CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Extended Expanding Products of Expressions

Practise expanding two or three algebraic brackets, handling squared expressions and collecting like terms into a simplified polynomial.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Objective
E2.2.2
Level
Extended

Exam points

  • multiply every term in one bracket by every term in the next before collecting like terms
  • expand two brackets first when multiplying three factors, then multiply by the remaining bracket
  • handle subtraction of squared brackets carefully and combine coefficients of matching powers

E2.2.2 Expand products of algebraic expressions. question 1

[Maximum number: 3]

Expand and simplify.
(2x+3)(x-1)(x+3)

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