Algebra
Dividing algebraic terms

Algebra

• The language of algebra
• Substitution
• Multiplying algebraic terms
• Dividing algebraic terms
• Expanding brackets: the distributive law
• Factorising by finding the highest common factor

When dividing algebraic terms:

• Write as a fraction first
• Then simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the highest common factor of the numerator and denominator

• Common factors can be numbers and/or variables