Expand Brackets 12 April 2023

This means ‘get rid’ of the brackets in cases like:

3(x + 2)

4(2x + 3)

x(x + 3)

(x + 3)(x – 2)

3(x – 2) + 2(x – 3)

Low C

C

B

x(x + 2) This means x times (x + 2)

x(x + 2)

x X (x + 2)

This means 3 times (x + 2)

To remove the brackets, you times

the x and 2 by x.

x(x + 2)

x X (x + 2)

x X x + x X 2

This means 3 times (x + 2)

To remove the brackets, you times

the x and 2 by x.

Like this

x(x + 2)

x X (x + 2)

x X x + x X 2

x2 + 2x

This means 3 times (x + 2)

To remove the brackets, you times

the x and 2 by x.

Like this

x x x is x squared

x X 2 can be

written as 2x