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Collect $g$ terms: $\\text{[...]}$
Collect $h$ terms: $6h$

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Collect $g$ terms: $\\boxed{5g}$
Collect $h$ terms: $6h$

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Collect $g$ terms: $5g$
Collect $h$ terms: $\\text{[...]}$

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Collect $g$ terms: $5g$
Collect $h$ terms: $\\boxed{6h}$

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Algebraic multiplication is written by placing the letters together, so $a\\times b$ is written as $ab$."},{"text":"$$a-b$","correct":false,"explanation":"A minus sign represents subtraction, not multiplication. The standard algebraic notation omits the multiplication sign and writes the two factors together as $ab$."},{"text":"$$\\frac{a}{b}$","correct":false,"explanation":"Writing $a$ over $b$ represents division of $a$ by $b$. For multiplication, the letters are placed next to each other, giving $ab$."}]},{"id":"2c2b8bea-74c1-480f-86a8-e1c4b0976186","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Simplify $5 \\times 4x$.","back":"$$20x$","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$20x$","correct":true,"explanation":"Multiply the numerical factors to get $5\\times4=20$, then retain the variable $x$. Therefore, $5\\times4x$ simplifies to $20x$."},{"text":"$$9x$","correct":false,"explanation":"This comes from adding $5$ and $4$ instead of multiplying them. The operation is multiplication, so $5\\times4=20$ and the correct result is $20x$."},{"text":"$$20$","correct":false,"explanation":"This multiplies the numerical factors correctly but drops the variable. Since $x$ remains a factor, $5\\times4x$ simplifies to $20x$, not just $20$."},{"text":"$$20x^2$","correct":false,"explanation":"This introduces an extra factor of $x$. Only one $x$ appears in the original expression, so its power remains $1$ and the result is $20x$."}]},{"id":"2e2ec90e-9139-4170-979d-cf865c9eaa6f","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Simplify $3p \\times 6q$.","back":"$$18pq$","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$18pq$","correct":true,"explanation":"Multiply the coefficients to obtain $3\\times6=18$, then write the variable factors together as $pq$. This gives the simplified product $18pq$."},{"text":"$$9pq$","correct":false,"explanation":"This adds the coefficients $3$ and $6$ instead of multiplying them. Because the operation is multiplication, the coefficient is $18$, giving $18pq$."},{"text":"$$18p+q$","correct":false,"explanation":"The variables are factors, so they must remain multiplied rather than be separated by addition. Multiplying coefficients and writing variables together gives $18pq$."},{"text":"$$18p^2q^2$","correct":false,"explanation":"The variables have been squared even though each appears only once. Multiplying $3p$ by $6q$ gives coefficient $18$ and variable part $pq$, so the result is $18pq$."}]},{"id":"b821993d-44da-403d-9a84-aa5592beb2a5","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Identify the common mistake when simplifying $2a \\times 5b$.","back":"Adding the coefficients instead of multiplying them (result should be $10ab$, not $7ab$).","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Adding the coefficients instead of multiplying them (result should be $10ab$, not $7ab$).","correct":true,"explanation":"When multiplying algebraic terms, their coefficients must also be multiplied. Since $2\\times5=10$ and $a\\times b=ab$, the correct product is $10ab$, not $7ab$."},{"text":"Subtracting the coefficients instead of multiplying them (result should be $10ab$, not $3ab$).","correct":false,"explanation":"Although subtraction would also be an invalid operation, the stated common error producing $7ab$ comes from adding $2$ and $5$. The coefficients should be multiplied to give $10ab$."},{"text":"Multiplying the coefficients but adding the letters (result should be $10ab$, not $10a+10b$).","correct":false,"explanation":"Adding the letters is an error, but it does not explain the specific incorrect result $7ab$. That result comes from adding the coefficients instead of multiplying them; the answer is $10ab$."},{"text":"Adding the coefficients and the letters separately (result should be $10ab$, not $7a+7b$).","correct":false,"explanation":"This describes a different incorrect method and result. The identified mistake is adding only the coefficients to obtain $7ab$; multiplying $2$ and $5$ correctly gives $10ab$."}]},{"id":"8df34141-60e0-42bf-a08e-afbee5131dd2","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What does a power (or index) indicate in algebra?","back":"How many times a letter is multiplied by itself.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"How many times a letter is multiplied by itself.","correct":true,"explanation":"A power records repeated multiplication of the same base. For example, $a^3$ means $a\\times a\\times a$, so there are three factors of $a$."},{"text":"How many times a letter is added to itself.","correct":false,"explanation":"Repeated addition produces a multiple, not a power; for example, $a+a+a=3a$. A power indicates repeated multiplication, so $a^3=a\\times a\\times a$."},{"text":"The number that is multiplied by the letter.","correct":false,"explanation":"The number multiplying a letter is its coefficient, as $3$ is in $3a$. A power instead shows how many times the letter is multiplied by itself."},{"text":"How many different letters are multiplied together.","correct":false,"explanation":"A power counts repeated factors of the same base, not the number of different variables. For example, $a^3$ contains three factors of $a$."}]},{"id":"5e8bf375-c547-455b-9c7d-2aeebdc89580","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Simplify $z \\times z \\times z = \\text{[...]}.","back":"Simplify $z \\times z \\times z = \\boxed{z^3}.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$z^3$","correct":true,"explanation":"There are three identical factors of $z$, so index notation uses an exponent of $3$. Thus, $z\\times z\\times z$ simplifies to $z^3$."},{"text":"$$3z$","correct":false,"explanation":"This confuses repeated multiplication with repeated addition. While $z+z+z=3z$, the product of three factors of $z$ is $z^3$."},{"text":"$$z^2$","correct":false,"explanation":"An exponent of $2$ represents only two factors, $z\\times z$. Since the expression contains three factors of $z$, the correct result is $z^3$."},{"text":"$$3z^3$","correct":false,"explanation":"The exponent already records the three factors of $z$, so no coefficient of $3$ is introduced. The product is $z^3$, with an implied coefficient of $1$."}]},{"id":"e46907b0-f24f-46ec-b674-701421b171f8","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Contrast the simplified forms of $x + x$ and $x \\times x$.","back":"

