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The big idea

The big idea

Flow diagram showing three brackets turning into a quadratic after expanding two brackets, then into a cubic after multiplying by the remaining bracket

A triple bracket expression has three factors, such as (x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x+1)(x+2)(x+3). The safest method is to turn it into a double-bracket question first.

Expanding Triple Brackets Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Expanding Triple Brackets

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR GCSE Maths Expanding Triple Brackets for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in the written papers format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.

Lessons

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