GCSE CIE EXTENDED MATH

ALGEBRA

TOPIC EXANPSION

LEVEL EASY

expand the brackets by multiplying the term outside the bracket with both the terms inside

Questions NO.1

expand andsolve

3(X+Y)

SOLUTION

Multiply xand y with 3

3(x)+3(Y)

ANSWER

3x+3y

QUESTION 2

expand and solve

2x(4x+2y)

solution

multiply 4x and 2y with 2x

2x(4x)+2x(2y)

if variables are same their powers will add

8x^2+4xy

answer

8x^2+4xy

question no.3

expand and solve

_2(y+3)_2y_6

solution

expand bracket first

_2(y)_2(3)_2y_6

_2y_6_2y_6

now add same variables

-2y-2y_6-6

__=+

_4y_12

answer

_4y_12

question 4

expand and solve

7(2x+7)

solution

multiply 2x with7 and7 with 7

7(2x)+7(7)

14x+49

solution

14+49

question 5

expand and solve

5a(a_6)

solution

multiply 5a with a and then -5

5a(a)_5a(6)

5a^2-30a

answer

5a^2-30a

question6

expand and solve

8(3x_2)

solution

expand the equation by breaking brackets

8(3x)_8(2)

24x-16

answer

24x-16

question 7

a(a+b)

solution

a(a)+a(b)

when variables are same their powers will add

a has power1 so 1+1=2

a^2+ab

answer

a^2+ab

question 8

expand and solve

3x(7X^2-y)
solution

mulitply7x^2 and -y with3x

3x(7x^2)-3x(y)

when variables are same their powers will add

21x^3-3xy

answer

21x^3-3xy

question 9

expand and solve

9x(3y-8)

solution

multiply 3y and-8 with9x

9x(3y)-9x(8)

27xy-72x

answer

27xy- 72x

question 10

4x(3x+y)

solution

multiply 3x and y with 4x

4x(3x)+4x(y)

when variables are same their powers will add

12x^2+4xy

answer

12x^2+4xy
LEVEL MEDIUM

EXPANDING TWO BRACKETS TOGETHER

Question 11

2x(5x+y)-4x(2x+y)

solution

expand both brackets separately

2x(5x)+2x(y)_4x(2x)_4x(y)

when variables are same their powers will add

10x^2+2xy_8x^2-4xy

add ^2terms together and xy terms together

10x^2-8x^2+2xy_4xy

2x^2-2xy

answer

2x^2-2xy

question 12

4x(x+y)+3x(2x+y)

solution

expand brackets separately

4x(x)+4x(y)+3x(2x)+3x(y)

when variables are same their powers will add

4x^2+4xy+6x^2+3xy

add same variables together

10x^2+7xy

answer

10x^2+7xy
question 13

(2x+3y)^2

solution

here we have to use formula

(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2

(2x)^2+2(2x)(3y)+(3y)^2

4x^2+12xy+9y^2

answer

4x^2+12xy+9y^2

question14

(3x_2y)^2

solution

formula a

(a_b)^2=(a)^2_2ab+b^2

(3x)^2_2(3x)(2y)+(2y)^2

9x^2_12xy+4y^2

answer

9x^2_12xy+4y^2

question 15

16x^2_49y^2

solution

here we have to use formula

a^2_b^2=(a+b)(a_b)

(4x)^2_(7y)^2

(4x_7y)(4x+7y)
answer

(4x_7y)(4x+7y)

QUESTION 16

solution

when we add two adjacent boxes we will get answer of top box

when we subtract top box with bottom box we will get answer of bottom adjacent box

7a+b-3a=4a+b

a-3b+4a+b=3a-2b

3a-2b+7a+b=10a-b

answer
QUESTION 17

Brian is a wimdow cleaner. He uses the following formula to calculate the amount to charge his
customers:

Charge = $20 + 4n

Where n is the number of windows a house has.

if a house has 7 windows, how much would Brian charge?

solution

simply multiply 7 with the equation

7(20+4n)

$140+28n

answer

$140+28n

QUESTION 18

The area of a rectangle is 4x - 6.

