Year 8 Expanding Two Brackets Homework
1. Expand and simplify the following
expressions:
a. ( x +5 ) ( x+2 )
b. ( x−1 ) ( x−2 )
c. ( 2 x+5 )( x−3 )
d. ( 3 x−2 ) ( 2 x +1 )
e. ( 1−3 x ) ( 1−5 x )
f. ( y +7 )2
g. ( q−3 )2
h. ( a+ 1 )( b+ 1 )
i. ( 6 x−5 )2
j. ( a 2 b+ b2 c ) ( ab+bc )
2. Expand and simplify the following
expressions:
a. ( a+ b+1 ) ( a−b )
b. ( a+ 1 )( a−b−1 )
c. 2 ( x+ 2 )( x−3 )
d. 1− ( x +1 ) ( x−1 )
e. ( a+ 1 )2−( a−1 )2
Year 8 Expanding Two Brackets Homework
1. Expand and simplify the following
expressions:
a. ( x +5 ) ( x+2 )
b. ( x−1 ) ( x−2 )
c. ( 2 x+5 )( x−3 )
d. ( 3 x−2 ) ( 2 x +1 )
e. ( 1−3 x ) ( 1−5 x )
f. ( y +7 )2
g. ( q−3 )2
h. ( a+ 1 )( b+ 1 )
i. ( 6 x−5 )2
j. ( a 2 b+ b2 c ) ( ab+bc )
2. Expand and simplify the following
expressions:
a. ( a+ b+1 ) ( a−b )
b. ( a+ 1 )( a−b−1 )
c. 2 ( x+ 2 )( x−3 )
d. 1− ( x +1 ) ( x−1 )
e. ( a+ 1 )2−( a−1 )2
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Year 8 Expanding Two Brackets Homework
1. Expand and simplify the following
expressions:
a. ( x +5 ) ( x+2 )
b. ( x−1 ) ( x−2 )
c. ( 2 x+5 )( x−3 )
d. ( 3 x−2 ) ( 2 x +1 )
e. ( 1−3 x ) ( 1−5 x )
f. ( y +7 )2
g. ( q−3 )2
h. ( a+ 1 )( b+ 1 )
i. ( 6 x−5 )2
j. ( a 2 b+ b2 c ) ( ab+bc )
2. Expand and simplify the following
expressions:
a. ( a+ b+1 ) ( a−b )
b. ( a+ 1 )( a−b−1 )
c. 2 ( x+ 2 )( x−3 )
d. 1− ( x +1 ) ( x−1 )
e. ( a+ 1 )2−( a−1 )2
Year 8 Expanding Two Brackets Homework
1. Expand and simplify the following
expressions:
a. ( x +5 ) ( x+2 )
b. ( x−1 ) ( x−2 )
c. ( 2 x+5 )( x−3 )
d. ( 3 x−2 ) ( 2 x +1 )
e. ( 1−3 x ) ( 1−5 x )
f. ( y +7 )2
g. ( q−3 )2
h. ( a+ 1 )( b+ 1 )
i. ( 6 x−5 )2
j. ( a 2 b+ b2 c ) ( ab+bc )
2. Expand and simplify the following
expressions:
a. ( a+ b+1 ) ( a−b )
b. ( a+ 1 )( a−b−1 )
c. 2 ( x+ 2 )( x−3 )
d. 1− ( x +1 ) ( x−1 )
e. ( a+ 1 )2−( a−1 )2
Solutions:

Question 1
2
a. x + 7 x+10
2
b. x −3 x+ 2
2
c. 2 x −x−15
2
d. 6 x −x−2
2
e. 1−8 x +15 x
2
f. y +14 y + 49
2
g. q −6 q+ 9
h. ab+ a+b +1
2
i. 36 x −60 x+ 25
3 2 2 2 3 3 2
j. a b + a b c+ a b c+ b c
Question 2
2 2
a. a −b +a−b
2
b. a −ab−b−1
2
c. 2 x −2 x−12
2
d. 2−x
e. 4a

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