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Outcomes

In this course you will learn about:

1. Expanding brackets.
2. Factorising by grouping.
3. Factorising by finding the difference of two squares.
4. Factorising trinomials.
5. Simplifying algebraic fractions

This video explains about coefficient, constant, variable and exponents. Useful for introductions to the topic and/or extension work. 

Outcomes

In this course you will learn how to:

1. Use exponential notation and exponential identities.
2. Multiply exponents.
3. Divide exponents.
4. Raise a power to a power.
5. Change fractional exponents to radical form.
6. Simplify surds.

This video explains how to find factors.

Use the dynamic worksheet to practice simplifying expressions with fractional exponents, rewriting them as radicals.

Three activities which illustrate the law of exponents.

This is a simple video which describes how indices problems are solved using simplified laws.

Video 1: Introduces the concept of prime factorisation
Video 2: Examples of prime factorisation
Video 3: Common mistakes made relating to prime factorisation

Online problems where the student is required to simplify the expression using the product property of exponents.

An activity explaining the properties of exponents.