Simplifying expressions (AQA GCSE Maths): Flashcards

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Simplifying expressions
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What simplifying expressions means

Rewriting algebraic expressions in their shortest possible form

First step when multiplying expressions

Multiply the numbers first

When to use indices in multiplication

When same letter appears multiple times

What abab means

a×ba × b

What y2 equals

y×yy × y

What n3 equals

n×n×nn × n × n

What indices (powers) show

How many times a letter is multiplied by itself

First step when dividing expressions

Write the division as a fraction

Simplify 10a×3a10a × 3a

30a230a²

Simplify 36ab÷9b36ab ÷ 9b

4a4a

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