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Level 7-8 Algebra - Linear Brackets

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Level 7-8 Algebra - Linear Brackets

You need to 'get-rid' of two sets of adjoining brackets so that you can work out the values of the terms within the brackets. Each term in the first bracket needs to be multiplied by each term in the second bracket. Try this Maths quiz on Linear Brackets.

Which of these options do you prefer?

  1. What is a times a?

  2. What is x3 times x5?

  3. What is x8 / x6?

  4. How else could you represent x6 + x8?

  5. What are the four terms derived from the following linear brackets (x + 3)(x - 4)?

  6. What are the 4 terms derived from the following linear brackets (x - 3)(x - 4)?

  7. What are the 4 terms derived from the following linear brackets (a - 1)(a - 6)?

  8. What are the 4 terms derived from the following linear brackets (x - 7)(x + 9)?

  9. The anwer to question 5 above was x2 - 4x +3x - 12. How could this be simplified?

  10. The answer to question 8 above was x2 + 9x - 7x - 63. How could this be simplified?

Quiz written by Colin King

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