Expressions, terms and like terms
Expressions, terms and like terms
An algebraic expression is a mathematical phrase made from numbers, letters and operations, but it has no equals sign to solve. In 3x2−5x+13x^2 - 5x + 13x2−5x+1, the terms are 3x23x^23x2, −5x-5x−5x and 111.
Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Maths Algebraic Expressions, covering 1.1 Index Laws, 1.2 Expanding Brackets, 1.3 Factorising, 1.4 Negative and Fractional Indices, and 1.5 Surds. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build fluency with the core pure algebra and calculus toolkit early, since almost every mechanics and statistics topic on the course depends on it.