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Maths Grade 9 Basic Concepts Workbook

The Grade 9 Baseline Concepts Workbook focuses on key mathematical concepts including finding the highest common factor (HCF) and lowest common multiple (LCM), working with integers, and performing calculations with fractions. It emphasizes the importance of these concepts in simplifying fractions, understanding number relationships, and real-world applications such as finance and cryptography. Additionally, the workbook includes exercises and examples to practice identifying patterns and applying rules and formulae in numeric and geometric contexts.

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Maths Grade 9 Basic Concepts Workbook

The Grade 9 Baseline Concepts Workbook focuses on key mathematical concepts including finding the highest common factor (HCF) and lowest common multiple (LCM), working with integers, and performing calculations with fractions. It emphasizes the importance of these concepts in simplifying fractions, understanding number relationships, and real-world applications such as finance and cryptography. Additionally, the workbook includes exercises and examples to practice identifying patterns and applying rules and formulae in numeric and geometric contexts.

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Mathematics

Grade 9 Baseline Concepts Workbook

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:


1. You should be able to find the highest common factor (HCF) and the lowest
common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers. You should also be able to
identify prime numbers.
2. You should be able to describe, compare and perform calculations with
integers.
3. You should be able to do mixed calculations with fractions including some
modelling and substitution.
4. You should be able to find and use rules and formulae to investigate and
extend numeric and geometric patterns.

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Let's break down why each is important:
1. LCM (Lowest Common Multiple):
a. Fractions: When adding, subtracting, or comparing fractions, you need to find a
common denominator. The LCM of the denominators is the smallest number that
both denominators can divide into evenly.

2. HCF (Highest Common Factor):


a. Simplifying Fractions: The HCF of the numerator and denominator of a fraction can be
used to simplify the fraction to its lowest terms. This is important because it makes
fractions easier to work with and understand.
b. Divisibility: HCF helps you determine if a number is divisible by another number. For
instance, if the HCF of two numbers is 1, they are relatively prime and have no common
factors other than 1.

3. Integers
a. Whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero. They're crucial in Grade 9 Maths
for:
b. Number line: Visualising and understanding their relationships.
c. Operations: Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.
d. Algebra: Evaluating expressions, solving equations, and graphing.
e. Real-world applications: Finance, temperature, elevation, and distance.
Extended information – Maths in practice!
Cryptography: Prime numbers play a crucial role in cryptography, which is the practice of securing
communication and data. Many encryption algorithms rely on the difficulty of factoring large numbers
into their prime factors.
4. Patterns
a. Sequences: Identifying patterns, predicting terms, and solving problems.
b. Shapes and symmetry: Analysing shapes, identifying symmetries, and solving
geometric problems.
c. Real-world applications: Understanding population growth, financial planning,
architecture, and more.

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Examples:
Find the HCF of 72 and 176

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Practice:
1. Write the highest common factor of 48 and 72.
(Answer = 24)

2. Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 36, 63 and 108.


(Answer = 9)

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Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 72 and 176.

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 36, 63 and 108.

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Practice:
Write the lowest common multiple of 48 and 72.
(144)

Write the lowest common multiple of 27, 18 and 45


(270)

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Examples

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Practice!

7 − ( −1) − (− 2) (10)

−6(−2 + 11) (-54)

20 + 10 ÷ (−2) (15)

(20 + 10) ÷ (−2) (-15)

(−3)(2)
(2)
2−5

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Example
Complete the following flow diagram:

Write the rule in words:

Complete the table below:

Complete the equation:

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Examples:
FINDING THE RULE AND FORMULA CONNECTING THE TERM NUMBER AND TERM VALUE…
1. Number pattern: 7 ; 10 ; 13 ; 16 ; ...

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What is the value of the 20th term?

Which term equals 154?

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Practice!

(b) Find the rule connecting the shape number to the number of matches.

(c) What is the general term for the pattern?

(d) How many matches do we need to build the 52nd shape?

(e) In which shape will we need to use 149 matches?

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Examples – Addition and subtraction

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Practice!
1 1
4 −2
3 6

6 6
2 ×1
7 8

2 5 7
1 × ÷
5 7 5

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