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Expanding Using Algebra Tiles

This document discusses using algebra tiles to represent expressions and expand them. It provides examples of using rectangles to illustrate expressions like 2(3x+1), 3×(x+4), x(2x+1), and x(3x+2) and explains how the tiles can be used to determine the area and expand the expressions. Expanding means removing brackets by finding the area (length x width) of the rectangle formed by the tiles.

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Expanding Using Algebra Tiles

This document discusses using algebra tiles to represent expressions and expand them. It provides examples of using rectangles to illustrate expressions like 2(3x+1), 3×(x+4), x(2x+1), and x(3x+2) and explains how the tiles can be used to determine the area and expand the expressions. Expanding means removing brackets by finding the area (length x width) of the rectangle formed by the tiles.

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Expanding Using

Algebra Tiles
What is the geometry question
that has this answer ?

2 x 3 = 6

What is the area of the


rectangle shown?

length x width = area


Connecting Integer Concepts to Algebra Tiles
Illustrate 2(3x + 1).

Think length x width = area


of a rectangle.

2
3x+1

2(3x + 1) = 6x + 2
Illustrate
3 × (x + 4 )

x+4

3 × (x + 4 ) = 3 x + 12
Expansion is the process of
removing brackets.

We can think of the instruction


‘expand’ as meaning to
determine the area, given length
x width of a rectangle.
Expand x(2x + 1)

x x2 x2 x

2x + 1

x(2x + 1) = 2x2 + x
Expand x(3x + 2)

x x2 x2 x2 x x

3x +2

x(3x + 2)=3x2+2x

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