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2.1.4 Expression Simplification — Edexcel Mathematics 1MA1 | GradeGen.AI
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Expression Simplification
Expression Simplification
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
, including the difference of two squares.
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c
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.
Expanding and Factorising Quadratics
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Surds and Algebraic Fractions
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