Fundamentals: Before You Start Grade 10

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These are not Grade 10 topics — they come from Grades 7–9 and primary school. But they are the skills that cause the most confusion when you hit Grade 10 content. If any of these feel shaky, fix them NOW before moving on.

Why This Section Exists

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Grade 10 is the start of the FET phase, and every topic assumes you can do these things without thinking:

• Simplify $\frac{3}{4} + \frac{2}{5}$ quickly and correctly — because algebraic fractions in factorisation work the same way.
• Work confidently with negative numbers — because $(-2)^3 \neq -2^3$, and getting this wrong costs marks in exponents, equations, and functions.
• Collect like terms and use the distributive law — because expanding brackets is the first thing you do in Grade 10 algebra.
• Set up a ratio or proportion — because it appears in geometry proofs, trigonometry, and probability.

If these foundations have gaps, every Grade 10 topic becomes harder than it needs to be.

Fix Your Gaps (click into each)

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• Fractions & Algebraic Fractions Toolkit (Shared Appendix): One shared fractions page used across Grade 10, 11 and 12.
• Integers & Number Sense: Negative numbers, squares vs negatives, absolute value, and number types — critical for exponents and equations.
• Basic Algebra: Like terms, substitution, the distributive law, and solving simple equations — the engine behind every Grade 10 topic.
• Ratio & Proportion: Simplifying ratios, direct and inverse proportion, rates — used in trigonometry, geometry, and probability.

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