4) Factorising Into A Double Bracket
4) Factorising Into A Double Bracket
4) Factorising Into A Double Bracket
Section A – Factorise each of these expressions. Take out the common factor first!
a) 2 x2 +5 x +3 b) 2 x2 +11 x +5 c) 2 x2 −5 x −3
b) Factorise: 12 x2−20 x +3
Factorising into a double bracket (2) ANSWERS
Section A – Factorise each of these expressions. Take out the common factor first!
a) 2 x2 +5 x +3 b) 2 x2 +11 x +5 c) 2 x2 −5 x −3
( 2 x+3 )( x +1 ) ( 2 x+1 ) ( x+ 5 ) ( 2 x+1 ) ( x−3 )
d) 2 x2 +13 x−7 e) 2 x2 +15 x +7 f) 2 x2 +11 x +12
( 2 x−1 )( x +7 ) ( 2 x+1 ) ( x+ 7 ) ( 2 x+3 )( x +4 )
g) 2 x2 −9 x+10 h) 3 x 2+5 x +2 i) 3 x 2−5 x+2
( 2 x−5 ) ( x −2 ) ( 3 x+ 2 )( x +1 ) ( 3 x−2 ) ( x−1 )
j) 3 x 2+10 x +7 k) 3 x 2+14 x+16 l) 5 x 2+2 x−3
( 3 x+ 7 ) ( x +1 ) ( 3 x+ 8 ) ( x +2 ) ( 5 x−3 ) ( x+1 )