Examples of Good practices of writing simplified expression


To simplify an expression means rewriting the expression in as short a way as possible by gathering, adding or subtracting, all like-terms to give a single term.


The table below shows examples of good practices when writing simplified expression.



Good Practices


Not Good Practices

 


g


1g , 

1 × g ,

g1

 

 


2g


 g + g ,

2 × g ,

g2

 


gh


g × h ,

 hg ,

h × g

 

`frac{g}{h}`


`g` ÷ `h` 


 g²


g × g 

 

g³


g × g × g 

 

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