Expanding
Solving
Factorising
Index Laws
100

Expand:
2(x+1)

2x + 2

100

Solve:
a - 5 = 12

a - 5 + 5 = 12 + 5
a = 17

100

Factorise:
3a + 9

= 3xa + 3x3

= 3(a + 3)

100

Simplify:
a4 x a6

=a4+6
=a10

200

Expand:
2(x+3)

2x+6 

200

Solve:
3a = 21

3a/3 = 21/3
a = 7

200

Factorise:
2b2 + 3b

=2xbxb + 3xb
=b(2b + 3)

200

Simplify:

3a2b6 x 5a2b3

= 3x5a2+2b6+3
=15a4b9

300

Expand:
2(x-5) + 3(x-1)

= 2x - 10 + 3x - 3
= 5x - 13

300

Solve:
2x - 10 = 16

2x - 10 + 10 = 16 + 10
2x = 26
2x/2 = 26/2
x = 13

300

Factorise:
b2 + 6b + 5

(b + 6)(b + 1)

300

Simplify:

(22b4g4)3

=22x3b4x3g4x3

=26b12g12

400

Expand:
(x+3)(x-5)

= x2 - 5x + 3x - 15
=x2 - 2x - 15

400

Solve:
2x + 2 = x - 1

2x + 2 - x = x - 1 - x
x + 2 = -1
x + 2 - 2 = -1 - 2
x = -3

400

Factorise:
g2 - 6g + 9

(g - 3)(g - 3)

400

Simplify:
(36f10g5)0

= 1

500

Expand:
3(x-5) + (x+1)(x-1)

= 3x - 15 + x2 - 1x + 1x - 1
= x2 + 3x - 16

500

Solve:
(x+3)/2 = 10

(x+3)/2*2 = 10*2
x + 3 = 20
x + 3 - 3 = 20 - 3
x = 17

500

Factorise:
b2 + 17b + 30

(b + 15)(b + 2)

500

Simplify:
=(26b12g12)x (26b12g12)2

=26x2b12x2g12x2 x 26x2b12x2g12x2

= 212b24g24 x 212b24g24

= 224b48g48

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