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This document contains a GCSE math worksheet with 14 questions about expanding and simplifying expressions involving triple brackets. Students are instructed to show their work, use black or blue ink, and answer all questions in the spaces provided. The questions involve expanding expressions like (x + 2)(x + 4)(x + 1) and showing that they are equal to fully expanded expressions like 10x^3 - 31x^2 - 89x - 30.

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Worksheet 2

This document contains a GCSE math worksheet with 14 questions about expanding and simplifying expressions involving triple brackets. Students are instructed to show their work, use black or blue ink, and answer all questions in the spaces provided. The questions involve expanding expressions like (x + 2)(x + 4)(x + 1) and showing that they are equal to fully expanded expressions like 10x^3 - 31x^2 - 89x - 30.

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GCSE (1 – 9)

Expanding Triple Brackets

Instructions

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.


• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.

Information

• The marks for each question are shown in brackets


– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.


• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end

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1 Expand and Simplify (x + 2)(x + 4)(x + 1)

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(Total for question 1 is 3 marks)

2 Expand and Simplify (x – 3)(x + 5)(x – 2)

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(Total for question 2 is 3 marks)
3 Expand and Simplify (x + 2)(x + 1)(x + 5)

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(Total for question 3 is 3 marks)

4 Expand and Simplify (x + 4)(x + 5)(x – 4)

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(Total for question 4 is 3 marks)
5 Expand and Simplify (x + 3)(x – 1)2

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(Total for question 5 is 3 marks)

6 Expand and Simplify (x + 5)(x – 3)(2x – 1)

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(Total for question 6 is 3 marks)
7 Expand and Simplify (2x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)

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(Total for question 7 is 3 marks)

8 Expand and Simplify (2x – 3)(x – 2)(3x – 1)

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(Total for question 8 is 3 marks)
9 Expand and Simplify (x – 2)(3x + 2)(x + 5)

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(Total for question 9 is 3 marks)

10 Expand and Simplify (3x + 1)(x + 2)(x – 4)

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(Total for question 10 is 3 marks)
11 Show that (2x + 3)(5x + 2)(x – 5) = 10x³ – 31x² – 89x – 30

for all values of x.

(Total for question 11 is 3 marks)

12 Show that (2x – 1)(3x + 2)2 = 18x³ + 15x² – 4x – 4

for all values of x.

(Total for question 12 is 3 marks)


13 Show that (3x – 1)(4x + 3)(x – 9) = 12x³ – 103x² – 48x + 27

for all values of x.

(Total for question 13 is 3 marks)

14 Show that (5x – 4)(3x + 1)(2x – 7) = 30x³ – 119x² + 41x + 28

for all values of x.

(Total for question 14 is 3 marks)

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