numbers a and 6 subtracted from their product
  
  Expression: Sum = a + b, Product = ab
  
  ∴ Required expression
  
  = ab – (a + b)
  
  = ab – a- b
  Question 2.   
   (i) Identify the terms and their factors in the following expressions show the terms and factors by tree diagrams.   
   (a) x – 3   
   (b) 1 + x + x2   
   (c) y – y3   
   (d) 5xy2 + 7x2y   
   (e) -ab + 2b2 – 3a2   
   Solution:   
    
   
    
 
   (ii) Identify terms and factors in the expression   
   given below:   
   (a) -4x + 5   
   (b) -4x + 5y   
   (c) 5y + 3y2   
   (d) xy + 2x2y2   
   (e) pq + q   
   (f) 1.2ab – 2.4b + 3.6a   
   

   
   (h) 0.1p2 + 0.2q2   
   Solution:   
    
 
  Question 3.
  
  Identify the numerical coefficients of terms (other than constants) in the following:
  
  (i) 5 – 3t2
  
  (ii) 1 + t + t2 + t3
  
  (iv) 100m + 1000n
  
  (v) -p2q2 + 7pq
  
  (vi) 1.2 a + 0.86
  
  (vii) 3.14r2
  
  (viii) 2(l + b)
  
  (ix) 0.1y + 0.01y2
  
  Solution:
  
   
  Question 4.
  
  (a) Identify terms which contain x and give the
  
  coefficient of x.
  
  (i) y2x + y
  
  (ii) 13y2 – 8yx
  
  (iii) x + y + 2
  
  (iv) 5 + z + zx
  
  (v) 1 + x + xy
  
  (vi) 12 xy2 + 25
  
  (vii) 7x + xy2
  
  Solution:
  
   
  (b) Identify terms which contain y2 and give the coefficients of y2.
  
  (i) 8 – xy2
  
  (ii) 5y2 + 7x
  
  (iii) 2x2y – 15xy2 + 7y2
  
  Solution:
  
   
  Question 5.
  
  Classify into monomials, binomials and trinomials:
  
  (i) 4y – 7x
  
  (ii) y2
  
  (iii) x + y – xy
  
  (iv) 100
  
  (v) ab – a – b
  
  (vi) 5 – 3t
  
  (vii) 4p2q – 4pq2
  
  (viii) 7mn
  
  (ix) z2 – 3z + 8
  
  (x) a2 + b2
  
  (xi) z2 + z
  
  (xii) 1 + x + x2
  
  Solution:
  
  (i)4y – 7z – Binomial
  
  (ii) y2 – Monomial
  
  (iii) x + y – xy – Trinomial
  
  (iv) 100 Monomial
  
  (v) ab – a – b – Trinomial
  
  (vi) 5 – 3t – Binomial
  
  (vii) 4p2q – 4pq2 – Binomial
  
  (viii) 7mn – Monomial
  
  (ix) z2 -3z + 8 – Trinomial
  
  (x) a2 + b2 – Binomial
  
  (xi) z2 + z – Binomial
  
  (xii) 1 + x + x2 – Trinomial
  Question 6.
  
  State whether a given pair of terms is of like or unlike terms.
  
  (i) 1, 100
  
  (ii) -7x, x
  
  (iii) -29x, -29y
  
  (iv) 14xy, 42yx
  
  (v) 4m2p, 4mp2
  
  (vi) 12xz, 12 x2y2
  
  Solution:
  
  (i) 1, 100 – Like
  
  (ii) -7x, x – Like
  
  (iii) -29x, -29y – Unlike
  
  (iv) 14xy, 42yx – Like
  
  (v) 4m2p, 4mp2 – Unlike
  
  (vi) 12xz, 12x2z2 – Unlike
  Question 7.
  
  Identify like terms in the following:
  
  (a)-xy2, -4yx2, 8x2, 2xy2, 7y2, -11x2, -100x, -11yx, 20x2y, -6x2, y, 2xy, 3x
  
  (b) 10pq, 7p, 8q, -p2q2, -7qp, -100q, -23, 12q2p2, -5p2, 41, 2405p, 78qp, 13p2q, qp2, 701p2
  
  Solution:
  
  (a) Like terms are:
  
  (i) -xy2, 2xy2
  
  (ii) -4yx2, 20x2y
  
  (iii)8x2, -11x2, -6x2
  
  (iv) 7y, y
  
  (v) -100x, 3x
  
  (vi) -11yx, 2xy
  (b) Like terms are:
  
  (i) 10pq, – 7qp, 78qp
  
  (ii) 7p, 2405p
  
  (iii) 8q, -100q
  
  (iv) -p2q2, 12 q2p2
  
  (v) -23, 41
  
  (vi) -5p2, 701p2
  
  (vii) 13p2q, qp2







