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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions. Diana Brown 2009. Words of the Day. Expression. Pronumeral. Term. Activity 1. Copy down this paragraph, filling in the blank spaces with the correct words. Like Terms. We can only add and subtract like terms. Like Terms.
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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Diana Brown 2009
Words of the Day Expression Pronumeral Term
Activity 1 Copy down this paragraph, filling in the blank spaces with the correct words.
Like Terms We can only add and subtract like terms.
Like Terms We can only add and subtract like terms.
Activity 2 • Simplify the following expressions
Multiplication Invisible multiplication (times) signs! We use indices to show that a number has been multiplied by itself a number of times.
Activity 3 • Simplify the following expressions
NO! YES!
Activity 4 Simplify the following expressions
Expansion 4t+h 4t+h 4t+h 3(4t+h) = 12t+3h
Activity 5 • Expand the following expressions.
Factorization Is the opposite of Expansion. We are going backwards!
Activity 6 Factorize the following expressions.