A1 use and interpret algebraic manipulation, including:

A4 simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions (including those involving surds and algebraic fractions) by:

collecting like terms
multiplying a single term over a bracket
taking out common factors
expanding products of two or more binomials
factorising quadratic expressions of the form x²+ bx + c, including the difference of two squares;
factorising quadratic expressions of the form ax²+bx+c
simplifying expressions involving sums, products and powers, including the laws of indices

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