Expanding Single Brackets

This video tutorial introduces the concept of expanding brackets in algebra, focusing on single brackets. It explains that expanding brackets involves multiplying each term inside the bracket by the term outside. The video provides examples and practice problems, emphasizing the importance of handling negative numbers correctly. It concludes with a brief mention of factorizing and future topics like expanding double and triple brackets.

What does it mean to expand brackets in algebra?

• To simplify the expression by subtracting

• To remove the brackets by multiplying

• To divide the terms inside the brackets

• To add the terms inside the brackets

When expanding brackets, what operation is performed between the terms inside and outside the bracket?

• Subtraction

• Division

• Addition

• Multiplication

In the example given, what is the result of expanding 2(3x - 4)?

• 6x + 8

• 6x - 8

• 5x - 8

• 6x + 4

What is the result of expanding -3(2a - 5b)?

• -6a - 15b

• 6a - 15b

• 6a + 15b

• -6a + 15b

What is the opposite process of expanding brackets called?

• Factorizing

• Simplifying

• Distributing

• Multiplying