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Chapter 1 Booklet

This chapter of a level mathematics covers several topics in algebra including: 1) Basic index laws for simplifying expressions with exponents 2) Working with negative and fractional exponents 3) Factorizing quadratic and cubic expressions 4) Expanding brackets in algebraic expressions 5) Simplifying expressions involving surds (square roots) It provides examples and practice problems for students to learn skills in each of these fundamental algebraic areas.

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Chapter 1 Booklet

This chapter of a level mathematics covers several topics in algebra including: 1) Basic index laws for simplifying expressions with exponents 2) Working with negative and fractional exponents 3) Factorizing quadratic and cubic expressions 4) Expanding brackets in algebraic expressions 5) Simplifying expressions involving surds (square roots) It provides examples and practice problems for students to learn skills in each of these fundamental algebraic areas.

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A Level Mathematics

Chapter 1
Algebraic Expressions

Chapter Overview
1. Basic Index Laws
2. Negative/ Fractional Indices
3. Factorise Quadratics and Cubics
4. Expanding Brackets
5. Surds
Basic Index Laws

Examples

1. Simplify ( a3 ) 2 ×2 a2

2. Simplify ( 4 x3 y )3

3. Simplify 2 x 2 ( 3+5 x ) −x ( 4−x2 )

x 3−2 x
4. Simplify 3 x2
( 2 methods)
Test Your Understanding:

( )
2
2 a5 5
2 x+x
1. Simplify a2
×3a 2. Simplify 4x
3

3.Expand and simplify 2 x ( 3−x2 ) −4 x 3 ( 3−x )

x x
4.Simplify 2 ×3

Extension

Exercise 1A Page 3
Negative and Fractional Indices

1 −1
1. Prove that x 2 =√ x 2. Evaluate 27 3

( )
1
2 1 6 2
3. Evaluate 32 5 4. Simplify x y
9

( )
−2
27 3
5. Evaluate 8

1 2
6. If b= 9 a , determine 3 b−2 in the form k an where k , n are
constants
Extension

Exercise 1D Page 11
Brackets: Expanding
Example: ( x+1 )( x +2 )( x +3 )

Questions
1. Expand and simplify
( x+5 )( x−2 ) ( x+ 1 )

2. Expand and simplify:


2 ( x−3 )( x−4 )

3. Expand and simplify:


( 2 x−1 )3
Extension
Brackets: Factorising

Examples:
2 2
1. x −5 x−14 2. 2 x +5 x−12

3. 4 x 2−9 4. x 3−x

5. x 3+3 x 2 +2 x

Test your understanding: Factorise completely


2 3 2
1. 6 x + x−2 2. x −7 x +12 x

4 3
3. x −1 4. x −1

Exercise 1C Page 8
Surds:

1. √ 3× 2 2.3 √ 5 ×2 √ 5

3. √ 8 4. √ 12+ √ 27

5. ( √ 8+1 ) ( √ 2−3 )

Extension:

Exercise 1E Page 11
Rationalising the denominator:

Examples:

3 6
1. 2.
√2 √3

7 15
3. √7 4. √5 + √ 5

Test your understanding:


12
√3

2
√6

4 √2
√8
More Complicated Examples:
3 4
1. √6−2 2. √3+1

3 √ 2+4
3. 5 √ 2−7

Test Your Understanding: Rationalise the denominator and simplify


4
1. √5−2

2 √ 3−1
2. 3 √ 3+1

3. Solve y ( √3−1 )=8


Give your answer in the form a+b √3 where a and b are integers.

Exercise 1F Page 15

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