AC9M10A01 • Year 10 Maths

Expand, factorise and simplify expressions and solve equations algebraically, applying (AC9M10A01)

recognise situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent integers on a number line and as coordinates on the Cartesian plane

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  • expand, factorise and simplify expressions and solve equations algebraically, applying exponent laws involving products, quotients and powers of variables, and the…
  • Example: explaining the relationship between factorisation and expansion, including the completed square form for quadratic expressions
  • Common trap: applying knowledge of exponent laws to algebraic terms and using both positive and negative integral exponents to simplifying algebraic expressions and solve equations…