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Simultaneous equations

37 questions · 142 marks · about 2.5 hours

Simultaneous equations questions

Edexcel 1MA1 Simultaneous equations 37 questions

Paper 3 June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 30 3 marks

Solve algebraically the simultaneous equations x + 7 y = 14 3 x โ€“ y = 9

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Paper 3 June 2025 Higher tier, Question 21 5 marks

Solve algebraically the simultaneous equations

Question 21, shown as an image

3 x + y = 2

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Paper 3 June 2025 Higher tier, Question 22 4 marks

C is a circle with centre (0, 0) The straight line with equation 3 x โ€“ 2 y = 52 is the tangent to C at the point P. Find the coordinates of P.

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Paper 1 November 2024 Foundation tier, Question 16 5 marks

1 cup of tea and 1 cup of coffee cost ยฃ4.50 3 cups of tea and 1 cup of coffee cost ยฃ8.50 Work out the total cost of 4 cups of tea and 3 cups of coffee. You must show all your working.

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Paper 2 November 2024 Higher tier, Question 10 4 marks

Use algebra to solve the simultaneous equations 4 x โ€“ 5 y = 20 6 x + 7 y = โ€“57 You must show all your working.

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Paper 3 November 2024 Higher tier, Question 16 5 marks

OBCD is a rectangle. DCE is a straight line.

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B has coordinates (2, โˆ’4) E has coordinates (12, โˆ’6.5) Work out the coordinates of D. You must show all your working.

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Paper 3 November 2024 Higher tier, Question 20 4 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations

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y + 2 x = 7 Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1 June 2024 Higher tier, Question 10 4 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations 5 x โ€“ 2 y = 23 2 x โ€“ 3 y = 18

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Paper 1 November 2023 Higher tier, Question 21 5 marks

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On the grid, draw the graph of x2 + y2 = 169

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Use your graph to find estimates for the solutions of the simultaneous equations

Question 21, shown as an image

2 y = 3 x

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Paper 2 November 2023 Foundation tier, Question 30 3 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations 3 x + y = โˆ’4.5 4 x + 3 y = โˆ’3.5

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Paper 1 June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 28, also on the Higher paper 1 mark

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Use these graphs to solve the simultaneous equations 2 โ€“ 2 y = x 2 y = 3 x โ€“ 22

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Paper 1 June 2023 Higher tier, Question 9, also on the Foundation paper 1 mark

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Use these graphs to solve the simultaneous equations 2 โ€“ 2 y = x 2 y = 3 x โ€“ 22

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Paper 2 June 2023 Higher tier, Question 11 4 marks

Use algebra to solve the simultaneous equations 2 x + 6 y = 5 3 x โ€“ 4 y = โ€“12

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Paper 2 June 2022 Foundation tier, Question 28 3 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations 5 x + 2 y = 27 6 x + 4 y = 28

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Paper 3 June 2022 Higher tier, Question 22 5 marks

L is the straight line with equation y = 2x โˆ’ 5 C is a graph with equation y2 = 6x2 โˆ’ 25x โˆ’ 8 Using algebra, find the coordinates of the points of intersection of L and C. You must show all your working.

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Paper 1 November 2021 Higher tier, Question 20 3 marks

20The diagram shows the graph of x2 + y2 = 30.25

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Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of the simultaneous equations x2 + y2 = 30.25 y โ€“ 2x = 1

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Paper 3 November 2021 Higher tier, Question 16 4 marks

16The curve C has equation y = x2 + 3x โ€“ 3 The line L has equation y โ€“ 5x + 4 = 0 Show, algebraically, that C and L have exactly one point in common.

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Paper 3 November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 28, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

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Use these graphs to solve the simultaneous equations 5 x โˆ’ 9 y = โˆ’46 y = โˆ’ 2 x

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Use this graph to find estimates for the solutions of the quadratic equation xยฒ โˆ’ 4x + 2 = 0

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Paper 3 November 2020 Higher tier, Question 6, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

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Use these graphs to solve the simultaneous equations 5 x โˆ’ 9 y = โˆ’46 y = โˆ’ 2 x

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Use this graph to find estimates for the solutions of the quadratic equation xยฒ โˆ’ 4x + 2 = 0

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Paper 1 June 2019 Higher tier, Question 10 2 marks

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grid below.

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Using the graphs, find estimates of the solutions of the simultaneous equations

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Paper 1 June 2019 Higher tier, Question 22 5 marks

There are only maths symbolred counters and g green counters in a bag. A counter is taken at random from the bag. The probability that the counter is green is fraction The counter is put back in the bag. 2 more red counters and 3 more green counters are put in the bag. A counter is taken at random from the bag. The probability that the counter is green is fraction Find the number of red counters and the number of green counters that were in the bag originally.

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Paper 1 November 2018 Foundation tier, Question 25, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations

5 x + y = 21 x โˆ’ 3 y = 9

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Paper 1 November 2018 Higher tier, Question 6, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations

5 x + y = 21 x โˆ’ 3 y = 9

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Paper 2 November 2018 Higher tier, Question 17 5 marks

p and q are two numbers such that p maths symbol q

When you subtract 5 from p and subtract 5 from q the answers are in the ratio 5: 1 When you add 20 to p and add 20 to q the answers are in the ratio 5: 2

Find the ratio p: q Give your answer in its simplest form.

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Paper 2 November 2018 Higher tier, Question 18 4 marks

The straight line L1 passes through the points with coordinates (4, 6) and (12, 2) The straight line L2 passes through the origin and has gradient โˆ’3

The lines L1 and L2 intersect at point P.

Find the coordinates of P.

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Paper 2 June 2018 Higher tier, Question 16 5 marks

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On the grid, draw the graph of x2 + y2 = 12.25

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Hence find estimates for the solutions of the simultaneous equations

2 x + y = 1

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Paper 3 June 2018 Higher tier, Question 16 6 marks

The nth term of a sequence is given by an2 + bn where a and b are integers.

The 2nd term of the sequence is โ€“2 The 4th term of the sequence is 12

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Find the 6th term of the sequence.

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Here are the first five terms of a different quadratic sequence.

0 2 6 12 20

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the n th term of this sequence.

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Paper 1 November 2017 Higher tier, Question 11 4 marks

3 teas and 2 coffees have a total cost of ยฃ7.80 5 teas and 4 coffees have a total cost of ยฃ14.20

Work out the cost of one tea and the cost of one coffee.

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Paper 2 November 2017 Higher tier, Question 22 5 marks

Also involves Composite and inverse functions

The functions f and g are such that

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g(3) = 20 and fโˆ’1maths symbol

Find the value of a and the value of b.

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Paper 3 November 2017 Foundation tier, Question 27 3 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations

x + 3 y = 12 5 x โˆ’ y = 4

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Paper 3 June 2017 Foundation tier, Question 16, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations

3 x + y = โ€“4 3 x โ€“ 4 y = 6

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Paper 3 June 2017 Higher tier, Question 2, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Solve the simultaneous equations

3 x + y = โ€“4 3 x โ€“ 4 y = 6

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