4) Factorising Into A Double Bracket

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Factorising into a double bracket (2)

Section A – Factorise each of these expressions. Take out the common factor first!

a) 2 x2 +10 x +12 b) 2 x2 +14 x +24 c) 2 x2 +12 x+16

d) 2 x2 +8 x−10 e) 2 x2 −14 x+ 20 f) 2 x2 −8 x−24

Section B – Factorise each of these expressions.

a) 2 x2 +5 x +3 b) 2 x2 +11 x +5 c) 2 x2 −5 x −3

d) 2 x2 +13 x−7 e) 2 x2 +15 x +7 f) 2 x2 +11 x +12

g) 2 x2 −9 x+10 h) 3 x 2+5 x +2 i) 3 x 2−5 x+2

j) 3 x 2+10 x +7 k) 3 x 2+14 x+16 l) 5 x 2+2 x−3

Section C – ‘Show that’ questions


x +4
a) The area of the rectangle to the right is 9cm2. 2 x+1
Show that: ( 2 x−1 )( x +5 )=0

b) The area of the rectangle to the right is 26cm 2. y +3


Show that: ( 2 y−7 ) ( y +5 )=0
2 y−3
2 x+1
2 x−1
c) For the triangle to the right, show that:
x 2−6 x +1=0
x +1
d) I multiply two consecutive integers together, then add 10. My answer is 8 times the
original number. Call the original number x and show that: ( x−2 ) ( x−5 )=0

Super Challenge Questions

a) Factorise: 6 x 2−13 x−5

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 +10 x +12 b) 2 x2 +14 x +24 c) 2 x2 +12 x+16


2 ( x+2 ) ( x+ 3 ) 2 ( x+3 )( x +4 ) 2 ( x+2 ) ( x+ 4 )
d) 2 x2 +8 x−10 e) 2 x2 −14 x+ 20 f) 2 x2 −8 x−24
2 ( x−1 )( x +5 ) 2 ( x−2 )( x−5 ) 2 ( x−6 ) ( x+ 2 )

Section B – Factorise each of these expressions.

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 )

Section C – ‘Show that’ questions


x +4
a) The area of the rectangle to the right is 9cm2. 2 x+1
Show that: ( 2 x−1 )( x +5 )=0
Correctly shown!

b) The area of the rectangle to the right is 26cm 2. y +3


Show that: ( 2 y−7 ) ( y +5 )=0
Correctly shown!
2 y−3
2 x+1
2 x−1
c) For the triangle to the right, show that:
x 2−6 x +1=0
Correctly shown! x +1
d) I multiply two consecutive integers together, then add 10. My answer is 8 times the
original number. Call the original number x and show that: ( x−2 ) ( x−5 )=0
Correctly shown!

Super Challenge Questions

a) Factorise: 6 x 2−13 x−5 ( 3 x+ 1 )( 2 x−5 )

b) Factorise: 12 x2−20 x +3 ( 6 x−1 ) ( 2 x−3 )

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