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WORKSHEET | Algebra Revision WORKSHEET | Algebra Revision

Understanding and working with algebra is essential throughout all the topics Understanding and working with algebra is essential throughout all the topics
in the year 10 maths course. Answer the following questions to refresh your in the year 10 maths course. Answer the following questions to refresh your
memory of expanding and factorising. memory of expanding and factorising.

1. Expand the following, and observe any patterns that emerge. 1. Expand the following, and observe any patterns that emerge.
a. (ܽ + ܾ)ଶ a. (ܽ + ܾ)ଶ
b. (ܽ − ܾ)ଶ b. (ܽ − ܾ)ଶ
c. (ܽ + ܾ)ଷ c. (ܽ + ܾ)ଷ
d. (ܽ − ܾ)ଷ d. (ܽ − ܾ)ଷ

2. Keeping the above expansions in mind, expand the following: 2. Keeping the above expansions in mind, expand the following:
a. (‫ ݔ‬− 3)(2‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 3‫ ݔ‬+ 1) a. (‫ ݔ‬− 3)(2‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 3‫ ݔ‬+ 1)
b. (3‫ ݔ‬ଶ − 5‫ ݔ‬+ 2)(2‫ ݔ‬− 4) b. (3‫ ݔ‬ଶ − 5‫ ݔ‬+ 2)(2‫ ݔ‬− 4)
c. (‫ ݔ‬− 1)(‫ ݔ‬− 1)(‫ ݔ‬− 2) c. (‫ ݔ‬− 1)(‫ ݔ‬− 1)(‫ ݔ‬− 2)

d. (2‫ ݔ‬+ 1) d. (2‫ ݔ‬+ 1)ଶ
e. (3‫ ݕ‬− ‫)ݔ‬ଶ e. (3‫ ݕ‬− ‫)ݔ‬ଶ

f. (5݉ + 2݊) f. (5݉ + 2݊)ଷ
g. (ܽଶ + ܾ ଶ )ଷ g. (ܽଶ + ܾ ଶ )ଷ

3. Factorise the following: 3. Factorise the following:


a. ܽ(‫ ݔ‬+ 2) + ܾ(‫ ݔ‬+ 2) a. ܽ(‫ ݔ‬+ 2) + ܾ(‫ ݔ‬+ 2)
b. ܽ‫ ݔ‬+ 4ܽ + ܾ‫ ݔ‬+ 4ܾ b. ܽ‫ ݔ‬+ 4ܽ + ܾ‫ ݔ‬+ 4ܾ
c. ‫(ݔ‬1 − ‫ )ݔ‬+ 3(‫ ݔ‬− 1) c. ‫(ݔ‬1 − ‫ )ݔ‬+ 3(‫ ݔ‬− 1)

d. ‫ ݓݔ‬− ‫ ݓݕ‬+ ‫ ݕݔ‬− ‫ݕ‬ d. ‫ ݓݔ‬− ‫ ݓݕ‬+ ‫ ݕݔ‬− ‫ ݕ‬ଶ
e. ܽଷ − ܽଶ ܾ − ܾܽ + ܾ ଶ e. ܽଷ − ܽଶ ܾ − ܾܽ + ܾ ଶ

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