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Basic Factorization Exercises

This document contains 11 mathematics questions testing skills in factorizing algebraic expressions. The questions involve factorizing polynomials, expanding brackets, and rearranging expressions into quadratic forms. Skills tested include factorizing common factors, grouping like terms, and using the difference of two squares and perfect square factorizing formulas.

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Basic Factorization Exercises

This document contains 11 mathematics questions testing skills in factorizing algebraic expressions. The questions involve factorizing polynomials, expanding brackets, and rearranging expressions into quadratic forms. Skills tested include factorizing common factors, grouping like terms, and using the difference of two squares and perfect square factorizing formulas.

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Question 1

Factorise completely.
12x2 + 15xy - 9x [2]

Question 2
Expand the brackets and simplify.
(5 - n)(3 + n) [2]

Question 3
Factorise completely.
12n2 - 4mn [2]

2
Question 4
Factorise.
[1]
14x- 21y

Question 5
Factorise completely.
4x2 - 8xy [2]

3
Question 6
(a) Simplify.
4(x - 6) 2 [1]
(x- 6)

(b) Expand the brackets andsimplify.


(x + 4) 2 + 5(3x + 2) [3]

Question 7

Expand the brackets and simplify.


4(5w + 3) - 2(w - 1) [2]

4
Question 8
Factorise.

(a) m3 + m [1]

(b) 25 - y2 [1]

(c) x2 +3x - 28 [2]

Question 9

y = x2 + 7x – 5 can be written in the form y = (x + a)2 + b.

Find the value of a and the value of b. [3]

5
Question 10
Factorise 2x – 4xy. [2]

Question 11
Factorise
[1]
(a) 9w2 - 100,

(b) mp +np - 6mq - 6nq. [2]

6
Question 1
Factorise completely.
2x – 4x2 [2]

Question 2
Expand and simplify.
x(2x + 3) + 5(x – 7) [2]

Question 3
Factorise completely.
[2]
9x2 – 6x

2
Question 4
Factorise 2x2 – 5x – 3. [2]

Question 5
Factorise 14p2 + 21pq. [2]

3
Question 6
10 Factorise completely.

(a) ax + ay + bx + by [2]

(b) 3(x – 1)2 + (x – 1) [2]

Question 7
4 Factorise Completely.

15a3 – 5ab [2]

4
Question 8
17 Factorise completely.

(a) a + b + at + bt [2]

(b) x2 – 2x – 24 [2]

Question 9
6 Factorise completely.
12xy – 3x2 [2]

5
Question 10
Factorise completely.
[2]
ap + bp – 2a – 2b

6
Question 1
2 Factorise completely.

kp + 3k + mp + 3m [2]

Question 2
Factorise completely.
15p2+ 24pt [2]

2
Question 3
(a) Find the value of 7p – 3q when p = 8 and q = -5. [2]

(b) Factorise completely.


3uv + 9vw [2]

Question 4
Factorise completely ax + bx + ay + by. [2]

3
Question 5
11 Factorise completely. 2 2
p x – 4q x [3]

Question 6
1 Factorise completely.
2xy – 4yz [2]

4
Question 7
Factorise

(a) 4x2 – 9, [1]

(b) 4x2 – 9x, [1]

(c) 4x2 – 9x + 2. [2]

5
Question 8
(a) 7ac + 14a, [1]

(b) 12ax3 + 18xa3. [2]

6
Question 9
2 2
(a) Factorise completely 12x ‐ 3y . [2]

(b) (i) Expand (x ‐ 3) 2 . [2]

(ii) x2 ‐ 6x + 10 is to be written in the form (x ‐ p) 2 + q. [2]


Find the values of p and q.

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