Maths · KS3 Y9 · Algebra

Building equations from problems

m84Free4:17Heddy Score 2 of 7, below the standard

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What you need to know

  • Turn the words of a problem into an equation with a letter for the unknown.
  • Use facts such as angle sums or perimeters to set up the equation.
  • Solve, then answer the question asked in context.

In this clip

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14:44–15:57Prime factorisationm26
15:57–19:04Fractional indicesmh6
19:04–22:40Surds: exact rootsmh4
22:40–24:12Standard form: large numbersm46
24:12–26:10Calculating in standard formm48
26:50–27:45Expanding a single bracketm61
27:45–35:11Algebraic fractionsgcse-math-a4g
35:11–39:28Building equations from problemsm84
39:28–41:35Solving linear inequalitiesm73
41:35–43:58Solving quadratics by factorisingmh8
43:58–46:17Tangent to a circlegcse-math-a16b
46:17–52:23Reading a quadratic graphgcse-math-a11a
52:23–56:09Perpendicular linesgcse-math-a9d
56:09–59:46Gradient of a curvegcse-math-a15a
59:46–62:15Angles in polygonsm16
64:12–66:08Arcs & sectorsmh14
66:08–70:18Surface area of prismsm132
70:18–72:35Volume of cuboidsm117
72:35–74:20Pythagoras: the hypotenusem136
74:20–76:17Exact trigonometric valuesgcse-math-g21
76:17–85:17Vector proofsgcse-math-g25b
86:10–97:15Ratio & proportion problemsm15
97:15–100:04Ratio ↔ fraction linksm88
100:04–104:02Proportion formulaemh13
104:02–106:22Density and pressuregcse-math-r11b
108:39–120:20Independent eventsm160
120:20–122:08Cumulative frequency graphsgcse-math-s3b
122:08–123:30Quartiles & interquartile rangemh20
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Heddy Score2/7, Below the standard
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  • Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
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Topic-by-topic revision built around the May 2023 Higher Paper 1; the topics are standard GCSE content and suit Year 11 Higher students.

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