Laptop wrap – expanding on algebra
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Students make a presentation on the index laws, investigate the visual representation of the binomial expansions and design an acronym to help recall the special products.
© State of New South Wales, Department of Education.
NSW syllabus outcomes
(MA5.2-7NA) applies index laws to operate with algebraic expressions involving integer indices
(MA5.2-6NA) simplifies algebraic fractions, and expands and factorises quadratic expressions
Australian curriculum content descriptions
(ACMNA212) Extend and apply the index laws to variables, using positive integer indices and the zero index
(ACMNA213) Apply the distributive law to the expansion of algebraic expressions, including binomials, and collect like terms where appropriate
(ACMNA233) Expand binomial products and factorise monic quadratic expressions using a variety of strategies
More information
- Resource type:
- Interactive Resource
- ScOT topics:
- Algebra, Indices
- File type:
- text/html
- Language/s:
- en-AU
- Author:
- State of NSW, Department of Education
- Publisher:
- State of NSW, Department of Education
- Date created:
- Monday, 3 September 2018
Resource ID: b220522f-8259-4b97-9b7d-3d2ef96379ca