The cards Question What does it mean to generalise? Tap to flip Answer To form a statement or rule that applies correctly to all relevant cases Question What is an equation used to show? Tap to flip Answer That one number or calculation is equal to another Question What does an exponent indicate? Tap to flip Answer Repeated multiplication Question Must division always be calculated before multiplication? Tap to flip Answer No Question In algebra, what is an unknown? Tap to flip Answer A quantity with a set value that is represented by a symbol or letter Question What is a variable? Tap to flip Answer A quantity that can take a range of values Question What does a letter represent in algebra? Tap to flip Answer A numerical value, either unknown or variable (not an object) Question What is a term? Tap to flip Answer A single number or letter, or a product of numbers and/or variables Question What does an expression contain? Tap to flip Answer One or more terms, each separated by an operator Question What are mathematical conventions? Tap to flip Answer Notations or processes that are generally agreed upon Question By convention, how is a multiplied by 3 written? Tap to flip Answer 3a (not a3) Question What is an identity? Tap to flip Answer An equation that holds true for all values of the variables Question Which symbol shows that two expressions form an identity? Tap to flip Answer ≡ Question What is a formula? Tap to flip Answer A rule linking sets of physical variables in context Question What is the plural of formula? Tap to flip Answer Formulae Question What is a numerical coefficient? Tap to flip Answer A constant multiplier of the variables in a term Question What is a constant? Tap to flip Answer A term that does not change; it contains no variables Question What is the coefficient of b in a - 2b? Tap to flip Answer -2 Question In algebra, what is substitution used for? Tap to flip Answer Replacing variables with values Question What are like terms? Tap to flip Answer Terms with the same set of variables and corresponding exponents Question Are 2y and 3y like terms? Tap to flip Answer Yes: different coefficients do not stop them being like terms Question What does unitising mean? Tap to flip Answer Treating groups that contain the same numbers of things as 'ones' or 'units' Question What does it mean to simplify an expression? Tap to flip Answer Write it in the most efficient, compact form without changing its value Question When is an expression fully simplified? Tap to flip Answer When it cannot be simplified any further Question Does 3(y + 2) expand to 3y + 2? Tap to flip Answer No: the 3 multiplies both y and 2 Question Which law helps you multiply an expression by a constant? Tap to flip Answer The distributive law Question What is a^2 × a written as a product of a's? Tap to flip Answer a × a × a Question Is 5(y + 1) - 2(y + 3) equal to 5y + 5 - 2y + 6? Tap to flip Answer No Question Can an expression sometimes be simplified before multiplying out? Tap to flip Answer Yes Question In algebra, what is a factor? Tap to flip Answer A term which exactly divides another term Question What are the factors of 7ab? Tap to flip Answer 1, 7, a, b, 7a, 7b and ab Question What does it mean to factorise? Tap to flip Answer To express a term as the product of its factors Question What does it mean to fully factorise? Tap to flip Answer To factorise until the remaining term or terms cannot be factorised any further Question Is 2(3y + 9) factorised? Tap to flip Answer Yes, but not fully Question Is a variable the same thing as an unknown? Tap to flip Answer No: a variable's value is not fixed and can take any value within a range Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Maths Unit Expressions and equations England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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Show the other sources (13) Primary source Multiplying and simplifying with multiple expressions (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Simplifying before multiplying with multiple expressions (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Highest common factor with algebraic terms (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Factorising expressions (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Problem solving with expressions and equations (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Securing understanding of expressions and equations (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Representing a generalised number (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Algebraic notation (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Algebraic terminology (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Substituting particular values (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Like terms (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Simplifying by collecting like terms (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Multiplying an expression by a constant (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Found a mistake? Write to support@flashfeed.app .
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