Question 10 - Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake - Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash)

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Write the correct expression - (x + 2)(x + 5) = (x + 2)x + (x + 2)5 - Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake

part 2 - Question 10 - Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake - Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash) - Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)

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Question 10 We have expanded and simplified some algebraic expressions below to their simplest forms. (i) Check each of the simplifications and see if there is a mistake. (ii) If there is a mistake, try to explain what could have gone wrong. (iii) Then write the correct expression.Is there a mistake? No Explanation The student correctly split the first bracket and multiplied it by the second. Let’s try it ourselves (𝑥+2)(𝑥+5) =𝒙(𝒙+𝟓)+𝟐(𝒙+𝟓) =𝑥^2+5𝑥+2𝑥+10 =𝒙^𝟐+𝟕𝒙+𝟏𝟎

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