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Change the subject of a formula

This worksheet is about rearranging formulae.

'Change the subject of a formula' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 4

Year:  GCSE

Curriculum topic:   Algebra

Curriculum subtopic:   Interpret Simple Expressions as Functions, Inverse Functions or Composite Functions

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

This worksheet is about rearranging formulae

 

Example

Rearrange this formula to make h the subject

hn + m2h = p

 

Answer

Factorise the left hand side to give

h(n + m2) = p

Divide both sides by n + m2

h = p / (n + m2)

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