MODULE 7 ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION III 1. Expanding brackets a. 6(2 x 3) 12 x 18 b.

( x 3)( x 2)

b (x 7) (x 3) c (2m n) (3m n) d (3 p 4)2 e ( x 4) 2 f (7 t )(1 t) g (t 3)(t 3)

x( x 2) 3( x 2)
x 2 2 x 3x 6 x2 x 6

iv. According to the identity,

c. a2 b2 (a b)(a b) Exercise i. Expand a -6 (7p) b 2p (13q) c -7t (-2t) d y (3y 2 )

a2 b2 (a b)(a b) express the

following algebraic expression into

two brackets a x2 y2 b
p2 q2

c 9 t2 d
p2 36

e 49 f 2 25 f 121d 2 4 g 16 y 2 1 h 64 h 2 1 i. 1 a2 j. 1 16g2

ii. Expand a
11( p2 2)

b q(10 3 p)

c 4t (-3p 2t) d 5 y(7 y 2 1)

iii. Expand the following algebraic expressions.

2. Factorisation of algebraic expressions

a (x 2) (x + 7) i. Factorise completely

a 12d 5 b 4cd + 2d c ab a b
2 2

t 2 4 st t

14 a 7 a 2b e 7a

d xy + ax + 3x

e 3(x + 1) + a(x + 1) f b (b 7) 3 (b 7)

2ab ab 3 2ab 16s2 32 s 8s2 16 s

ii. Factorise completely by taking out the negative common factor. a 6a a2 b -4x + 2

4 st 4 st 1
4 x 16 x4
5 15 y 1 5 y 5 15 y 5y 1

c -5pq 15q d -2 8p

iii. Factorise a 4x + 8 + ax + 2a b 5t + 20 + ct + 4c c 3b 12 + ab 4a

3. Addition and subtraction of algebraic fraction i. Solve a

2x 4 x 9 9
11y y 8x 8x

b iv Simplify a

4a 4 4
4 x 16 2

10h 2 h r r 5c 2 5 c 2d 3 2 d 3
1 7k 2 3k 1 3k 1

15 x xy x

2d 5 d 2 2 2

c st

t s

ii Simplify

b b2 a a2

m m a 4 8
b

3x 2 x 3 3 6

m 36 m 3

iii Simplify a

ab 4 b 2

1 3 x 4

ii. Simplify a

c x a n 3 x

t ( k 1) 3(k 2) k2 t
7 x 5x
2

c 1

b ( x 5)

7 8 n n( n 1)

x 6 2x 2 2 x 15 2 x 12 x m4 m4 9 63
(q 1)(q 2) (q 2) 4 2

4 1 x 1 4x 4
6 2 7( x 3) x 3

x2 9 f ( x 3) x4

4. Multiplication and division of algebraic fractions i. Simplify a.

21 k k 7
9 bn by 27