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Basic Algebra PPT lesson summary

Basic Algebra PPT lesson — Foundation (CIE Core). These slides walk a lower-secondary class through the key ideas with diagrams and worked examples on screen. This page summarises the teaching points for search and revision; download the PowerPoint for the full lesson, and use the companion worksheet and answers PDFs for independent practice.

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Key learning points

Like terms share the same letter powers: $3x+5x=8x$ , but $3x+5x^2$ cannot combine.
Expand: $a(b+c)=ab+ac$ ; watch double negatives.
Substitute values only after simplifying when the question allows.

Worked example 1 — Collect like terms

Simplify $3a+5a-2a$ .

Working

6a

Add/subtract coefficients.

Worked example 2 — Expand and simplify

Expand $3(x-2)+4$ .

Working

3x-2

Distribute, then collect.

Worked example 3 — Factorise

Factorise $6x+9$ .

Working

3(2x+3)

Take out the HCF.

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