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) 6(5t + 3u) - 2(5t + 2u)

(t) 232 98)54(2 xyxxyx

3. Multiply out )4(2 xx

4. Expand 3(2y 5)

(2012 June NC)

5. (a) Expand 4(3x + 5)

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

(c) Expand and simplify (x + 4) (x + 6)

5 marks (2012 Nov)

6. Expand and simplify (p + 9) (p 4) 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 (3x + 5)(4x 1)

2 marks (2011 June/C)

9. (a) Expand 3(2 + t)

(b) Expand )52(3 xx

(c) Expand and simplify (m + 3) (m + 10)

5 marks (2013 J/NC)