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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (1MA1) — Algebra
What You Need to Know
Simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions, including those involving surds and algebraic fractions.
Collect like terms.
Multiply a single term over a bracket.
Take out common factors.
Expand products of two or more binomials.
Factorise quadratic expressions of the form
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
x^2 + bx + c
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
, including the difference of two squares.
Factorise quadratic expressions of the form
a
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
ax^2 + bx + c
a
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
.
Simplify expressions involving sums, products, and powers using the laws of indices.
Revision Notes
1
Basic Algebraic Manipulation and Indices
21 key terms
2
Expanding and Factorising Quadratics
18 key terms
3
Surds and Algebraic Fractions
8 key terms
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