$x + x = 2x$
$x \\times x = x^2$

","mcqOptions":[{"text":"

$x + x = 2x$
$x \\times x = x^2$

","correct":true,"explanation":"Adding two identical terms gives a coefficient of 2, while multiplying $x$ by itself gives a power of 2. Addition and multiplication therefore simplify differently."},{"text":"

$x + x = x^2$
$x \\times x = 2x$

","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the rules for addition and multiplication. Adding identical terms gives $x + x = 2x$, whereas multiplying identical factors gives $x \\times x = x^2$."},{"text":"

$x + x = 2x$
$x \\times x = 2x$

","correct":false,"explanation":"The addition has been simplified correctly, but multiplication does not add coefficients. Since $x$ is multiplied by itself, $x \\times x = x^2$, not $2x$."},{"text":"

$x + x = x^2$
$x \\times x = x^2$

","correct":false,"explanation":"The multiplication has been simplified correctly, but powers are not created when terms are added. Collecting two $x$ terms gives $x + x = 2x$, not $x^2$."}]},{"id":"36442b28-12f3-46bb-9934-094d0a1c0c11","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Are $x^2$ and $x$ like terms?","back":"No (they have different powers).","mcqOptions":[{"text":"No (they have different powers).","correct":true,"explanation":"Like terms must contain exactly the same variables raised to the same powers. Since $x^2$ has power 2 and $x$ has power 1, they are not like terms."},{"text":"Yes (they have the same variable).","correct":false,"explanation":"Sharing the variable $x$ is not sufficient for terms to be like terms. Their powers must also match, so $x^2$ and $x$ are not like terms."},{"text":"Yes (they have consecutive powers).","correct":false,"explanation":"Powers being consecutive does not make terms alike. Like terms require identical variable parts, so the different powers in $x^2$ and $x$ mean they cannot be collected."},{"text":"No (they have different coefficients).","correct":false,"explanation":"Coefficients may differ without preventing terms from being like terms. The real reason is that $x^2$ and $x$ have different powers, so their variable parts do not match."}]},{"id":"85947de9-a96a-4844-8b0e-b0046def1717","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Simplify $4x^2 - 3x + 2x^2 + 5x$:

Collect squared terms: $\\text{[...]}$
Collect $x$ terms: $2x$

","back":"Simplify $4x^2 - 3x + 2x^2 + 5x$:

Collect squared terms: $\\boxed{6x^2}$
Collect $x$ terms: $2x$

","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$6x^2$","correct":true,"explanation":"The squared terms are like terms, so their coefficients can be added: $4x^2 + 2x^2 = (4 + 2)x^2 = 6x^2$."},{"text":"$$6x^4$","correct":false,"explanation":"Adding like terms does not add their powers. The coefficients 4 and 2 are added while the power remains 2, giving $4x^2 + 2x^2 = 6x^2$."},{"text":"$$8x^2$","correct":false,"explanation":"This comes from multiplying the coefficients rather than adding them. Because the expression contains addition, $4x^2 + 2x^2$ has coefficient $4 + 2 = 6$, giving $6x^2$."},{"text":"$$2x^2$","correct":false,"explanation":"This subtracts the coefficients instead of adding them. Both squared terms are positive, so $4x^2 + 2x^2 = (4 + 2)x^2 = 6x^2$."}]},{"id":"9cba3dba-29db-4d3f-90f5-4c352544ffd1","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Simplify $4x^2 - 3x + 2x^2 + 5x$:

