Rearranging formula - variable appears multiple times

Rearrange a formula to make a specified variable the subject where the variable appears more than once, requiring collecting terms and factorising (e.g. y + 5 = x(y + 2), 3(a+4) = ac + 5f, 4h + 5 = 9a - ha²).

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OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q9
4 marks Moderate -0.8
9 Rearrange \(y + 5 = x ( y + 2 )\) to make \(y\) the subject of the formula.
OCR MEI C1 Q5
4 marks Standard +0.3
5 Make \(u\) the subject of the formula $$\frac { 1 } { v } - \frac { 1 } { u } = \frac { 1 } { f }$$
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q3
3 marks Easy -1.8
3 Make \(a\) the subject of the equation $$2 a + 5 c = a f + 7 c$$
OCR MEI C1 2012 January Q6
3 marks Moderate -0.5
6 Rearrange the following equation to make \(h\) the subject. $$4 h + 5 = 9 a - h a ^ { 2 }$$
Edexcel M2 Q4
5 marks Moderate -0.8
4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{90893903-4f36-4974-8eaa-0f462f35f442-03_725_560_310_571} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure} A manufacturer produces cartons for fruit juice. Each carton is in the shape of a closed cuboid with base dimensions \(2 x \mathrm {~cm}\) by \(x \mathrm {~cm}\) and height \(h \mathrm {~cm}\), as shown in Fig. 4. Given that the capacity of a carton has to be \(1030 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\),
  1. express \(h\) in terms of \(x\),
  2. show that the surface area, \(A \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\), of a carton is given by $$A = 4 x ^ { 2 } + \frac { 3090 } { x } .$$