Year 8 / Grade 8 • Daily Maths Drill
Expand and Factorise Algebra
Expand brackets, collect like terms and factorise common factors.
8 questions • 240-question rotating bank • 30 different sets before a full cycle repeats
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Expand and Factorise Algebra
Expansion and factorisation are inverse processes.
Key ideas
- distributive law
- collect like terms
- common factors
- simple factorisation
- substitution
Worked example: 6x+18 = 6(x+3).
Common trap: Only like terms can be combined.
Key words
expand — remove brackets by multiplication
factorise — write as a product
coefficient — number multiplying a variable
like terms — same variable part
common factor — factor shared by terms
How to use this drill: review the short notes when learning, then close them on later attempts and practise from memory. The rotating bank delays a full set repeat for 30 attempts on the same browser.