Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
National Capital Region
Division of Taguig City and Pateros
SENATOR RENATO “COMPAÑERO” CAYETANO MEMORIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
WORKSHEET #1 – FACTORING POLYNOMIALS
NAME: ______________________________ SECTION: __________________ SCORE:_____________
PARENT’S SIGNATURE OVER PINTED NAME: _________________________ DEADLINE: AUGUST 20, 2024/1PM
Directions: Factor each polynomial completely. Write your answer in a 1 whole sheet of paper. Follow the heading inside
the box.
I. Write your answer with your solution (2 points for every correct answer)
Effort point (1 point) will be given for every wrong answer provided by an acceptable solution.
Mathematical Conceptsss
Factoring is the reverse process of multiplying. It is the process of finding the factors of the given product. A polynomial is
completely factored when it cannot be factored any further.
A. Factoring the Greatest Common Monomial Factor ab + ac = a(b + c)
Factor completely the following polynomial. BOX your FINAL ANSWER.
1. 2x + 10 4. 3a – a2
2. 9x2 – 15x 5. 27x3 y2 – 9xy4 – 81x3y4
3. 2x3y + 8xy2 – 6x2 6. x(a – b) + y(a – b) –(a – b)
B. Factoring Difference of Two Squares a2 – b2 = (a + b) (a – b)
Factor completely the following polynomial. BOX your FINAL ANSWER.
1. 4 – 9y2 4. 25 – x4
2. 4x2 – 81 5. -16x2 + 25x4
3. b2 – a2 6. (x – y)2 – 16z2
C. Factoring Perfect Square Trinomial (PST)
a2 + 2ab + b2 = (a + b)2 a2 – 2ab + b2 = (a – b)2
Factor completely the following polynomial. BOX your FINAL ANSWER.
1. x2 + 6x + 9 4. 25x2 – 60xy + 36y2
2. y2 + 14y + 49 5. x6 - 24x3 + 144
3. x2 – 2xy + y2 6. (x + 1)2 - 10(x + 1) + 25
D. Factoring Quadratic Trinomial x2 + bx + c
x2 + bx + c = (x + m)(x + n) where c = mn and b = m + n
Factor completely the following polynomials. BOX your FINAL ANSWER.
1. x2 – 3x – 70 4. y2 – 11y + 30
5.
2. p + 3p + 2
2 5. z2 – z – 12
3. t2 + 11t – 26 6. m2 – 13m + 12
E. Factoring Quadratic Trinomial ax2 + bx + c
Factor completely the following polynomials.
1. 2x2 – 5x – 12 4. 4n2 + n – 14
2. 3x2 – 2x – 5 5. 4a2 – 11a + 6
3. 3y2 + 10y + 7 6. 3(p + 4)2 + 2(p + 4) – 5
F. Factoring Sum and Difference of Two Cubes
a3 + b3 = ( a + b) (a2 –ab + b2 ) a3 - b3 = ( a - b) (a2 +ab + b2 )
Factor completely the following polynomials. BOX your FINAL ANSWER
1. 8a3 + 1 4. 1000k15 – m21
2. 512 + b3 5. 8 - 27y3
3. 1000 – 27 r3 s3 6. 64 + 125 x3
G. Factoring by Grouping of Terms
Factor completely the following polynomials. BOX your FINAL ANSWER.
1. x2 + 3x + 2x + 6 4. x3 + 4x + x2 + 4
2. 2x3 –x2 – 10x + 5 5. 20xy + 12x + 15y + 9
3. 2x3 + x2 + 8x + 4 6. 49 – d2 + 2de – e2
H. Factoring Completely.
Factor completely the following polynomials. BOX your FINAL ANSWER.
1. 4y3 + 12y2 – 72y 4. x6 – 64
2. wz4 + 2wz3 – 80wz2 5. ay2 – by2 – 9a + 9b
3. ay2 – by2 – a + b 6. 9x2 – 12xy +4y2 – x2 +4x -4
II. Every item that is answered correctly will be given 3 points.
Effort point (1 point) will be given for every wrong answer provided by an acceptable solution.
1. What must be the value of c so that xy -3x + 4y + c is factorable?
2. What must be the value/s of n so that 25𝑥 2 + 𝑛 + 16𝑦 2 is a perfect square trinomial?
3. One factor of x3 – 5x2 + 3x – 15 is (x-5), what is the other factor?
4. What must be multiplied to (2x+3) to form a perfect square trinomial?
5. If one of the factors of 𝑥 3 − 27 is (x-3), what is the other factor?
6. What is the common factor of (𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3 )?
7. Find two consecutive integers that the sum of their squares is 113.
8. Find the dimensions of a rectangle whose area is (3m2 +m -4) square units.
9. A rectangular flower garden has an area of (4x3 -6x2 + 10x -15) m2 .If the width is (2x-3)m, what is the length of the
garden?
10. The volume of a rectangular solid is given by the expression (6x3 +9x2 -27x)m3. What are the dimensions of the solid?
11. One leg of a right triangle is 7 cm. longer than the other leg. If the hypotenuse is 13, what is the measurement of the two
legs?
12. The length of a rectangle is 6cm more than its width. The area of the rectangle is 91 cm2. Find the dimensions of the
rectangle.
13. If the length of the rectangle is 4 more than three times the width and the area equals to 39m2, find the dimensions of the
rectangle.
14. The area of a square is numerically equal to twice its perimeter. Find the length of a side of the square.
15. The length of the lower base of a trapezoid is 2 cm. longer than the length of the upper base and the height is 1 cm.
longer than the length of the upper base, what are the dimensions of the trapezoid if the area is 36cm2?
B. Every item that is answered correctly will be given 5 points.
Partial point/s will be given for a wrong answer but with acceptable solutions.
1. Factor completely: 𝑎2 𝑐 2 + 𝑏 2 𝑑2 − 𝑎2 𝑑2 − 𝑏 2 𝑐 2
2. If x2 + 2x + 5 is a factor of x4 +ax2 + b, find the value of a + b.
3. If 𝑥 4 − 16 = 𝐶(𝑥 2 + 𝐴)(𝑥 + 𝐵)(𝑥 − 2), what is the sum of A, B and C ?
4. The quadratic trinomial 4𝑥 2 + 17𝑥 − 15 can be factored in the form (𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏)(𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑). Find 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑑.
5. If 25𝑥 2 + (𝑎 − 2)𝑥 + 16 is a perfect square trinomial, what is/are the value of a?
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