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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Simplify fully $\dfrac{(3a^2b)^3 \times 2ab^2}{6a^4b^3}$
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Simplify fully $\dfrac{(2xy^2)^4}{8x^3y^5} \times 3x^2y$
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