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UNIT 8 Algebra: Brackets Extra Exercises 8.1

1. Calculate:
(a) −5 + 4 (b) ( − 6) × 3 (c) (− 5) × (− 9)
(d) −6 + 7 (e) −4 − 3 (f) − 14 + ( − 3)

(g) − 4 − ( − 2) (h) − 6 − ( − 10) (i) 55 ÷ ( − 5)

2. Copy and complete the following tables and write down each of the expansions:
(a) × x 2 (b) × x –6

3 5

3 ( x + 2) = 5 ( x − 6) =

(c) × x 2 (d) × 2x –3

x 5

x ( x + 2) = 5 (2 x − 3) =

3. Expand:
(a) 2 (3 x − 1) (b) 5 (7 x + 2)

(c) 6 ( x − 7) (d) 4 ( x + 3)

(e) x ( x − 4) (f) x (3 − 2 x )

(g) 5 (2 x − 1) (h) 2 x (7 − 6 x )

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UNIT 8 Algebra: Brackets Extra Exercises 8.2

1. Solve the following equations:

(a) 4 ( x − 2) = 20 (b) 5 (3 + x ) = 50

(c) 8 ( x + 2) = 28 (d) 10 ( x − 1) = 35

(e) 3 ( x − 1) = 24 (f) 4 ( x − 3) = − 8

(g) 6 ( x − 4) = − 6 (h) 7 (2 x − 5) = 42

2. Given that the area of the following rectangle is 40 cm 2 , determine x:

(x + 5) cm

2 cm

3. The following flow chart can be used to form an equation:

x –7 ×6 24

(a) Write down the equation.

(b) Solve the equation.

4. Solve the following equations:

(a) 8 (3 − x ) = 12 (b) 4 (5 − x ) = 15

(c) 7 (5 − x ) = 56 (d) 6 (4 − x ) = 4

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UNIT 8 Algebra: Brackets Extra Exercises 8.3

1. Factorise:
(a) 4x + 8 (b) 5 x − 15 (c) 20 − 4 x
(d) 5 x + 30 (e) 7 x − 14 (f) 9 x + 36
(g) 16 x − 24 (h) 14 x + 21 (i) 15 x − 9

2. Factorise:

(a) 2 x2 + 3 x (b) x2 − x (c) 4 x2 − 8 x

(d) 15 x + 21 x 2 (e) 27 x 2 + 15 x (f) 42 x 2 − 21 x

3. Factorise:

(a) xy + 2y (b) x2 + x y (c) 3x y + 4 x z

(d) a2 b + a b2 (e) 3 a2 + 4 a b (f) 5 a2 b − 3 a b2

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UNIT 8 Algebra: Brackets Extra Exercises 8.4

1. Complete the following tables and write down each of the expansions:
(a) (b)
× x 9 × x –4
x x
4 7

( x + 4 ) ( x + 9) = ( x − 4) ( x + 7) =
(c) (d)
× 2x 1 × 4x –3
3x 2x
–4 –7

(2 x + 1) (3 x − 4) = (4 x − 3) (2 x − 7) =

2. Expand:
(a) ( x − 1) ( x + 4) (b) ( x − 5) ( x + 5)
(c) ( x − 6 ) ( x − 9) (d) ( x − 3) ( x + 9)
(e) (2 x + 1) ( x + 7) (f) ( x − 4) (2 x + 3)
(g) (2 x + 1) (3 x − 5) (h) (4 x + 1) (2 x − 3)

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Extra Exercises 8.1 Answers

1. (a) −1 (b) −18 (c) 45

(d) 1 (e) −7 (f) −17
(g) −2 (h) 4 (i) −11

2. (a) × x 2 (b) × x –6

3 3x 6 5 5x − 30

3 ( x + 2) = 3 x + 6 5 ( x − 6) = 5 x − 30

(c) × (d)
x 2 × 2x –3

x x2 2x 5 10 x −15

x ( x + 2) = x 2 + 2 x 5 (2 x − 3) = 10 x − 15

3. (a) 6x − 2 (b) 35 x + 10 (c) 6 x − 42 (d) 4 x + 12

(e) x2 − 4 x (f) 3 x − 2 x2 (g) 10 x − 5 (h) 14 x − 12 x 2

Extra Exercises 8.2 Answers

1 1
1. (a) 7 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 4
2 2
1
(e) 9 (f) 1 (g) 3 (h) 5
2

2. 2 ( x + 5) = 40 ⇒ x = 15

3. (a) 6 ( x − 7) = 24

(b) x = 11

1 1 1
4. (a) 1 (b) 1 (c) −3 (d) 3
2 4 3

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Extra Exercises 8.3 Answers

1. (a) 4 ( x + 2) (b) 5 ( x − 3) (c) 4 (5 − x )

(d) 5 ( x + 6) (e) 7 ( x − 2) (f) 9 ( x + 4)

(g) 8 (2 x − 3) (h) 7 (2 x + 3) (i) 3 (5 x − 3)

2. (a) x (2 x + 3) (b) x ( x − 1) (c) 4 x ( x − 2)

(d) 3 x (5 + 7 x ) (e) 3 x (9 x + 5) (f) 21 x (2 x − 1)

3. (a) y ( x + 2) (b) x ( x + y) (c) x (3 y + 4 z )

(d) a b (a + b) (e) a (3 a + 4 b ) (f) a b (5 a − 3 b )

Extra Exercises 8.4 Answers

1. (a) (b)
× x 9 × x –4
x x2 9x x x2 −4x

4 4x 36 7 7x − 28

x 2 + 13 x + 36 x 2 + 3 x − 28

(c) (d)
× 2x 1 × 4x –3
3x 6 x2 3x 2x 8 x2 −6 x

–4 −8 x −4 –7 − 28 x 21
6 x2 − 5 x − 4 8 x 2 − 34 x + 21

2. (a) x2 + 3 x − 4 (b) x 2 − 25

(c) x 2 − 15 x + 54 (d) x 2 + 6 x − 27

(e) 2 x 2 + 15 x + 7 (f) 2 x 2 − 5 x − 12

(g) 6 x2 − 7 x − 5 (h) 8 x 2 − 10 x − 3

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