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1) Expand the following algebraic expressions.

a)

2(a3) =

b)

4(5a) =

c)

3(a+ 24 b) =

d)

7 (2 ab+5) =

e)

3
( 4 a+8 b5 ) =
4

f)

2
(9 a+5 b2 ) =
3

2) Expand the following algebraic expressions.

a)

( x2 ) ( a+3 ) =

b)

(2 m+5) ( 3 m1 ) =

c)

(3 x2) ( x +1 ) =

d)

(2 x 1) ( x5 ) =

e)

( 2 y+1 ) ( y +3 ) =

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f)

( y +5 )2 =

g)

( 2 y+3 )2 =

h)

( 2 y1 )2 =

3) Factorise the following algebraic expressions.

a)

4 x +2 =

b)

153 x +6 =

c)

z 32 z 2 =

d)

3 pq +2 p2 q =

e)

12 mn4 4 m2 n =

f)

3 a b2 c+ 2 a c3 4 bc =

g)

7 xy z 21 x yz +10 xyz =

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4) Factorise the following algebraic expressions.

a)

x 2 y 2 =

k)

x 2+ 8 x +16 =

b)

4 a29 b 2 =

l)

a210 a+25 =

c)

25 p q

m)

4 y +12 y +9 =

d)

m2 n 2p 2 =

n)

x 2+ 4 x5 =

e)

16 x 281 y2 =

o)

m25 m+ 6 =

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f)

am+bm+ an+bn =

p)

3 p 210 p+ 8 =

g)

pxqx+ py qy =

q)

4 x 2 +13 x+ 3 =

h)

3 ae2 af 3 be +2 bf =

r)

12 x 2 +10 x8 =

i)

4 kp4 lp+3 kq3 lq =

s)

20 k 27 k6 =

j)

2 a+m+2 ax+ mx =

t)

3 a +13 a15 =

5) Simplify the following algebra.

a)

3 x +6
=
x +2

e)

p q +p q
=
2
3 p q +2 pq

b)

2 a+ 8
=
4

f)

x y
=
3 x +3 y

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c)

5 m2 +2 m
=
3m

g)

m25 m+6
=
2 m4

d)

4 b12
=
3b

h)

3 a 27 a6
=
a 29

6) Express the following as a single fraction.

a)

a b
+ =
2 4

g)

a
b
=
2( x1) 3

b)

8e 5 f
+ =
x
y

h)

e
2f

=
2 x +3 x1

c)

5d 2c
=
3a 4 b

i)

3x
4y
+
=
2
x y x+ y

d)

7p q
+ =
2 x2 4

j)

q
4p

=
3 a 7 a6 3 a+2

e)

3m
n
+ =
2( x+1) 4

k)

1
3
x+ y =
2
4

f)

a
b
+ 2 =
5x 4x

l)

2 3
=
m n

7) Simplify the following.

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a)

3 a 2 7 x3

=
5 x 9 a5

i)

15 pq
p2q 2
2 =
3 p+3 q
p q

b)

2 mn
7 n3

=
9 m 2 8 m n2

j)

3 k (b+2) 2 z 3
2
=
9 y2
b 4

c)

4
8x

=
pq 9 p q2

k)

x 4 x +3 3x

=
2
3g
7 gh

d)

ab a2b 2

=
2
2
9c d 6c d

l)

x 2 +7 x8 2 x2

=
2
2
9m
8 ef g

e)

x 2 +2 x+1
3

=
2 x2
x +1

m)

3 ab
9 y3

=
3 y +5 y2 8 a b2