SIMPLE ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS

Question 1

WHAT DO ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS CONTAIN?

Answer 1

ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS CONTAIN SYMBOLS / LETTERS WHICH REPRESENT NUMBERS.

Question 2

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RULES OF OPERATIONS IN RELATION TO ALGEBRAIC TERMS?

Answer 2

ALL RULES OF OPERATIONS ARE APPLICABLE TO ALGEBRAIC TERMS INCLUDING FRACTIONS.

Question 3

WHAT IS USEFUL TO NOTE ABOUT BRACKETS IN ALGEBRAIC FRACTION CALCULATIONS?

Answer 3

THAT SOME TERMS MUST BE TREATED AS SINGLE EXPRESSIONS, OTHERWISE IT IS TEMPTING TO HANDLE TERMS ON THEIR OWN.

Question 4

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF FACTORS ARE COMMON TO THE NUMERATOR AND DENOMINATOR?

Answer 4

THEY SHOULD BE CANCELLED

Question 5

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

HOW CAN YOU FORM A SINGLE FRACTION?

Answer 5

• NUMERATORS CAN BE MULTIPLIED TOGETHER
• DENOMINATORS CAN BE MULTIPLIED TOGETHER

Question 6

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

WHEN CAN YOU CANCEL A FRACTION?

Answer 6

WHEN THE FACTORS ARE COMMON TO THE NUMERATOR AND THE DENOMINATOR.

Question 7

ALGEBRA KEY FACTS

WHAT IS SUBSTITUTION?

Answer 7

THE PROCESS OF REPLACING SYMBOLS WITH NUMERICAL VALUES.

Question 8

ALGEBRA KEY FACTS

WHAT MUST YOU DO WHEN TRANSPOSING?

Answer 8

YOU MUST DO THE SAME THING MATHEMATICALLY TO EACH SIDE OF THE EQUATION.

Question 9

ALGEBRA KEY FACTS

TO ADD OR SUBTRACT IN ALGEBRA WHAT MUST THE ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION BE?

Answer 9

LIKE TERMS

Question 10

ALGEBRA KEY FACTS

WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF FACTORISATION?

Answer 10

EXPANSION

Question 11

ALGEBRA KEY FACTS

WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF EXPANSION?

Answer 11

FACTORISATION