Question 8 - Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake - Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash)

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[Class 8 Maths] Write the correct expression - 5w2 + 6w = 11w2 - Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake

part 2 - Question 8 - Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake - Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash) - Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)

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Question 8 We have expanded and simplified some algebraic expressions below to their simplest forms. (i) Check each of the simplifications and see if there is a mistake. (ii) If there is a mistake, try to explain what could have gone wrong. (iii) Then write the correct expression.Is there a mistake? Yes What went wrong? The student added unlike terms. You can only add apples to apples - w2 (w-squared) is different from w They cannot be combined into a single number like 11. Correct solution 5𝑤^2+6𝑤 =𝟓𝒘^𝟐+𝟔𝒘

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