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Expanding & Factorising Brackets (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE International Maths: Core): Exam Questions

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Expand.

5 open parentheses x minus 3 close parentheses

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2
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Multiply out.

9 open parentheses 3 minus x close parentheses

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3
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Factorise 5 p space plus space p t.

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Factorise 3 x plus 12.

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5
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Factorise 12 x plus 15

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Factorise 5 y minus 6 p y

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Factorise completely 18 x minus 24

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Expand x open parentheses 2 y plus x close parentheses

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3
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Expand and simplify open parentheses x plus 3 close parentheses open parentheses x plus 5 close parentheses.

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4a
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Expand.

x squared open parentheses x minus 7 close parentheses

4b
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Factorise.

y squared plus y

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Factorise 2 x squared minus x.

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Factorise completely.

8 g squared space minus space 4 g

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1
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Expand the brackets and simplify.

4 open parentheses 2 m plus 3 close parentheses minus 5 open parentheses m minus 2 close parentheses

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2
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Factorise completely.

12 b plus 8 b squared

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3
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Factorise completely.

21 a squared plus 28 a b

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4
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Expand and simplify.

open parentheses x minus 5 close parentheses open parentheses x minus 7 close parentheses

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5
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i) Multiply out the brackets.

x open parentheses 3 minus 5 x close parentheses

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ii) Factorise fully.

5 x minus 20 x squared

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6a
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Factorise completely.

3 x squared minus 12 x y

6b
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Expand and simplify.

open parentheses m minus 3 close parentheses open parentheses m plus 2 close parentheses

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Factorise completely.

6 d squared e minus 9 e squared

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