Collect squared terms: $6x^2$
Collect $x$ terms: $\\text{[...]}$

","back":"Simplify $4x^2 - 3x + 2x^2 + 5x$:

Collect squared terms: $6x^2$
Collect $x$ terms: $\\boxed{2x}$

","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$2x$","correct":true,"explanation":"The linear terms are like terms, so combine their coefficients: $-3x + 5x = (-3 + 5)x = 2x$."},{"text":"$$8x$","correct":false,"explanation":"This ignores the negative sign on $-3x$ and adds 3 and 5. The signed coefficients must be combined as $-3 + 5 = 2$, giving $2x$."},{"text":"$$-2x$","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the subtraction and gives the wrong sign. Starting at $-3$ and adding 5 gives 2, so $-3x + 5x = 2x$."},{"text":"$$-8x$","correct":false,"explanation":"This treats both coefficients as negative. Only the coefficient of $3x$ is negative, so the correct calculation is $-3 + 5 = 2$, producing $2x$."}]},{"id":"700d9c18-d817-45ce-8ee3-cb89abd0f104","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Simplify $\\frac{15k}{5}$.","back":"$$3k$","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$3k$","correct":true,"explanation":"Dividing the coefficient 15 by 5 gives 3, while the variable $k$ remains unchanged. Therefore, $\\frac{15k}{5} = 3k$."},{"text":"$$10k$","correct":false,"explanation":"This subtracts 5 from 15 instead of dividing by 5. The denominator requires division, so $15 \\div 5 = 3$ and the simplified expression is $3k$."},{"text":"$$75k$","correct":false,"explanation":"This multiplies 15 by 5 rather than dividing by the denominator. The coefficient should be calculated as $15 \\div 5 = 3$, giving $3k$."},{"text":"$$3k^2$","correct":false,"explanation":"Dividing numerical coefficients does not increase the power of the variable. Since only one factor of $k$ is present, $\\frac{15k}{5}$ simplifies to $3k$."}]},{"id":"f719015f-9b70-4611-94eb-cfef8ceea94c","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Simplify $\\frac{6d}{d}$.","back":"6","mcqOptions":[{"text":"6","correct":true,"explanation":"For $d \\ne 0$, the factor $d$ appears in both numerator and denominator and cancels because $\\frac{d}{d} = 1$. This leaves 6."},{"text":"$$6d$","correct":false,"explanation":"This leaves the common factor $d$ uncancelled. For $d \\ne 0$, $\\frac{d}{d} = 1$, so $\\frac{6d}{d} = 6$."},{"text":"1","correct":false,"explanation":"Cancelling $d$ does not also cancel the coefficient 6. Since $\\frac{d}{d} = 1$, the expression becomes $6 \\times 1 = 6$."},{"text":"$$6d^2$","correct":false,"explanation":"Division by $d$ reduces the number of factors of $d$ rather than increasing its power. The numerator’s $d$ cancels with the denominator’s $d$, leaving 6."}]},{"id":"ba716608-de3f-4cfb-a5ff-fb9c2e11ab85","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Outline the two steps to simplify $\\frac{8m + 4m}{4}$.","back":"

Collect like terms on the numerator ($12m$)
Divide the result by 4 ($3m$)

","mcqOptions":[{"text":"

Collect like terms on the numerator ($12m$)
Divide the result by 4 ($3m$)

","correct":true,"explanation":"The numerator contains like terms, so $8m + 4m = 12m$. Dividing the combined numerator by 4 then gives $\\frac{12m}{4} = 3m$."},{"text":"

Collect like terms on the numerator ($12m$)
Multiply the result by 4 ($48m$)

","correct":false,"explanation":"The numerator is combined correctly, but a denominator of 4 means divide rather than multiply. After obtaining $12m$, calculate $12m \\div 4 = 3m$."},{"text":"

Multiply the terms on the numerator ($32m^2$)
Divide the result by 4 ($8m^2$)

","correct":false,"explanation":"The numerator contains addition, so its like terms must be added rather than multiplied. This gives $8m + 4m = 12m$, followed by $12m \\div 4 = 3m$."},{"text":"

Collect like terms on the numerator ($12m$)
Subtract 4 from the result ($8m$)

","correct":false,"explanation":"The first step is correct, but the fraction bar represents division, not subtraction. The combined numerator $12m$ must be divided by 4, giving $3m$."}]}]}],"examCountdown":{"examDate":"2027-05-14","paperLabel":"Paper 1"},"heading":"Simplifying Algebra","title":"Simplifying Algebra Flashcards","topbar":{"backHref":"/gcse/maths/edexcel/flashcards"},"topicSidebar":"$L38"}]}],"topicId":"10db6731-e6a7-4e1c-a34f-df4134cefafe","walled":"$L39"}],"$L3a","$L3b"]