Simplifying Expressions

Solving Simple Equations

Expanding brackets

Simplify the following:

Solve:

Expand:

a)

b)

3 + 4

c)

a)

+3=7

b)

2 = 10

5( + 2)

b)

6( 4)

c)

( + 4)

d)

( + )

e)

( + )

f)

5(4 + 3)

g)

( + 5)( + 3)

2 + 3 + 4 + 6

d)

9 + 5 4 7

e)

c)

d)
f)

g)

4 5

h)

e)

f)
i)

a)

15 = + 10

4 = 40

!
!

= 10

! = 100

6 5

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Solving Equations (tougher!)

Sequences

Substitution

Solve:

Find the nth term of the following sequences:

= 4, = 10, = 6 and = 2

a)

Use the above to work out the following:

a)

3 + 4 = 19

b)

b)

5 2 = 43

c)

d)

c)

d)

4 3 = 2 + 9

8, 11, 14, 17,

i)

ii)

3 + 6

iii)

5 8

iv)

! +

4, 9, 14, 19,

7, 14, 21, 28,

100, 90, 80, 70,

Work out the first 4 terms of the sequence:

i)

5n + 2

ii)

7 2n

iii)

n +3

v)

vi)

!
!

7 + 4 = 42
2

vii)

!"#
!!

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