Year 8
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will look at the difference between an equation and an identity.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following are expressions?
10 = 2e
3a + 2 = 5
Q2.
What is the value of the cubes if a = 4?
12
16
8
Q3.
What is the value of this expression if a = 5?
-3
29
5
Q4.
Which expression has the greatest value when a = 7?
2a + 1
3a - 6
Q5.
Which expression has the greatest value when a = 4?
3a - 6
Neither - they are both equal
8 Questions
Q1.
If a = 3, which of the following is true?
4a + 1 = 12
6a = 3 - a
Q2.
Which description best fits an identity?
A collection of variables
Something that can always be solved to find a value
Q3.
Is the following an expression, equation, or identity?
Expression
Identity
Q4.
Is the following an expression, equation, or identity?
Equation
Expression
Q5.
If x=5, which symbol should go in the box?
≠
≡
Q6.
If x=5, which symbol should go in the box
=
≡
Q7.
If x=5, which symbol should go in the box
≠
≡
Q8.
If x=5, which symbol should go in the box
=
≠