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Algebra Factorization Practice

The document contains questions about factorizing algebraic expressions. Question 1 asks students to factorize expressions into sums and differences of terms. Question 2 asks students to factorize expressions into double brackets. Question 3 asks students to factorize expressions by first factoring out the highest common factor. Question 4 asks students to use the difference of two squares identity to factorize expressions. Question 5 builds on Question 4 by asking students to first take out the highest common factor and then use the difference of two squares identity. The final section contains questions about writing polynomials in order of decreasing powers and simplifying expressions.

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Algebra Factorization Practice

The document contains questions about factorizing algebraic expressions. Question 1 asks students to factorize expressions into sums and differences of terms. Question 2 asks students to factorize expressions into double brackets. Question 3 asks students to factorize expressions by first factoring out the highest common factor. Question 4 asks students to use the difference of two squares identity to factorize expressions. Question 5 builds on Question 4 by asking students to first take out the highest common factor and then use the difference of two squares identity. The final section contains questions about writing polynomials in order of decreasing powers and simplifying expressions.

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Factorising Exercises

Question 1

Factorise each of the following expressions.

(a) 15x + 25 (e) 9x2 y 2 + 3xy

(b) 3x2 − 9x (f ) x + x2 + x3

(c) 4xy + 40x2 (g) 2x + 3y

(d) 7x2 yz − 8y (h) 16x2 y 2 − 8x2 y + 9y

Question 2 (Simple Factorisation into double brackets)

Factorise each of the following expressions.

(a) x2 + 3x + 2 (h) x2 + 3x − 10

(b) x2 + 5x + 6 (i) x2 + 4x − 5

(c) x2 + 10x + 21 (j) x2 − 3x + 2

(d) x2 + 8x + 16 (k) x2 − 7x + 10

(e) x2 + 4x + 4 (l) x2 − 5x − 6

(f ) x2 + 9x + 20 (m) x2 − 4x + 4

(g) x2 + 13x + 30 (n) x2 − 11x + 24

Question 3 (More Factorisation into double brackets)

Factorise each of the following expressions by first factoring out the highest common
factor.

(a) 3x2 + 9x + 6 (e) 2x2 + 16x + 14

(b) 4x2 + 20x + 24 (f ) 3x2 + 18x + 15

(c) 5x2 + 35x + 50 (g) 5x2 + 65x + 150

(d) 7x2 + 56x + 112 (h) 11x2 + 33x − 110


(i) x3 + 3x2 + 2x (l) 3x4 + 18x3 + 15x2

(j) x3 + 5x2 + 6x (m) x7 − 4x6 + 4x5

(k) 2x3 + 14x2 + 24x (n) 4x10 + 20x9 + 24x8

Question 4 (The Difference of Two Squares)

Use the difference of two squares identity to factorise each of the following;

(a) x2 − 4 (e) x2 − 100 (i) 49 − x2

(b) x2 − 9 (f ) 4x2 − 9 (j) 9 − x2

(c) x2 − 25 (g) 64x2 − 16 (k) 4 − 25x2

(d) x2 − 1 (h) 81x2 − 36 (l) −16 + 49x2

Question 5 (More Differences of Two Squares)

Factorise each of the following by first taking out the highest common factor and then
using the difference of two squares identity.

(a) 3x2 − 27 (e) 3x2 − 300 (i) 50 − 2x2

(b) 2x2 − 18 (f ) 13x2 − 52 (j) 72 − 2x2

(c) 7x2 − 28 (g) 128x2 − 32 (k) 40 − 250x2

(d) 2x2 − 2 (h) 81x2 − 36 (l) −48 + 147x2

Polynomials Questions

Question 6 (Warming Up)

Write each of the following polynomials in order of decreasing power.

(a) x + x2 + x5 + x3 (d) 6x − 4 + 6x2 (g) 5 − 10x

(b) 2x4 + x5 + 3x2 (e) 5 − 6x + 7x5 − 6x2 (h) 14x−7x5 +x2 −13x10

(c) 2x2 + 2x3 − 4x (f ) −17 − x2 − 9x7 (i) 4x2 + 5x − 17x − 7x5


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Factorize & Simplify

Factorize each expression and reduce to its lowest term.

1) x3 + 4x 2) (a – 2)(a – 1)
2x2 + 8 (a – 1)(a + 1)

3) 10n – 30 4) 2q + 6
5n – 15 (q + 3)(q – 5)

5) 9 6) 6r – 36
9y + 18 (r – 6)(r + 4)

7) 4s4 – 6s3 8) 9p4 + 3


2s3 – 3s2 6p5 + 2p

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Simplifying Expressions

Simplify each expression.

1) 3x + 5 + 15 + x 2) z 2z
–
x+5 x+5 z–1 z–1

3) 3m – 6 4) p2 + 3p
+ 2
m2 – 4 m2 – 4 p+2 p+2

5) 8 – 7 6) 2r + 5r
u–5 u–5 r2 r2

7) 9y 4y 8) 15 – 3
–
5 5 2t3 2t3

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Simplify each expression.

1) 2p2q 16q 2) y 5
3q2 21q2 5 t

3) z+1 5z – 5 4) m2 2m2
z–1 z+1 4m – 8 12

5) 3 3s – 15 6) 4a 18b
2s – 12 s–6 3 2a

7) 12v – 12 u 8) 1 8
(v – 1)2 6 n–1 8n – 8

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