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Year 11: Algebra

Quick questions on Substituting into formulae for HSC Maths Standard 2

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What is the method, in order?
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Substitution is four steps, always in this order:
What is order of operations is the whole game?
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When you evaluate the substituted line, the operations are not done left to right. They follow the standard priority, often remembered as BIDMAS or BODMAS:
What are powers of negative numbers?
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The single most common substitution error in this course is squaring a negative number. The rule is:

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