Algebraic Mastery and Generalisation · Algebraic Thinking

Expanding and Factorising

Working with binomials and quadratic expressions to reveal underlying structures.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can area models help us visualize the expansion of two brackets?
  2. 2Why is factorisation considered the inverse process of expansion?
  3. 3What does it mean for two algebraic expressions to be identical rather than just equal?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Mathematics - Algebra
Year: Year 9
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Algebraic Mastery and Generalisation
Period: Algebraic Thinking

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