Simplifying Algebra
Index laws (1&2)
Index laws (3&4)
Expanding brackets
Trivia
100

3x+4x

7x

100

x^2" ""x"" "x^6

x^8

100

x^0

1

100

3(x+2)

3x+6

100

Which NRL Team is currently top of the ladder?

a) Warriors
b) Storm
c) Raiders
d) Broncos

c) Raiders

(Raiders 44pt, Storm 40pt, Broncos 36pt, Warriors 34pt)

200

5a+2b+3a

8a+2b

200

a^6 / a^4

a^2 

200

(f^4)^3

f^12

200

-2(y-5)

-2y+10

200

What did NASA’s Perseverance rover recently discover in rocks on Mars that could be the strongest evidence yet of ancient life?

a) Ice crystals frozen beneath the surface
b) Organic-carbon-bearing mudstone with unusual minerals
c) Flowing water in a Martian river channel
d) Fossilized insect wings

b) Organic-carbon-bearing mudstone with unusual minerals

scientists are calling this possibly the strongest evidence yet of ancient microbial life on Mars

300

7m-3m+4n-2n

4m+2n

300

2y^5" ""x"" "4y^7

8y^12

300

(b^4)^0" ""x"" "(b^2)^5

b^10

300

x(2x+7)

2x^2+7x

300

The current Number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 is from a fictional band - what is the song and who is it by?

BONUS - Where is it from? (100pt)

Golden by HUNTR/X


400

3x " ""x"" " 6xy

18x^2y

400

(65g^29)/(13g^17)

5g^12

400

4r^0+3p^0

7

400

(g-4)(3g+5)

 3g^2+5g-12g-20 

=3g^2-7g-20

400

What typing is Stunfisk?

a) Ground & Water
b) Rock & Poison
c) Poison & Water
d) Ground & Electric

d) Ground & Electric

500

(2x" ""x"" "14x " ""x" " "3y)/(4x)

21xy

500

(6k^8" ""x"" "7k^9)/(3k^2" ""x"" "2k^5)

(42k^17)/(6k^7)
=7k^10

500

 (5f^2m^0" ""x"" "(4f^6)^2)/(10f^9) 

Bonus Points based on working

1step =100 

2+ steps =250


 (5f^2" ""x"" "4^2f^12)/(10f^9) 

 =(5f^2" ""x"" "16f^12)/(10f^9)  =(80f^14)/(10f^9)=8f^5 

500

(2y+6)(y+3)-(-3(y+4))

2y^2+15y+30

500

What new service has Virgin Australia launched in 2025 for selected domestic flights?

Pet friendly flights- small cats or dogs are allowed to fly in cabin

(the first flight is 16th of October between Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast & Melbourne and the Gold Coast)

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