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Algebraic manipulation

2.2

What the syllabus asks of you

  • Simplify expressions by collecting like terms.
  • Expand products of algebraic expressions.
  • Factorise by extracting common factors.
  • Factorise expressions of the form: ax + bx + kay + kby; a2x2 − b2y2; a2 + 2ab + b2; ax2 + bx + c; ax3 + bx2 + cx .
  • Complete the square for expressions in the form ax2 + bx + c .

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Chapter 2: Algebraic manipulation

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All 68 questions on Algebraic manipulation, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.

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68 questions

These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.