WORKSHEET 3.

1
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
Expand the following algebraic expressions.

(a) 5 (m2 + 3)

(b) – 3 (2a + 3b – 5c)

(c) pq (p2 – 5)

(d) – 4x (x2 – y)

(e) x2y3 (1 + xy2)

(f) – m2 (m2 + 7 – mn)

(g) 5m4n (3n – 2 + mn2)

(h) 
x 8 x 5 

(i) e  x 1  x 

 13
2

(j) y  y  9 
3

 
 ENRICHMENT 3.1
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
Expand the following algebraic expressions.

(a) 7xyz (2xy2z3 – 3)

(b) – 2 (9 – n2 + mn)

(c) 8 (3a2 – ab + 2b2)

(d) 5 (2p – 6) + 7 (8 – 3p)

(e) xy (xy2 + 3) – 2 (x2y3 – 7xy)

 1 2p
(f) 8 p p    5  6 p 
 6 3

(g)
2 4
2

n  7n 6 
n

 c 5a 
(h) 12a 2b   
 3 3 

(i) 
e x e  x  8e x 

(j) 
e 3 x 2e x  e 
 WORKSHEET 3.2
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
1 Expand the following algebraic expressions.
(a) (2x + y)(3x – 2y)
(b) (4x – 3)(3x + 2)
(c) (2x – 1)(5 + 3x)
(d) (7x – y)(2x + y)
(e) (x – 4)(x + 6)
(f) (5x + 6)(2x + 3)
(g) (7 – 9x)(3 + y)
(h) (3a – 1)(b2 + 1)
(i) (6x + 5)(x2 – 4)
(j) (x + y3)(2y3 – 3x)
2 Expand the following algebraic expressions.
(a) (7 + m)(7 – m)
(b) (2a – b)(2a + b)
(c) (3x + 4y)(3x – 4y)
(d) – 2 (p + 3r)(p – 3r)
(e) 3 (9x + 2y)(9x – 2y)
(f) (2m + n)2
(g) (8x + 3)2
(h) 2 (5x + 4)2
(i) (x2 + 3x)2

 r
(j) 8 p2  
 4

(k) (9 – a)2
2
 5
(l) 20 x  
 2

(m) (5p – u)2

(n) (pq – r)2

(o) 
3
4 x  5 y 2
2
 ENRICHMENT 3.2
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
1 Expand the following algebraic expressions.
(a) (x + 3)(2x + 7)
(b) (2a – 5)(a + 9)
(c) (k – 4)(k3 – 1)
(d) (x2 – y2)(x + y)
(e) (x – 1)(2x – 3)
(f) y (y + z)(2y – z)
(g) 8 (x – 2)(3x + 2)
(h) – 3 (2a + b)(a – b)
(i) (2p + q)(p – 3q)
(j) (m2 – n)(m – n2)
2 Expand the following algebraic expressions.
(a) (5p +2)(5p – 2)
(b) (1 – a)(1 + a)
(c) 3 (x2 + y2)(x2 – y2)

(d)  p r  p r 
(e) 3m  
2n 3m  2n 
(f) (3a + 7)2
(g) (8x + y)2
(h) 2 (3p + r)2
(i) (y + 3)2 + (y + 5)2
(j) (mn + 3)2 + (1 + mn)2
(k) (7k – 4)2

(l)  2m  n 
2

(m) e x
 3
2

(n) 3x  22  52 x  12

(o)  3m  12n 
2