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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 50

The University of New Zealand. — Entrance Examination, 1885—Matriculation. — Algebra

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The University of New Zealand.

Entrance Examination, 1885—Matriculation.

Algebra.

1. If a=5, b=4, c=3 find the value of formula/equation

2. Find the value of formula/equation writing your answer in ascending powers of x.

3. Divide formula/equation

4. Simplify formula/equation

5. Resolve into elementary factors formula/equation

6. Simplify formula/equation

7. Solve the equations formula/equation

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8. A man leaves by will a sum of £a, of which his eldest son gets £x, his wife £y and his daughter half the sum of the share of the wife and son; the remainder is given in equal shares to three charities. How much does each get?

9. A labourer saves 10 per cent of his wages; in consequence of a strike his wages are raised half-a-crown a week, but the cost of living increases in the ratio of 12 to 13, and he finds that he now saves 6s 6d a year less than before. Find his original rate of wages.

Extra questions for Medical Students.

10. Find the square root of

formula/equation

11. Simplify

formula/equation Extract the square root of formula/equation

12. Solve the equations

formula/equation