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Rearrangement — AQA GCSE Mathematics Definition | GradeGen

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Rearrangement

GCSE Mathematics · key term

Rearrangement

Definition

Rewriting a formula without changing the relationship it represents.

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How each exam board covers it

AQA GCSE Mathematics · 8300

Specification A5 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

Revise: Standard Formulae

AQA Mathematics past papers

Exam tips

1
Check a rearrangement by substituting the same permissible values into the original and rearranged formulae.

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