3. Saturday, 28 November 2015 Expanding double brackets
We can use the grid method to help us multiply double brackets
x + 5
+ 6
x 𝒙 𝟐
+𝟓𝒙
+𝟔𝒙 +𝟑𝟎
= 𝒙 𝟐
+𝟓𝒙 + 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟑𝟎
= 𝒙 𝟐
+𝟏𝟏𝒙 + 𝟑𝟎
(𝒙 + 𝟓)(𝒙 + 𝟔)
12. Saturday, 28 November 2015 Expanding double brackets
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 (x + 2) (x + 3) (x + 6) (x + 1) (2x + 1)
(x + 8)
2 (x – 3) (x – 5) (2x + 6) (x + 3) (3x + 1) (x – 2)
3 (x + 2) (x – 3) (x – 2) (6x + 1) (2x + 1) (x + 3)
4 (x + 1) (2x + 2) (x + 3) (x – 3) (x + 7) (x – 1)
5 (x + 10) (x – 3) (2x + 3) (2x + 4) (2x + 3) (x + 2)
6 (x + 5) (4x + 1) (x + 4) (2x + 1) (x – 7) (5x + 1)
Roll two dice to get the coordinates of your first
bracket. Roll the dice again to get your second bracket.
13. Saturday, 28 November 2015
EXPANDING BRACKETS – CONNECT 4
Pick a question from the grid on the left. In your books, expand and simplify the brackets. Once you have expanded the brackets, look for your answer in
the grid on the left. In order to win the game, you need to get 4 boxes in a row in the grid on the right. Good luck!