Prior Knowledge Check:

Expand and simplify (x + 2)(x + 3)

Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 5)

Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x - 3)

Example 1: Expand and simplify x(x + 2)(x + 3)

Example 2: Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x + 3)(x + 2)

Example 3: Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x2 + 5x +10)

Expand and simplify:

(x + 4)(x + 1)(x + 3)

(x + 2)(x + 3)(x - 2)

(x - 3)(x - 2)(x - 1)

A few tougher ones:

(x + 3)(x + 2)2

(x + 5)

(2x + 1)(x - 3)(x + 4)

(3x - 1)(2x + 3)(3x + 4)

x(2x + 1)(x + 3)

Shown below is a cube with side length x + 2 cm. What is the

volume?

(x + 5) (x - 2) (x + a) = x3+7x2 +2x 40 Find the value of a and show

all your working.