Simple algebra skills Flashcards
1
Q
how do you expand brackets?
A
times everything outside the brackets by everything inside the brackets.
2
Q
steps of factorising?
A
find the HCF and the like terms within both numbers for the first number outside the brackets, then that has to equal everything outside the bracket once times together
3
Q
algerbraic fractions
A
cross multiply them then merge into one fraction
4
Q
what does it mean when a question asks you to factorise?
A
put into brackets
5
Q
what does it mean when a question asks you to expand and simplify?
A
take out of brackets
