Expanding single brackets

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Mathematics

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6th Grade

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Hard

James Underwood

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Expanding single brackets

Mr. Underwood

Learning objectives

To recap how to simplify terms when multiplying
To be able to expand single brackets
To be able to expand and simplify expressions containing brackets

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Evaluate the expression

3x\ +\ 2y^{ }

when

x=10\ and\ y=4

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Evaluate

2x^2\ +\ 3

when\ x\ =\ 3

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Phil is x years old. Write an expression for his age in d years time

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Multiple Choice

Simplify the expression: 3x + 2x

Multiple Choice

Simplify the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

9 + 14v

9v + 14

23v

Multiple Choice

Simplify: 4x² - 3x + 11 -2x

4x² - 5x + 11

11x + 11

16x² - 5x + 11

10x²

Remember:

Re write the terms (e.g 5h = 5 x h)
Combine the numbers together
combine the numbers / letters together

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Simplify

3\times w

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$a\times y\times m$

Simplify:

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$5\times2y\times3$

Simplify:

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Simplify:

4j x 2w x p

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Multiple Choice

Simplify:

3c x 3c x 2

8c²

36c

18c²

In maths we can use a bracket to represent a multiplication. e.g

3\times2\equiv3\left(2\right)

In algebra this is called expanding
Every term on the inside of the bracket must be multiplied by the term on the outside

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Expand 3 (2x + 4)

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Expand 5 ( 2 - x )

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expand 14( x - y - z)

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expand and simplify:

6 + 3(x -1)

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