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Expansion of Algebraic Expressions

This document discusses expanding algebraic expressions involving pairs of brackets. It provides examples of expanding expressions with one or two pairs of brackets. The key steps are: 1) For a single pair of brackets, multiply each term inside the brackets by the term outside. 2) For two pairs of brackets, multiply each term in the first brackets by each term in the second brackets and add the products. 3) It also lists three important identities for expanding expressions involving addition, subtraction, and the product of the sum and difference.

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Expansion of Algebraic Expressions

This document discusses expanding algebraic expressions involving pairs of brackets. It provides examples of expanding expressions with one or two pairs of brackets. The key steps are: 1) For a single pair of brackets, multiply each term inside the brackets by the term outside. 2) For two pairs of brackets, multiply each term in the first brackets by each term in the second brackets and add the products. 3) It also lists three important identities for expanding expressions involving addition, subtraction, and the product of the sum and difference.

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CHAPTER 6: ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

Expanding Algebraic Expressions Involving A Pair Of Brackets


The algebraic expression is expanded by multiplying each term inside the brackets by the number or term outside.

Example: 3(a + 2b) = 3a + 6b m(p q) = mp mq

Example: Expand each of the following. d) 5c(2c 3d) a) p(m n) 2 = 10c + 15cd = pm pn b) 2x(y + x) 2 = 2xy + 2x c) 4k(2 h) = 8k 4hk
e) uv(4u + 2v) 2 2 = 4u v 2uv

Expanding Algebraic Expressions Involving Two Pairs Of Brackets


To expand two brackets, we multiply each term in the first brackets by each term in the second brackets, then add and subtract the products. Example:

(x + 3) (y 4) = x (y 4) + 3(y 4) = xy 4x + 3y 12

Example: Expand each of the following. a) (a 3) (a + 4) 2 = a + 4a 3a 12 2 = a + a 12 b) (x + 2) (x + 4) 2 = x + 4x + 2x + 8 2 = x + 6x + 8 c) (p + q) (p + 2q) 2 2 = p + 2pq + pq + 2q 2 2 = p + 3pq + 2q

d) (m + 2n) (m 5n) 2 2 = m 5mn + 2mn 10n 2 2 = m 3mn 10n


e) (3x y) (2x + 3y) 2 2 = 6x + 9xy 2xy 3y 2 2 = 6x + 7xy 3y f) (p + q) (2p r) 2 = 2p pr + 2pq qr

Remember these 3 identities


( a + b ) = ( a + b ) ( a + b ) NOT a + b 2 2 = a + ab + ab + b 2 2 = a + 2ab + b ( a b )
2 2 2 2

= ( a b ) ( a b ) NOT a b 2 2 = a ab ab + b 2 2 = a 2ab + b = a ab + ab b 2 2 =a b
2 2

(a+b)(ab)

Example: Expand each of the following. 2 a) (m 5) = (m 5) (m 5) 2 = m 5m 5m + 25 2 = m 10m + 25


b) (p + 6) = (p + 6) (p + 6) 2 = p + 6p + 6p + 36 2 = p + 12p + 36
2

c) (x 2y) = (x 2y) (x 2y) 2 2 = x 2xy 2xy + 4y 2 2 = x 4xy + 4y

d) (2m + 3n) = (2m + 3n) (2m + 3n) 2 2 = 4m + 6mn + 6mn + 9n 2 2 = 4m + 12mn + 9n

e) (p q) (p + q) 2 2 = p + pq pq q 2 2 =p q f) (2m n) (2m + n) 2 2 = 4m + 2mn 2mn n 2 2 = 4m n

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