THE DISTRIBUTIVE LAW

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Expanding single brackets
1¿ 3( x +4 )=¿ 2) 4 (1 – 5 p)=¿ 3) 2(t +3)– 1=¿

4) 5 a – (a+2)=¿ 5) 3(w – 1)– 2(w – 4)=¿ 6) – 3 (1 p+2 m – n)=¿

Expanding double brackets

7) (b+ 5)(2+ b)=¿ 8) (2 x+ y)( x +2 y)=¿

9) (3 g+1)2=¿ 10) 2(2 y +3)2=¿

Further expansion
14)(7 – x )3=¿

15) (a+ b)(c +d )( e+ f )=¿

16) (a+ b+c )(x+ y+ z )=¿

 THE DISTRIBUTIVE LAW (ANSWERS)
Show all of your working out and simplify your answers as much as possible.
Expanding single brackets
1¿ 3( x +4 )=¿ 2) 4 (1 – 5 p)=¿ 3) 2(t +3)– 1=¿

3 x+ 12 4−20 p 2 t+6−1=2t +5

4) 5 a – (a+2)=¿ 5) 3(w – 1)– 2(w – 4)=¿ 6) – 3 (1 p+2 m – n)=¿

5 a−a−2=4 a−2 3 w−3−2 w+8=w+5 −3 p−6 m+3 n

Expanding double brackets

7) (b+ 5)(2+ b)=¿ 8) (2 x+ y)( x +2 y)=¿

2 b+b 2+10+ 5 b=b 2+ 7 b+10 2 x2 + 4 xy +2 y 2

9) (3 g+1)2=¿ 10) 2 ( 2 y +3 )2=¿

9 g2 +6 g+1 2 ( 4 y 2+12 y +9 ) =8 y 2+ 24 y +18

Further expansion
14)(7 – x )3=¿

( 7−x ) ( 49−14 x + x 2 )=343−98 x+ 7 x 2−49 x+14 x2− x3

¿ 343−147 x +21 x 2−x3

15) (a+ b)(c +d )( e+ f )=¿

¿ ( ac +ad +bc +bd ) ( e+ f )

¿ ace +acf +ade +adf +bce +bcf + bde+bdf

16) (a+ b+c )(x+ y+ z )=¿

¿ ax +ay +az +bx +by +bz +cx + cy+ cz