Equations, identities and inequalities
Red: I can identify and recognise
equations, identities and
inequalities
Label the following as either
equations, identities or inequalities:
1) 3x + 1 = 4
2) x + 2 > 5
3) x² = 2x + 3
4) 5x(x – 2) ≡ 5x² - 10x
5) a² - b² ≡ (a + b)(a – b)
6) 7x + 4 < 4 – 2x
7) 4x² + 3x + 3 = 7
8) x(x+4) – 2x² ≡ 4x - x²
9) 8x² + 2x – 15 ≡ (2x + 3)(4x - 5)
10) x² - x + 5 > 5x - 6
Amber: I can prove algebraic
identities
Prove these identities:
1) 3(x + 2) + 4(x – 1) ≡ 7x + 2
2) 5(x – 2) + 3(x – 3) ≡ 8x – 19
3) 8(x + 4) + 5(x – 2) ≡ 13x + 22
4) x(x + 4) – 3(4 + x) ≡ x² + x - 12
5) x(x + 3) + 2(x + 3) ≡ x² + 5x +
6
6) 5(x + 2) - 3(x + 4) ≡ 2(x – 1)
7) 4(x + 2) + 2(x + 1) ≡ 2(3x + 5)
8) x(x – 4) + x(x + 2) ≡ 2x(x - 1)
Green: I can find missing values in
algebraic identities
Find the missing values:
1) 2(x + 2) + 5(x + 1) ≡ □x + □
2) 3(x – 2) + 4(x + 3) ≡ □x + □
3) 5(x + □) + 3(x - □) ≡ 8x – 19
4) x(x + □) + 2(x + □) ≡ x² + 3x + 4
5) x(x – 4) + 2x(x – 3) ≡ □x² - □x
6) x(2x + □) ≡ □x² + 6x
7) □x(3x + 2) ≡ 12x² + □x
8) □x(□x – 5) ≡ 16x² - 20x
9) 6(2x - □) + 3(□x – 4) ≡ 15x – 24
10) 7(7x - □) + 2x(□x + 9) ≡ 6x² +
□x - 56
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Red answers: Amber answers: Green answers:

1) Equation Proofs: Expand brackets to show that 1) 2(x + 2) + 5(x + 1) ≡ 10x + 9

the Right Hand Side equals the Left
2) Inequality Hand Side 2) 3(x – 2) + 4(x + 3) ≡ 7x + 6

3) Equation 3) Possible answer: 5(x + 1) + 3(x –

8)
4) Identity
4) x(x + 1) + 2(x + 2) ≡ x² + 3x +
5) Identity 4

6) Inequality 5) x(x – 4) + 2x(x – 3) ≡ 3x² - 10x

7) Equation 6) x(2x + 6) ≡ 2x² + 6x

8) Identity 7) 4x(3x + 2) ≡ 12x² + 8x

9) Identity 8) 2x(8x – 5) ≡ 16x² - 20x

10) Inequality 9) 6(2x - 4) + 3(4x – 4) ≡ 15x – 24

10) 7(7x - 8) + 2x(3x + 9) ≡ 6x² +

67x - 56