MA10-01 Maths Coming soon
Expanding a Single Bracket
MA10-01
This lesson is coming soon.
In this lesson
Expand a single term over a bracket, correctly handling a negative multiplier, and simplify the result.
What it covers
- Multiplying a single term (positive or negative, numeric or algebraic) over a bracket containing one or two terms
- Expanding then collecting like terms in a combined 'expand and simplify' question
Key words
For: AQA GCSE 8300, Edexcel GCSE 1MA1, Eduqas GCSE C300, Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1, OCR GCSE J560, Cambridge IGCSE 0580
On the specification
| Board | Spec | Statement |
|---|---|---|
| AQA GCSE 8300 | A4 | Notation, vocabulary and manipulation |
| Edexcel GCSE 1MA1 | A4 | Notation, vocabulary and manipulation |
| Eduqas GCSE C300 | FA4 | Simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions (including those involving surds) by: collecting like terms; multiplying a single term over a bracket; taking out common factors; expanding products of two binomials; factorising quadratic expressions of the form x² + bx + c, including the difference of two squares; simplifying expressions involving sums, products and powers, including the laws of indices |
| Eduqas GCSE C300 | HA4 | Simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions (including those involving surds and algebraic fractions) by: collecting like terms; multiplying a single term over a bracket; taking out common factors; expanding products of two or more binomials; factorising quadratic expressions of the form x² + bx + c, including the difference of two squares; factorising quadratic expressions of the form ax² + bx + c; completing the square; simplifying expressions involving sums, products and powers, including the laws of indices |
| Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1 | F2.2C | Multiply a single term over a bracket |
| OCR GCSE J560 | 6.01d | Simplify algebraic expressions by multiplying a single term over a bracket. |
| Cambridge IGCSE 0580 | C2.2 | Simplify expressions by collecting like terms. |
| Cambridge IGCSE 0580 | E2.2 | Simplify expressions by collecting like terms. |
For teachers
This GCSE Maths lesson teaches expanding a single bracket. By the end, students should be able to expand a single term over a bracket, correctly handling a negative multiplier, and simplify the result. It works through three worked examples and the mistakes examiners report.