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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (1MA1) — Algebra
What You Need to Know
Use and interpret
a
b
ab
ab
in place of
a
×
b
a \times b
a
×
b
.
Use and interpret
3
y
3y
3
y
in place of
y
+
y
+
y
y + y + y
y
+
y
+
y
and
3
×
y
3 \times y
3
×
y
.
Use and interpret
a
2
a^2
a
2
in place of
a
×
a
a \times a
a
×
a
,
a
3
a^3
a
3
in place of
a
×
a
×
a
a \times a \times a
a
×
a
×
a
, and
a
2
b
a^2b
a
2
b
in place of
a
×
a
×
b
a \times a \times b
a
×
a
×
b
.
Use and interpret
a
b
\frac{a}{b}
b
a
in place of
a
÷
b
a \div b
a
÷
b
.
Understand coefficients written as fractions rather than as decimals.
Use and interpret brackets in algebraic expressions.
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Algebraic Manipulation
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