Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool In this video we’re going to look at how to simplify algebraic expressions. Before we get started on simplifying, a few things to remember: (1) we always use a use a curly x for the letter x in algebra. (2) We don’t really use the multiplication sign. 3a is how we write 3 X a. (3) Instead of using the division sign, we use fractions. 3 divided by 2 is written as 3/2. In algebra we are often asked to simplify something, or to put it in its simplest form. Generally speaking, the simpler it is, the easier it is to use. We just need to combine like terms. Simplify fully 5a - 2b + 3a + 2 + 4b - 7. We combine the a’s to get 8a, and we combine the b’s (including the sign in front of each term) to get 2b. And finally we combine the numbers to get -5. Answer: 8a + 2b - 5. We cannot combine different letters so that is the simplest form. This expression may represent 8 apples and 2 bananas, which are different things so cannot be added together. For division, you can cancel numbers exactly as you would with fractions. And also you can also cancel down letters. So if you have a to the power of 5 in the numerator and a to the power of 3 in the denominator, we can cancel these down to end up with a to the power of 2 in the numerator and no a's left in the denominator. We can also simplify by factoring into brackets or by expanding brackets - which are skills we will look at in other videos. SUBSCRIBE to the FuseSchool channel for many more educational videos. Our teachers and animators come together to make fun & easy-to-understand videos in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Maths & ICT. VISIT us at www.fuseschool.org, where all of our videos are carefully organised into topics and specific orders, and to see what else we have on offer. Comment, like and share with other learners. You can both ask and answer questions, and teachers will get back to you. These videos can be used in a flipped classroom model or as a revision aid. Twitter: https://twitter.com/fuseSchool This Open Educational Resource is free of charge, under a Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC ( View License Deed: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ ). You are allowed to download the video for nonprofit, educational use. If you would like to modify the video, please contact us: info@fuseschool.org
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