Basic Mathematical Processes
Basic Mathematical Processes
Basic Mathematical Processes
TYPES OF BRACKETS
- brackets
- square brackets
- curly brackets
LETTERS
FRACTIONS
1
2 one half
1
3 one third
1
4 one fourth
3
4 three fourths
2
3 two thirds
1
8 one eight
3
16 three sixteenths
READ OUT THESE FORMULAE
ab
1. X
c
A
2. x y
a b
3. I a n 1 d
4. V IR
1 1 1
5.
u v f
6. v u at
7. Ft mv mu
1 M
8. R
El
dQ
9. dz
q
10. E T Pce
MORE SYMBOLS AND VALUES:
2
x x to the power of two ( x to two/ x squared)
3
x x to the power of three (x to three/ x cubed)
n
x x to the power of n (x to n)
n 1
x x to the power of n minus one
n
x x to the power of minus n
x square root of x
3
x cube root of x
th
n
x n root of x
- Read out these values and equations:
1
20cms
2
98.3kms
3
33cm
2
4.39cm
31
9.1x10
1
x 2
x 4
2
a 1
b2
xy
3
x a
2
- Practice reading these expressions:
p 1
1. x p
x
p/q p
2. x x q
x a x a x a
2 2
3.
kx
4. y ae
5. x
nx mx 1 2
mn
y y
6. y y 22 1
x x
1 1 1
x x
2
7. x
y z
2 2
1
2 2 2
a b c
x1 x 2 y1 y 2 z1 Z 2
2 2 2
8. d
9. b
2
a 1 e
2
2
2
x y
2
10. 2 gx 2 fy c 0