Expanding brackets (AQA GCSE Further Maths): Quizzes

Presence of $x^2$ with non-zero coefficient

$2y^2 - 3y + 5$

Quadratic

Distributive property

$2x^2 + 7x - 15$

Squaring each term individually

$(3x - 5)(3x - 5)$

$9x^2 - 30x + 25$

Combining like terms

Break into $(a-2)(a-2)^2$

$a^3 - 6a^2 + 12a - 8$

Rushing & forgetting to combine like terms