0580/43 Oct/Nov 2025, Question 16: Expand and Simplify
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 43 (Extended) · Calculator · 4 marks
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Expand and simplify two algebraic expressions, one with single brackets and one product of two binomials.
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Part (a) · 2 marks
Expand 7(x + 2) + 4(3x − 5) and simplify to a single expression.
- 17x + 14 + 12x − 20
- 2= 19x − 6
Answer19x − 6
Part (b) · 2 marks
Expand (3x − y)(5x + 2y) and simplify the result.
- 115x² + 6xy − 5xy − 2y²
- 2= 15x² + xy − 2y²
Answer15x² + xy − 2y²
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