Lesson 1: Simplifying expressions

Here is a PDF version of the lesson.

Here is a PDF version of the workbook containing lots of practice.

In this lesson you will learn about multiplication properties and their significance.

For example, that a x b = b x a  or that a(b + c) = ab + bc.

You will learn how distributive property is used to simplify algebraic expressions.

Distributive property is frequently used in high school mathematics and it is important to understand how to apply it.

The lesson also shows how to simplify expressions with brackets and how to collect like terms.

Like terms are terms that have the same variables with the same exponents or no variables (4n and 5n, 6 and 89).

Additional practice will help you master the skills.