What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can use the laws of indices, including multiplying and dividing powers
- I can expand single, double and triple brackets and collect like terms
- I can factorise linear, quadratic and simple cubic expressions
- I can simplify surds and rationalise the denominator of a fraction
Practise this topic
3 resourcesAlgebraic Expressions: Spot the Mistake
A student’s working with a mistake a real student would make (or, about 1 in 8 times, no mistake at all): tap the line you think is wrong, or No mistake, then reveal it, the corrected working and why. One level for each part of…
📋 Unit reviewAlgebraic Expressions: Exam Questions
Exam-style questions on the whole Algebraic Expressions chapter, researched from real papers, with mark schemes in the examination’s notation (M, A, B, dM, ft, cso and the AO codes): index laws, index form and calculus, equations…
⬢ BlockbustersAlgebraic Expressions: Spot the Mistake Blockbusters
Blockbusters with the questions from the Algebraic Expressions: Spot the Mistake worksheet: choose its levels for the ordinary hexagons and for the harder ★ ones. Show the answer and the worked solution, or play against the…
Topics in this unit
- 1.1 Index laws · 2 resources
- 1.3 Factorising · 4 resources
- 1.4 Negative and fractional indices · 2 resources
- 1.5 Surds · 4 resources
- 1.6 Rationalising denominators · 2 resources
These are the pages for Algebraic expressions in the A Level Maths scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel A Level Mathematics (9MA0). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.