GCSE · Algebraic manipulation

Simplifying expressionsExam-style questions

Why only like terms collect, why a + a and a × a are different animals, and how the index laws drive multiplying, dividing and raising algebraic terms to powers.

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12 questions · GCSE (Higher) level · mark scheme and worked solution on each · no sign-up to try

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1
Simplify $3a + 5a - 2a$
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Simplify $4x + 3y - x + 2y$
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