ALGEBRA

GRADE 6; CHAPTER 11
INTRODUCTION
OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PATTERN:

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

A PATTERN?

A DESIGN?

ANY MATHEMATICAL RELATION?

No. of matchsticks used to make 1st square = 4

No. of matchsticks used to make 2nd square = 7

No. of matchsticks used to make 3rd square = 10

So, the pattern that we observe here is 3n + 1

With this pattern, we can easily find the number of matchsticks required in any number
of squares.
Let us try another pattern:
WHAT IS ALGEBRA?
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USE OF ALGEBRA IN EVERYDAY LIFE
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COMPONENTS OF ALGEBRA
1. CONSTANTS: a quantity or parameter that does not change its value whatever the
value of the variables, under a given set of conditions.
2. VARIABLES: unknown quantities that can change or vary and are represented using the
lowercase letter of the English alphabets.
3. EXPRESSIONS: expressions are mathematical statements that have a minimum of two
terms containing numbers or variables, or both, connected by an operator in between.
4. CO-EFFICIENTS: a number used to multiply a variable.
 FORMATION OF AN EXPRESSION
An expression can also be written in words. 

Let us look at a few expressions and their definitions .

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

Q1. How do we define 6x + 4y? Q2. How do we express 8 times a?
LET’S PRACTICE SOME QUESTIONS:
EXERCISE 11.1
 USE OF VARIABLES IN COMMON RULES
1. GEOMETRY
1. perimeter of square
the perimeter of a square = sum of all sides
= 4 × side
= 4s
thus, p = 4s
here s is variable, so the perimeter changes as the value of side change.
2. perimeter of rectangle
perimeter of rectangle = 2(length + breadth)
= 2 (l + b) or 2l + 2b
thus, p + 2 × (l + b) or 2l + 2b
where, l and b are variable and the value of perimeter changes with the change in l and b.
 USE OF VARIABLES IN COMMON RULES
2. ARITHMETIC
1. COMMUTATIVITY OF ADDITION
5+4=9
4+5=9
thus, 5 + 4 = 4 + 5

this is the commutative property of addition of the numbers, in which the result remains the
same even if we interchanged the numbers.
a + b = b + a
here, a and b are different variables.
COMMUTATIVITY OF MULTIPLICATION
8 × 2 = 16
2 × 8 = 16
thus, 8 × 2 = 2 × 8
this is the commutative property of multiplication, in which the result remains the same even if we interchange the numbers.
a × b = b × a
here, a and b are different variables.
3. DISTRIBUTIVITY OF NUMBERS
6 × 32
it is a complex sum but there is an easy way to solve it. it is known as the distributivity of multiplication over the addition of
numbers.
6 × (30 + 2)
= 180 + 12
= 192
thus, 6 × 32 = 192
a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c
here, a, b and c are different variables.
4. ASSOCIATIVITY OF ADDITION

THIS PROPERTY STATES THAT THE RESULT OF THE NUMBERS ADDED WILL REMAIN SAME REGARDLESS OF
THEIR GROUPING.

(A + B) + C = A + (B + C)
FEW MORE EXAMPLES
INTERESTING FACT!
LET’S PRACTICE SOME QUESTIONS:
EXERCISE 11.3
LET’S PRACTICE SOME QUESTIONS:
EXERCISE 11.4
LET’S PRACTICE SOME QUESTIONS:
EXERCISE 11.4
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LIKE AND UNLIKE TERMS
WHAT IS AN EQUATION?
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If we use the equal sign between two expressions then they form an equation.
an equation satisfies only for a particular value of the variable.
the equal sign says that the LHS is equal to the RHS and the value of a variable which
makes them equal is the only solution of that equation.
DIFFERENCE
EXPRESSION EQUATION
SOLUTION OF AN EQUATION
 SOLVING EQUATIONS
1.TRIAL AND ERROR METHOD
Find the value of x in the equation 25 – x = 15.
Solution: Here we have to check for some values which we feel can be the solution by putting the value of the variable x and
check for LHS = RHS.
let’s take x = 5
25 – 5 = 15
20 ≠ 15
so x = 5 is not the solution of that equation.
let’s take x = 10
25 – 10 = 15
15 = 15
LHS = RHS Hence, x = 10 is the solution of that equation.
2.TRANSPOSING
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EXAMPLES
LET’S PRACTICE SOME QUESTIONS:
EXERCISE 11.5
RIDDLE TIME!!!
EXTRA QUESTIONS
WHOSE THE NEXT SHERLOCK?

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