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This question is made up of 10 exercises to practice the multiplication of brackets by a single term.

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Expand the expression below by multiplying each of the terms inside the brackets by the term outside. Give the answer in its simplest form.

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Expand brackets using the general formula $\\displaystyle a(x+c)=ax+ac$. This means we multiply each term inside the brackets by the term outside the brackets.

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It is easy to forget that the sign outside the brackets also needs to be involved in the multiplication so remember that when two of the same sign are multiplied, the resultant term is positive and when opposite signs are multiplied, the result is negative.

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\\begin{align}
\\simplify[terms]{{a[7]}x({a[8]}x^2+{a[9]}x)}&=
\\simplify[!collectNumbers]{{a[7]}x{a[8]}x^2+{a[7]}x{a[9]}x}\\\\&=
\\simplify{{a[7]}*{a[8]}x^3+{a[7]}*{a[9]}x^2}\\text{.}
\\end{align}
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Use this link to find resources to help you revise how to expand single brackets

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