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Form 3 Mathematics Notes on Algebra

This document discusses algebraic expressions and indices. It covers raising indices to a power using repeated multiplication or multiplication of indices. It also discusses computations with negative and fractional indices, as well as combining operations involving indices and numbers. The document goes on to cover expanding and factorizing algebraic expressions, including those with brackets. It discusses adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing algebraic fractions. Finally, it defines variables and constants, and provides an example to determine which is which.

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Form 3 Mathematics Notes on Algebra

This document discusses algebraic expressions and indices. It covers raising indices to a power using repeated multiplication or multiplication of indices. It also discusses computations with negative and fractional indices, as well as combining operations involving indices and numbers. The document goes on to cover expanding and factorizing algebraic expressions, including those with brackets. It discusses adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing algebraic fractions. Finally, it defines variables and constants, and provides an example to determine which is which.

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  • Chapter 6 - Algebraic Expressions III
  • Chapter 7 - Algebraic Formulae

5.

4 RAISING THE POWER OF INDEX NOTATIONS

Index expressions raised to a power can be simplified by


a) repeated multiplication

b) multiplication of indices

Computations involving raising the power of index


notations.

EXAMPLES

Combined operations involving index notations.

EXAMPLE

5.5 NEGATIVE INDICES

EXAMPLES

5.6 FRACTIONAL INDICES

EXAMPLES

5.7 COMPUTATIONS INVOLVING LAWS OF INDICES

Combined operations involving numbers


EXAMPLES

Combined operations involving numbers and algebra.

EXAMPLE

CHAPTER 6
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS III

6.1 EXPANSION OF ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

Expanding algebraic expressions involving a pair


of bracket.
EXAMPLES

Expanding algebraic expressions involving two


pairs of brackets.
EXAMPLES

6.2 FACTORIZATION

Factorization is a process of writing an expression


as a product of two or more factors.

Process I is called expansion while process II is called


factorization.

Factors of algebraic terms.


EXAMPLES

Common factors and HCF.


EXAMPLES

Factorizing algebraic expressions.


EXAMPLES

Factorizing algebraic fractions.


EXAMPLES

6.3 ADDING AND SUBTRACTING ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS

Algebraic fractions with the same denominator.

EXAMPLES

Algebraic fractions with one denominator as a


multiple of the other.
EXAMPLES

Algebraic fractions having denominators with or


without common factors.
EXAMPLES

6.4 MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS

Multiplying algebraic fractions.

EXAMPLES

Dividing algebraic fractions.


EXAMPLES

CHAPTER 7
ALGEBRAIC FORMULAE

7.1 VARIABLES AND CONSTANTS

To determine wether a quantity is a variable or constant,


we must find out if its value varies or remains unchanged.

EXAMPLE
Determine if the following quantities
are variables or constants.
(a) The number of days in a week.
(b) The number of schooldays in each
month.

Months

Number of schooldays

January

22

February

16

March

21

Solution:
(a) There are 7 days in a week. Therefore, the number of days in a week is a
constant.
(b) The number of schooldays differs from month to month. Therefore, the number
of schooldays in each month is a variable.

• Index expressions raised to a power can be simplified by a) repeated multiplication b) multiplication of indices
• Computations involving raising the power of index notations. EXAMPLES
• Combined operations involving index notations. EXAMPLE
5.5 NEGATIVE INDICES
EXAMPLES
5.6 FRACTIONAL INDICES
EXAMPLES
5.7 COMPUTATIONS INVOLVING LAWS OF INDICES • Combined operations involving numbers EXAMPLES
• Combined operations involving numbers and algebra. EXAMPLE
CHAPTER 6 ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS III

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