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Simplifying, expanding and factorising worksheet — GCSE Higher
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Simplifying, expanding and factorising worksheet — GCSE Higher
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- 1.Simplify (5x² + 3x − 2) − (2x² − x + 5)
- 2.Factorise x² − 3x − 10.
- 3.Factorise 6x² − 7x − 3.
- 4.Expand and simplify (x − 3)²
- 5.Expand and simplify (2x − 1)(x + 5)(x − 2). Write down the coefficient of x in your answer.
- 6.Factorise fully 12x² + 18x.
- 7.Factorise fully 56x − 24
- 8.A rectangle has length (2x + 5) cm and width (x − 2) cm. Work out an expression, in terms of x, for the perimeter of the rectangle. Give your answer in its simplest form.
- 9.Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3).
- 10.Simplify fully: (x + 2)/(3x) × 6x²/(x² − 4)
- 11.A rectangular garden has length (x + 7) m and width (x − 7) m. Work out an expression for the area of the garden, giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 12.A student is asked to simplify (6x³ − 15x²)/(4x² − 10x) fully. Four attempts are shown below. Which one is correct?
- 13.Simplify (2x² + 7x + 3) ÷ (x² − 9), giving your answer as a single fraction.
- 14.Factorise 3x² + 10x − 8.
- 15.Factorise fully 5x + 5y − 5
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