Algebra

is a ratio of a circles
  diameter to its
circumference (outside
perimeter). It is and
irrational number meaning
it has no pattern and no
end so cant be written as a

Lesson 22 worded
decimal or fraction. A
common approximation for
is the fraction which is
correct to 6 decimal places.

questions
WE WILL BE ABLE TO DECODE WORDED QUESTIONS
Keeping the balance
The equals sign in an
equation means both sides
are the same.
If one side is changed the
other side must be changed
in the same way
Steps in a formula
Order is important
You must untie your shoes
Before you can take off your shoes
Before you can take off your socks

In equations we must use BODMAS and ask what

is being done to the x
The last thing that happened to x or the most
detached operation is the first you undo
The undo table
Action Undone by
Expanding and solving
 

2 ( 3𝑥+2 )= 16
 Pronumeral on both sides
PRONUMERALS AND NUMBERS ON TWO
2 PRONUMERALS ON THE SAME SIDE
SIDES

2(2𝑥+1)+4𝑥=33 2𝑥+3=6+5𝑥
   
 +− × ÷
 
Order is important
12 is reduced by x 8 is taken away from y

Z is decreased by 9 E is removed from 24

P is shrunk by 190 13 is subtracted from P

Multiplication
 Words for multiplication
“per” , “every” , “each” , “of”

I earn $5 every time I wash the car

(c is how many times I wash the car)

Four is divided by x
Four is divided into x
 If there are 23 people in a room
the probability that 2 people have
the same birthday is above 50%

Lesson 23
Filling in tables
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SUBSTITUTE VALUES INTO A
FORMULA TO CREATE A TABLE
Birthday problem
 The probability that 2 people don’t have the same birthday is
364 possible non matches
365 possible days

If there are 3 people then you have pairs so the probability that neither of those have match in
birthdays are

So for 23 people there are 253 pairs

Creating a table
 The amount of time(t) Brendan spends at the gym is half an hour and then 10
minutes for every day(d) since the last gym visit

d
t
Now work on 3B
  
“” these are operations you should know
about but have you heard about factorial
“!“
It means multiply all numbers less than it.

Lesson 24
Pictorial problems
WE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE PICTORIAL ALGEBRA
PROBLEMS
Perimeter

2 𝑥 −3
 

 
𝑥
Worded questions
A number is multiplied by 3 and then has 4 added to
it before it is divided by 5. If the answer is 8 what was
the original number?
Worded questions harder
13 is removed from a number that is divided by 5.
The result is equal to 2 less than the number all
doubled?
X=-5
Worded questions really really hard
4 is removed from double x and the result is divided
into 4. A sixth reduced by that number is tripled and
the result is the same. What is the value
X=1.5
Now work on 3C , 3D
Lesson 25 Setting up to
solve
WE WILL LEARN HOW TO INTERPRET QUESTIONS BASED
ON REAL WORLD EXAMPLES
Single variable
Anthony owns a hybrid car that can drive 70km on the battery alone
and then can drive 16km per a litre of fuel
How much fuel will Anthony need to drive at least 400km?
Using the same variable twice
Pierce has 3 children and 2 step children. In his will he gives each
step child half as much as each of this children (because he is a jerk).
If Pierce has $200,000 to give to all his children how much does each
get.
Different rates
Arthur and his brother Tommy are building towers out of Lego. Arthur uses 10
bricks per a minute and Tommy uses 8 bricks per a minute.
If there are 504 bricks in total how long will it take for them to run out of bricks?

How many bricks do they each use

Now work on 3C and 3D
 The English alphabet has 26 characters.
There used to be only 25 , until the letter
one more letter was added in the 14th
century. Danish have 29 letters, Russians
have 33 and Arabic have 28 letters,

Lesson 26
Literal equations
WE WILL LEARN HOW TO REARRANGE A LITERAL
EQUATION
Literal equation
 Aliteral equation is an equation whose solution will be expressed in
terms of another variable rather than a number.
Find an expression for s

12=2𝑤+5𝑠8𝑡 −3𝑠+17𝑢=0
   
 Rearranging

𝑓𝑖𝑛16+9𝑞=2𝑝
 

𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑝 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑞

   
Transposing
 Transposing means changing a formula to make a new pronumeral
the subject
Transpose to make C the subject

Use the formula to find C when F=212

Work on 3E and 3H
 27 is the first odd or masculine
cube (odd numbers were
considered masculine by the
Pythagoreans; even numbers
feminine... Because they were
supposed to be weaker than the
odd: in fact odd + even always give

Lesson 27
odd, and two evens can never
produce an odd, while two odds
produce an even).

