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Grade 9 · Algebraic Expressions
Algebraic Fractions (Grade 9)
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer.

  1. 1
    Simplify: 6x²3x
    (2)
  2. 2
    Simplify: x² + 3xx
    (2)
  3. 3
    Simplify: 10a³5a
    (2)
  4. 4
    Simplify: 2x3 × 94x²
    (2)
  5. 5
    Simplify: x4 ÷ x2
    (2)
  6. 6
    Simplify: x2 + x3
    (2)
  7. 7
    Simplify: 3x + 25
    (2)
  8. 8
    Why can you not cancel the x in x² + 3xx before factorising?
    (2)
TOTAL: 16 marks
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