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Expanding and Factorising Expressions

Mathematics · GCSE · AQA · 9 slides · Not used yet

Expanding single and double brackets, and factorising into brackets.

Same Expression, Two Directions

How can

6x + 12

and

6(x + 2)

be the same value when they look so different?

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1 Same Expression, Two Directions Free to read
2 Key Vocabulary: Expanding and Factorising Free to read
3 Expanding Brackets Free to read
4 Expanding Two Brackets
5 Factorising
6 Factorising Step by Step
7 Check Your Understanding
8 Check Your Understanding
9 Expanding & Factorising: Locked In

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The 20th Term Trap

What if I asked you to jump straight to the 20th term of the sequence \(3, 7, 11, 15, \ldots\) — could you find it without listing every number in between?

9 slides

Sequences and the Nth Term

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Mathematics · GCSE · AQA

Linear and quadratic sequences, and finding the nth term.

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Solving Quadratic Equations

AQA GCSE Maths | Higher & Foundation tiers Learning objective: solve quadratic equations by factorising, using the quadratic formula, and by completing the square.

9 slides