NORTHERN GREEN SCHOOL

JH2 QUIZ MATHEMATICS

EXPANSION AND FACTORISATION USING SPECIAL ALGEBRAIC IDENTITIES

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1. Expand each of the following expressions.
a) (𝑎 + 7)2

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b) (2𝑥 − 3)2

c) (3𝑚 − 5𝑛)(5𝑛 + 3𝑚)

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d) (2 𝑥 + 6)2

2. Expand and simplify 4𝑝2 + (𝑝 + 3)2 .

3. Given that 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 13 and 𝑎𝑏 = 6, find the value of (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 .

4. Factorise each of the following expressions completely.

a) 25𝑘 2 + 80𝑘𝑙 + 64𝑙 2

b) 121𝑝2 𝑞 2 − 22𝑝𝑞 + 1

c) 9 − 81𝑥 2 𝑦 2

d) 2𝑒 2 + 20𝑒 + 50

5. Given that 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 20 and 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 4, find the value of 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 .

6. Without using a calculator, use algebraic rules to find the value of each of the following.
a) 8992

b) 6592 − 3412

c) 301 × 299