Developing a formula
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SET UP LINEAR EQUATIONS WITH 2
UNKNOWNS
Movie tickets
Movie tickets cost $20 for adults and $12
for children
Construct a formula for the total amount,
paid by x adults and y children

If a group of 6 adults and 14 children go to

the cinema how much will it cost?
Pocket money
Steven earns $23 more in pocket money per a week than his
brother for working in their parents shop. If they combine
their money they have $99. How much does each boy earn?
Non linear equations
 
Non linear equations have powers that are greater that
aren’t 1
Work on 3F
First finish 3E and 3H
Then start 3F
 Questions from 3F
Now work on 3F and 3G
Lesson 28 Cubic non
linear equation
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SOLVE NON LINEAR EQUATIONS
WITH CUBICS
Cubic non linear equation
 

3
( 84 − 𝑔 )
=8
3
Work on 3F
First finish 3E and 3H
Work on 3F
Start 3G
All due by Tuesday next week
 The probability of
being born on 29th
February is 1/1,461

Lesson 29 Simultaneous
equations
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SOLVE SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
Weekly plan
Week 4
Today 3I,3J
Wednesday 3K, 3L
Friday Revision

Week 5
Tuesday Revision/Test
Solving simultaneous equations
   
Not always solvable
   
Methods of solving simultaneous
equation
Graphically
Substitution
Elimination
Finding the intersection
Using DESMOS.com

𝑦=−3𝑥𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑦=𝑥−8
 
Substitution
 
Substitution end on end
 
Substitution with rearranging
 
Elimination
 
Elimination after maniuplation
 
Choosing Substitution or Elimination
SUBSTITUTION ELIMINATION

 Great if you have a pronumeral as the subject  Great if both equations have the same coefficient

Or if any of the coefficients are 1 Or if they have the same form

Questions
3I  Point of intersection 1 (all)   Q2  (left side and use
•To state the point of intersection from a graph CAS as well as DESMOS)

3J  Solving simultaneous equations (Q1 – Q2 ) first 2 columns

using an algebraic method
•To solve simultaneous equations using elimination and
substitution as appropriate
 Sloths do everything slow
even digest food. The leaves
they eat are so complicated
to digest it take them 30 days
for their bodies to process.

Lesson 30 Practical
simultaneous equations
WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONVERT WORDED PROBLEMS INTO
SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
3K solving online
2a − 4b = −12
2b + 3a − 2 = −2
Calculating units and unit costs
Jessica buys 2 donuts and a custard bun for $7
Michelle buys 1 donut and two custard buns for $8
How much are donuts and custard buns?

Kelly buys some cinnamon scrolls which cost $2.50 each and
some tarts for $1.80. She spent $12.90 on 6 baked goods.
How much did she buy of each
Age questions
A girl is 8 years older than her brother and in 2 years time
she will be twice as old as him
Soccer club
A soccer club has 10% more boys than girls.
If there are 140 players in the club how
many are boys and how many are girls
Work on
3I
3J
3K
3L
 28 is a perfect number which
means that it is also the sum of its
factors. Find all the factors of 28.

Lesson 28 solving with

technology
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SOLVE SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
WITH TECHNOLOGY
4 Sketching methods
All coordinates in a table (1st method)
2 random points (2nd method)

Intercept intercept
Gradient intercept
Intercept
An intercept is where a line crosses an axis
The x intercept is when y = 0
The y intercept _________________
Intercept intercept method
  Find the x intercept, plot
1.
2. Find the y intercept, plot
3. Connect points with line

Good for non standard linear equations

Example
3 method
rd
Intercept intercept method
of plotting
 Uses 2 points
3 method
rd
Intercept intercept method
of plotting
 Uses 2 points
General formula of a line

𝑦=𝑚𝑥+ 𝑐
 

gradient Y intercept
𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒
 
𝑚=
𝑟𝑢𝑛 𝑊h𝑒𝑛𝑥=0
 
4 method
th
Gradient intercept method
of plotting
 Also uses 2 points
4 method
th
Gradient intercept method
of plotting
 Also uses 2 points
Solve the following
 
Simultaneous equations worded
The perimeter of a rectangle is 56 cm. if the length is triple
the width determine the dimensions