Friday, 13 November 2015

Perimeter 9th october Simple shapes

Simple shapes

The perimeter of a shape is the length of its boundary.
Think of an ant starting from one corner of a small box, measuring 3 cm by 4cm. Imagine it walks all the way around the edge of the box. What distance will it have walked?
A box with 2 sides measuring 4cm wide and 2 sides measuring 3cm tall.
Perimeter = 4 + 3 + 4 + 3 = 14 cm


Thursday, 12 November 2015

Straight Line Graphs 10th November 2015

When X= 0
Y is whatever the intercept of the line is.

The gradience tells us how much to go up in each time

Sometimes you are given a graph of a straight line and you need to find its gradient.
To find the gradient of a straight line:
  • choose any two points on the line
  • draw a right-angled triangle with the line as hypotenuse
  • use the scale on each axis to find the triangle's:
    • vertical length
    • horizontal length
  • work out the vertical length ÷ horizontal length
  • the result is the gradient of the line
The following graph shows the exchange rate for euros € and United States dollars $ in March 2011.
Graph showing the euro against the dollar

There are two marked points at (0, 0) and (70, 98).
By working out the gradient of the graph, we can find the exchange rate from euros to United States dollars.
  • The vertical distance between (0, 0) and (70, 98) is 98.
  • The horizontal distance between (0, 0) and (70, 98) is 70.
  • 98 ÷ 70 = 1.4
This means that 1 euro is equal to 1.4 United States dollars.

Friday, 23 October 2015

Inequalities

Solve the expression 3x - 7 < 8.

  • First, write down the inequality:
  • 3x - 7 < 8
  • Then add 7 to both sides, to cancel out the -7:
  • 3x < 15
  • Next, simplify the inequality by dividing both sides by the number in front of x - in this case 3.
  • x < 5
So the inequality in 3x - 7 < 8 is satisfied when x is less than 5. (Note that this does not include 5 itself.)

Ratio's

Write the ratio Equation: 40:28 in its simplest form.

To work this out, look for a number that will divide into Equation: {40} and Equation: {28}.
Equation: {2} divides into both numbers, so Equation: 40:28 can be written as Equation: 20:14.
You can divide these by Equation: {2}, so the simplified ratio is Equation: 10:7.
No number divides into Equation: {10} and Equation: {7} exactly, so Equation: 10:7 is the simplest form of the ratio.
 
If you are making orange squash and you mix one part orange to four parts water, then the ratio of orange to water will be Equation: 1:4 (Equation: {1} to Equation: {4}).
  • If you use Equation: {1} litre of orange, you will use Equation: {4} litres of water Equation: (1:4).
  • If you use Equation: {2} litres of orange, you will use Equation: {8} litres of water Equation: (2:8).
  • If you use Equation: {10} litres of orange, you will use Equation: {40} litres of water Equation: (10:40).
These ratios are all equivalent:
Equation: 1:4~=~2:8~=~10:40
Both sides of the ratio can be multiplied or divided by the same number to give an equivalent ratio.

Negative number 23/10/15

a) 5 × -4
b) -40 ÷ -8

a) We have +5 and -4. The signs are different, so the answer will be negative. So, +5 × -4 = -20

b) We have -40 and -8. The signs are the same, so the answer will be positive. So, -40 ÷ -8 = 5
Multiplying dividing negative numbers

brackets anf factorisation 9th/10/2015

Factorise the expression: c2- 3c - 10

Write down the expression: c2- 3c - 10
Remember that to factorise an expression we need to look for common factor pairs. In this example we are looking for two numbers that:
  • multiply to give -10
  • add to give -3
Think of all the factor pairs of -10:
  • 1 and -10
  • -1 and 10
  • 2 and -5
  • -2 and 5
Which of these factor pairs can be added to get -3?
Only 2 + (-5) = -3
So the answer is:
c2 - 3c - 10 = (c + 2)(c - 5)

Friday, 2 October 2015

Index Laws 8th Sept

Golden rules of index laws (multiplication):


when the big numbers or letters are the same in a multiplication questions you can just add the powers together.

Task
1) A2 x A5= A7
2) B3 x B8= B11
3) C12 x C6= C18
4) D2 x D100= D102
5) E5 x E5= E10

Golden Rules Of Index Laws (Division):



when the big numbers or letters are the same in a division questions you can just subtract the
powers together

1) A5 / A2= A3
2) B7/ B3=B4
3)C3/C5=C-2
4)66/ 62=64
5)712/73=79