The Language of Algebra · Algebraic Thinking
Expanding and Factorising
Mastering the distributive law to expand binomial products and reversing the process through factorisation.
Key Questions
- 1How does the area model visually represent the expansion of two binomial expressions?
- 2Why is finding the highest common factor the first step in efficient factorisation?
- 3When is an algebraic expression considered to be in its simplest form?
ACARA Content Descriptions
AC9M9A02AC9M9A03
Year: Year 9
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Language of Algebra
Period: Algebraic Thinking
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