1. Spot the Mistake – Expanding Double Brackets
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Spot the Mistake – Expanding Double Brackets
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2. SPOT the MISTAKE! The hexagon contains 5 mistakes!
Can you find them all?

3. Can you find the 5 mistakes? Correct them when you do!
Expand the brackets on the outside.
Expand the brackets on the outside.

4. Answers

5. Answers 𝑥 𝑥2+1 =𝑥3+𝑥 𝑥+1 𝑥2+11 =𝑥2+12𝑥+11 𝑥+3 𝑥2+7 =𝑥2+10𝑥+21
𝑥+1 𝑥2+11 =𝑥2+12𝑥+11
𝑥+3 𝑥2+7 =𝑥2+10𝑥+21
𝑥−3 𝑥2+7 =𝑥2+4𝑥−21
𝑥+2 𝑥2+7 =𝑥2+9𝑥+14
𝑥−2 𝑥2+7 =𝑥2+5𝑥−14
𝑥+2 𝑥2−11 =𝑥2 − 9𝑥−22
𝑥+3 𝑥2+12 =𝑥2+15𝑥+36
𝑥+8 𝑥2−9 =𝑥2 −1𝑥−72
𝑥+7 𝑥2+10 =𝑥2+17𝑥+70
𝑥+2 𝑥2+13 =𝑥2+15𝑥+26
𝑥+5 𝑥2+3 =𝑥2+8𝑥+15