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BSK1-week 3 2020 To BB
BSK1-week 3 2020 To BB
BSK1-week 3 2020 To BB
Applied Science
Groningen
BSK1-calc
IBS, Year 1
Contents – week 3
• Order of operation
• Collecting like terms
• Brackets
Order of operation (Chapter 1.3)
BEDMAS
1. Brackets { [ ( ) ] }
3. Division ÷ : or /
4. Addition +
Subtraction
Rule: -
3 and 4 seperately = from left to right, whatever comes first.
3 and 4 together = always calculate 3 first, then 4.
Algebraic expressions (Chapter 1.4)
term term
5x−3
coefficient constant
variable
5a2 - b + 7a2 + 3b - 2a + 3b =
5a2 + 7a2 – b + 3b + 3b - 2a =
12a2 + 5b – 2a
Simplify (chapter 1.4)
1. 12 : 3 × 2 = 4×2=8
(Careful: this is not 12 : 6 = 2 !!)
2. 12 × 3 : 2 = 36 : 2 = 18
3. 12 × 3 + 2 = 36 + 2 = 38
4. 12 × (3 + 2) = 12 x 5 = 60
5. 15 – 4 × 2 = 15 – 8 = 7
6. 12 × 5 – 5 × 3 + 2 = 60 –15 + 2 = 47
7. 2a + 7b – a – 9 = a + 7b – 9
8. 4xy +2×3y – 6yx = 4xy + 6y – 6xy = -2xy + 6y
9. If x=4, work out: 3x2= 3 × 4 × 4 = 48
Chapter 1