A4

A4 simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions (including those involving surds and algebraic fractions) by:
● collecting like terms
● multiplying a single term over a bracket
● taking out common factors
● expanding products of two or more binomials
● factorising quadratic expressions of the form x² + bx + c, including the difference of two squares; factorising quadratic expressions of the form ax² + bx + c
● simplifying expressions involving sums, products and powers, including the laws of indices

• Collect Like Terms 1 worksheet (1 variable only)
• Collect Like Terms 2 worksheet (2 variables)
• Collect Like Terms 3 worksheet (2 variables, more complicated terms)
• Expanding Single Brackets worksheet
• Factorising Algebraic Expressions worksheet
• Double Bracket Expansions worksheet
• Triple Bracket Expansions worksheet
• Factorising Quadratics 1 worksheet (x² + bx + c)
• Factorising Quadratics 2 worksheet (ax² + bx + c, where a and c are prime numbers)
• Algebraic Fractions 1 worksheet
• Algebraic Fractions 2 worksheet