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Lesson 1 Substitution

The document discusses substituting values into algebraic expressions. It defines substitution as replacing letters in expressions or equations with numbers. Examples are provided of writing expressions with variables and then evaluating them by substituting different values for the variables. The key steps are to write the expression with variables, identify the variable to substitute a value for, and then calculate the new numerical expression.

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Lesson 1 Substitution

The document discusses substituting values into algebraic expressions. It defines substitution as replacing letters in expressions or equations with numbers. Examples are provided of writing expressions with variables and then evaluating them by substituting different values for the variables. The key steps are to write the expression with variables, identify the variable to substitute a value for, and then calculate the new numerical expression.

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Substituting into

expressions
LO: evaluate expressions by using substitution

𝜋
Write the definition in your book! What does
substitution
mean?

In algebra, when we replace letters in


an expressions or equations with 𝜋
numbers we call it substitution.
Activate

𝜋
How can this expression be written as
an algebraic expression?

4+3×

𝜋
How can this expression be written as
an algebraic expression?

4+3×

Using n for the variable we can write this as


4 + 3n
𝜋
4+3×
4 + 3n

We can evaluate the expression

4 + 3n
by substituting different values for n.
𝜋
4 + 3n
When n = 5 4 + 3n = 4 + 3 × 5
= 4 + 15
= 19

When n = 11 4 + 3n = 4 + 3 × 11
= 4 + 33
= 37 𝜋
4 + 3n
Evaluate the expression when:

• n = -3

• n = -15

• n=0 𝜋
Teacher to use blackboards
7× 7n
can be written as 2
2

7n
When n = 4 =7 × 4 ÷ 2
2
= 28 ÷ 2
= 14

When n = 1.1 7n
= 7 × 1.1 ÷ 2
2
= 7.7 ÷ 2
= 3.85
𝜋
7n
2
Evaluate the expression when:

• n = -4

• n = -10

• n=0 𝜋
Teacher to use blackboards
2
n + 6
2 + 6 can be written as
We can evaluate the expression n2 + 6 by substituting
different values for n.

When n = 4 n2 + 6 = 42 + 6
= 16 + 6
= 22

When n = 0.6 n2 + 6 = 0.62 + 6


= 0.36 + 6
𝜋
= 6.36
2
n + 6
Evaluate the expression when:

• n = -4

• n = -10

• n=0 𝜋
Teacher to use blackboards
2( + 8) can be written as 2(n + 8)
We can evaluate the expression 2(n + 8) by
substituting different values for n.

When n = 6 2(n + 8) = 2 × (6 + 8)
= 2 × 14
= 28
When n = 13 2(n + 8) = 2 × (13 + 8)
= 2 × 21
𝜋
2(n + 8)
Evaluate the expression when:

• n = -4

• n = -10

• n=0 𝜋
Teacher to use blackboards
Evaluate these expressions when
a = 5, b = 2 and c = –1.
1) a + b + c 2) 3a + 2c 3) a(b + c)

b 2 – c
5) a 4) abc
𝜋
Teacher to use blackboards
Practice

𝜋
Evaluate 2m+3n when m=6 and n=−2.

6 18

12 24 𝜋
Teacher to use selector tool
Simplify the expression
3(x+2y)−4(2x−y) when x=3 and y=1.

1 3

-5 7 𝜋
Teacher to use selector tool
Evaluate the expression 4x2 −3y when
x=5 and y=2.

63 97

75 84 𝜋
Teacher to use selector tool
Find the value of 2x 3 + 5x 2 − 3x+7 when
x=−1.

1 5

13 -1 𝜋
Teacher to use selector tool
Solve the equation 3a −2b=12
for b when a=4.

b=6 b= 0

b= 5 b= 3
𝜋
Teacher to use selector tool
Self-reflect

𝜋
How confident on substituting into
expressions do you feel now

A B C D
Less than More than 80% or 100%
25% 50% more
𝜋
Teacher to use selector tool

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