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2. Example 1:
Expand 3(a+2 b) 7. Example 5:
Expand ( e +f )(e−f )
3. Example 2:
Expand 2(x−3)
4. Example 3: 8. Example 6:
Expand the following Expand the following
a) −2 m(m−4 ) a) ( x−2 ) ( x−3 )
2
b) ( 3 a+1)
3
b) ( 2 p−3 q )2
5. Example 4:
Expand ( x +3)( y−4)
!NOTES!
3−1(x−2) is written as 3−(x−2)
Hence, expand 3−(x−2)
!Test Yourself!
Simplify the following
a) ( 3 x− y )−( x−4 y)
b) 4 w2 −( 2 w−v ) (2 w +v )
c) 3 ( 2 m−1 )+(m−1)2
!Challenge Yourself!
Expand the following
a) ( x +1)( x +2)(x+ 4)
b) ( x +6)( x+ 1)( x−2)
c) ( x +4 )( x−4)2
Factorisation
b) Factorise 3 x+ 15
e) Factorise 7 m+21 m2
c) Factorise 8 x +12 x 2
f) Factorise 6 ab−10 b2
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d) Factorise 3 y 2−147
b) Factorise 4 k 2−1
e) Factorise 5 k 2−80
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METHOD 4 : Using Common Factors Involving 4 Algebraic Terms
d) Factorise ab+ ac+ bd+ cd
Madam Nana, MJSC KKB. 4
Chapter 4,
ALGEBRAIC REPRESENTATION AND MANIPULATION
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!Test Yourself!
b) 4 h+6 hk
c) −3 r 2−6 rt
b) a 2−4 b2
c) 8 r 2−18 t 2
d) 16 h2−36 k 2
3. Factorise each of the following.
a) m 2 +6 m+ 9
Madam Nana, MJSC KKB. 5
Chapter 4,
ALGEBRAIC REPRESENTATION AND MANIPULATION
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b) 3 a2 +6 a+ 3
c) x 2−x−12
d) 3 x 2−13 x−10
e) −6 x 2−x +15
b) x 2+ xy+ 5 x +5 y
d) mn−m2 +3 n−3 m
3b 6 w4 x2
b) bc d)
45 w x 3
e2 −e m2−9 n 2
b) e)
ef 3 mn−9 n2
8 p 2+ p
c)
14 pq
1. Example 7:
Madam Nana, MJSC KKB. 7
Chapter 4,
ALGEBRAIC REPRESENTATION AND MANIPULATION
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1 1
Simplify +
3x x
2. Example 8:
3 a
Simplify −
2 a 3 bc
3. Example 9:
1 2
Simplify +
m(m−1) m
4. Example 10:
2 5−4 y
Simplify −
5 x 15 xy
1. Example 11:
3 5
Simplify ×
2x y
2. Example 12:
p 2− pq p
Simplify × 2 2
2 p −q
3. Example 13:
4 2
Simplify ÷
9 xy y
4. Example 14:
t 5 w3
Simplify × 2
10 w 3 t
5. Example 15:
x2 − y 2 2 x+2 y
Simplify ÷
3 x y3 x2 y