9th February 2012

Objective: to be able to expand a bracket multiplied by a

bracket (Grade C)
Skills: Absorption and Making Links
By the end of the lesson:
All: will be able to multiply 2 + brackets out

Most: will be able to multiply 2 - brackets out

Some: will be able to multiply brackets with a coefficient
greater than 1.

Starter
Factorise the following expressions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

4x + 8
9x + 15
5x + 7x
4x - 12x
6x - 21x

Question
What is a quadratic equation???
An equation where the highest power of an
unknown quantity (x) is a square.
Example:

x + 7x + 12

Multiplying 2 Brackets
How do you think you could expand

(a+2)(a+3)

The process
X

+2

a
+3

Then you have to collect the like terms

(b + 4)(b+6)
X
b
+6

+4

Expand the Brackets

Green
1. (a+3)(a+5)
2. (c+4)(c+8)
3. (x+5)(x+5)
4. (x+2)(x+9)
5. (x+1)(x+1)

Red
1. (a+1)(a-6)
2. (w-6)(w+7)
3. (x+11)(x-7)
4. (x-7)(x-3)
5. (3+x)(4-x)

Answers
Green
1. a2+8a +15
2. c2+12c +32
3. x2+10x +25
4. x2+11x+18
5. x2+2x+1

Red
1. a2-5a -6
2. w2+w-42
3. x2+4x-77
4. x2-10x+21
5. -x2+x+12

(c+3)(-c-5)
X
-c
-5

+3

(n+3)2
X
n
+3

+3

Expand the Brackets

Green
1. (3a+3)(3a+5)
2. (c+4)(-c-9)
3. (3x+4)(-2x+5)
4. (-x+6)(x+9)
5. (x+2)2

Red
1. (-a+5)(-a+6)
2. (-w-9)(-w+7)
3. (-x-12)(-x-4)
4. (-x+4)(-x-13)
5. (-x-6)2

Answers
Green
1. 9a2+24a +15
2. -c2-13c -36
3. -6x2+7x +20
4. -x2-3x+54
5. x2+4x+4

Red
1. a2-11a +30
2. w2+2w-63
3. x2+16x+48
4. x2+9x-52
5. x2+12x+36

(4n-7)(3n+6)
X
3n
+6

4n

-7

Expand the Brackets

Green
1. (3a+3)(3a+5)
2. (c+4)(-c-9)
3. (3x+4)(-2x+5)
4. (-x+6)(x+9)
5. (x+2)2

Red
1. (-a+5)(-a+6)
2. (-w-9)(-w+7)
3. (-x-12)(-x-4)
4. (-x+4)(-x-13)
5. (-x-6)2