Expanding Brackets

1. Expand )32( yy

2. Expand and simplify

(a) )2( xx

(b) )43(2 y

(c) )12(3)3(2 xx

(d) )15(2)4(3 xx

(e) )5(2)12( xxxx

(f) )4)(12( xx

(g) )5)(3( xx

(h) )1(2 xxx

(i) )32()12(5 xx

(j) )4)(3( xx

(k) )2(2 xxx

(l) )3()2(4 xx

(m) 2)43( x

(n) 22 )2()1( xx

(o) 2)2()2)(34( xxx

(p) )12)(2( 2 xxx

(q) )5)(4( xxx

(r) )3)(2)(1( xxx

(s) )25(2)35(6 utut

(t) 232 98)54(2 xyxxyx

3. Multiply out )4(2 xx

4. Expand )52(3 y

(2012 June NC)

5. (a) Expand )53(4 x

(b) Expand and simplify )5(3)4(2 xx

(c) Expand and simplify )6)(4( xx

5 marks (2012 Nov)

6. Expand and simplify )4)(9( pp

2 mark (2012 June/C)

7. (a) Expand )2( xx

(b) Expand and simplify )4)(3( xx

4 marks (2011 J/NC)

8. Expand and simplify )14)(53( xx

2 marks (2011 June/C)

9. (a) Expand )2(3 t

(b) Expand )52(3 xx

(c) Expand and simplify )10)(3( mm

5 marks (2013 J/NC)