its lenght is 2 what is breadth

solution

area =lenght*breadth

4x-6=(2)breadth

4x-6/2=breadth

take 2 as common

2(2x-3)=2breadth

2(2x-3)/2=breadth

divided2/2

breadth=2x-3

answer

2x-3

QUESTION 19

The formula for changing degrees celsius to degrees fahrenheit is

F = 9C/5 +32

Rearrange this formula to make C the subject.

solution

F(5+32)=9c

F(5+32)/9=c

now expand the bracket

F5+F32/9=C

answer

F5+F32/9=C

QUESTION 20
Expand

2(x + 5) + 3(x - 1)

solution

Exand both brackets separately

2(x)+2(5)+3(x)-3(1)

2x+10+3x_3

add same variables together

2x+3x+10-3

5x+7

answer

5x+7

QUESTION 21

3x(2x+y)-5(7x+3y)

solution

expand both brackets separately

3x(2x)+3x(y)-5(7x)-5(3y)

when variables are same their powers will add

6x^2+3xy-35x-15y

answer

6x^2+3xy-35x-15y

LEVEL DIFFICULT

When expanding triple brackets, we just multiply the first two brackets together, then multiply the result
with the final bracket

.QUESTION 21

Expand the following,

(x+1)(x+2)(3x+3)
solution

multilply first two brackets together and then multiply with last bracket.

x(x+2)+1(x+2)

when variables are same their powers will add

x^2+2x+x+2

(x^2+3x+2)(3x+3)

3x(x^2+3x+2)+3(x^2+3x+2)

when variables are same their powers will add

3x^3+9x^2+6x+3x^2+6x+6

3x^3+12x^2+12x+6

answer

3x^3+12x^2+12x+6

QUESTION 22

(x+3)((x+5)(X+1)

solution

x(x+5)+3(x+5)

x^2+5x+3x+15

x^2+8x+15(x+1}

x^2(x+1)+8x(x+1)+15(x+1)

x^3+x^2+8x^2+8x+15x+15

x^3+9x^2+23x+15

answer

x^3+9x^2+23x+15

QUESTION 23

Show that
(3X - 1)(X + 5)(4X - 3) = 12x^3 + 47x^2 - 62x + 15

for all values of x

answer

(3x^2 + 15x - x - 5)(4x - 3) = 12x^3 + 47x^2 - 62x + 15

12x^3 + 60x^2 - 4x^2 + 15 - 9x^2 - 45x - 3x + 15 = 12x^3 + 47x^2 - 62x + 15

12x^3 + 47x^2 -62x + 15 = 12x^3 + 47x^2 - 62x + 15

QUESTION 24

expand (2x + 1)(x + 3)

solution

2x(x+3)+1(x+3)

2x^2+6x+x+3

2x^2+7x+3

answer

2x^2+7x+3

Question 25

Solve (1 -x) (1+x)(1+x^2)

solution

formula

(a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2

first solve (1-x)(1+x)

(1)^2-(x)^2

(1-x^2)(1+x^2)

(1)^2-(x^2)^2

1-x^4

answer
1-x^4

Question 26

Expand and simplify 5x(x+2)(3x-4)

answer

expand first bracket then another

5x^2+10x(3x-4)

5x^2(3x-4)+10x(3x-4)

when variables are same their powers will add

15x^3-20x^2+30x^2-40x

15x^3+10x^2-40x

answer

15x^3+10x^2-40x

Question 27

expand( 4a^2-b^2)

solution

here we have to use formula

a^2-b^2=(a+b)(a-b)

(2a)^2-(b)^2

(2a+b)(2a-b)

answer

(2a+b)(2a-b)

Question 28

if a=3'b=7andc=4

find the value of 2(a+b+3c)

solution
2(3+7+3(4))

2(3+7+12)

2(22)

44

answer

44

Question 29

Solve (2x+5)^2

solution

formula

(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2

(2x)^2+2(2x)(5)+(5)^2

4x^2+20x+25

answer

4x^2+20x+25

Question 30

2(x+5)+3(x−2)+5(x-8)

solution

expand all brackets separately

2(x+5)+3(x−2)+5(x-8)

=2x+10+3x−6+5x-40

add same variables together

2x+3x+5x+10-6-40

10x-36

answer
10x-36