MathematicsAlgebraAges 13–14

Expanding Double Brackets

Expand products of two or more binomials, e.g., (x + 3)(x - 2) = x² + x - 6, using the grid method or FOIL; simplify the result by collecting like terms

Lesson

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Use a four-product grid to expand two linear brackets, then collect like terms.

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Activity

First complete Expanding Single Brackets. Ask the learner to say what x² means and to simplify 2x + 3x. Expect x × x and 5x. Remind them that x² and x are different kinds of term. Revisit the prior lesson if signed products or distribution still need support.

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Use a four-product grid to expand two linear brackets, then collect like terms.

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Illustrative Mathematics · Practice link — not the full lesson

To regroup or not to regroup

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To regroup or not to regroup supports expanding double brackets. Not every worksheet pack.

Free, no sign-in. A teacher solution is on the same page, so use the student view with your child.

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Ask the learner to explain one step of “To regroup or not to regroup” in their own words.

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Public Illustrative Mathematics task page. The .html address responds HTTP 308 to this URL. An anonymous GET of this URL on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt. Where a teacher solution is present, it is on the same page as the student task; this check did not find a separate locked student view. An adult can use the student view section and should not read a solution aloud. Advertising was not observed in the fetched HTML text; that is not a browser, device, or ad-free guarantee. This is a paper or discussion task, not an automatically marked interactive game. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. Diagrams on the page use missing or filename-only alt text, so they are not an accessible image equivalent. Accessibility still depends on an adult describing the picture.

Illustrative Mathematics. “To regroup or not to regroup.” Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. External task; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute it.

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Check understanding

Expand the product of two binomials using a systematic method (grid or FOIL)
Collect like terms after expansion to simplify the result
Expand products involving negative terms correctly

“Can your child multiply out two brackets like (x + 3)(x − 2) and collect the terms to get x² + x − 6?”

Curriculum record

Type: Procedural
Subject: Mathematics
Domain: Algebra
Age range: Ages 13–14

Standards

uk-nc-2013:KS3.Maths.Alg.4d