Mathematics A-Level
Comparing coefficients
What Comparing coefficients means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Comparing coefficients
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A method of solving the identity produced by multiplying through by the original denominator, used for repeated factors or when substitution is awkward.
Topics that use Comparing coefficients
- Algebra and functions (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Algebraic division by linear expressions
- Amplitude
- Asymptote
- Completing the square
- Composite function
- Conjugate
- Discriminant
- Domain
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