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4024/11 May/Jun 2023, Question 14: Expand and Simplify

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 11 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 4 marks

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Expand and simplify two algebraic expressions: one with single brackets and subtraction, and one product of two binomials.

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Part (a) · 2 marks

Expand 5(3x − 2) − 3(2x − 3) and simplify to a single expression.

  1. 115x − 10 − 6x + 9
  2. 2= 9x − 1

Answer9x − 1

Part (b) · 2 marks

Expand and simplify the product (2x + 3)(x − 7).

  1. 12x² − 14x + 3x − 21
  2. 2= 2x² − 11x − 21

Answer2x² − 11x − 21

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