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GCSE (1 – 9)
Factorising Harder Quadratics
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.
Information
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end
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1 Factorise 2x² + 5x + 2
t Ux at
2x
1 2 2
2x ate
2 200 1
x 2 2
1
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(Total for question 1 is 2 marks)
2 Factorise 2x² + 11x + 12
3 12
22 82
4 3 octa
2 2
2 4 2 3
actu 2 3
…........…............................................
(Total for question 2 is 2 marks)
3 Solve 3x² + 17x + 10 = 0
1
10
327 152 let
2 sets
3x acts
2
acts 3
x 5,00 3
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(Total for question 3 is 3 marks)
4 Factorise 2x² – x – 1
2 2x x 1
2
1 16 1
2x x
1 2 1
x
x 1 2 1
…........…............................................
(Total for question 4 is 2 marks)
5 Factorise 3x² – 11x + 6
9 2 6
3x
2 x 3
3 2 3
x 3
3 2
x 3 32 2
…........…............................................
(Total for question 5 is 2 marks)
6 Solve 4x² – 19x – 5 = 0
20k DC 5
Ux
s 1 acts
4x x
acts 4 1
2
5,2 4
…........…............................................
(Total for question 6 is 3 marks)
7 Factorise 2x² + 3x – 9
2
2
6 3 9
2 2 3 3 2 3
oct 3 2 37
2 3 2 3
…........…............................................
(Total for question 7 is 2 marks)
8 Factorise 2x² – 9x + 10
2
2 Ux Sutlo
2 2 S x 2
2
2 5
x 2
x 2 2x 5
…........…............................................
(Total for question 8 is 2 marks)
9 Solve 5x² + 11x – 12 = 0
Kx 4 12
Sx
Sx x 3 4 oct 3
3 so y
71 3 101
…........…............................................
(Total for question 9 is 3 marks)
10 Factorise 3x² + 16x + 21
21
3
7
fax 47
3 2 3 2 3
2 3 3 7
2 3 32 7
…........…............................................
(Total for question 10 is 2 marks)
11 Factorise 2x² – 21x + 54
122 9 54
2x
2 6 9 0 6
2
9
x 6 2
x 6 2 9
…........…............................................
(Total for question 11 is 2 marks)
12 Solve 5x² – 37x – 24 = 0
Sx 40 3 24
Sx x 8 3 x 8
x 8 5 3
2 8 2 3
…........…............................................
(Total for question 12 is 3 marks)
13 Factorise 6x² + 17x + 12
6x 9 82 12
3
3 2 3 4 2
2 3 3 4
203 3 4
…........…............................................
(Total for question 13 is 2 marks)
14 Factorise 9x² – 3x – 20
20
9 7 152 12
3 3 5 4132 5
3 4
32 5
32 5 330 4
…........…............................................
(Total for question 14 is 2 marks)
15 Solve 15x² – 22x + 8 = 0
12 8
1522 10
5 3 2 4 30 2 µ
2 5 4
3
2 3,2
…........…............................................
(Total for question 15 is 3 marks)
16 Factorise fully 2x² – 98
2 x 49
2 2 7 x 7
2 747 e 7
…........…............................................
(Total for question 16 is 2 marks)
17 Factorise fully 3x² – 12
u
3 a
3 x 2 ath
3 x 2 oct 4
…........…............................................
(Total for question 17 is 2 marks)
18 Solve 5x² – 80 = 0
56 167
s x 4 octa
x 4,2 7
…........…............................................
(Total for question 18 is 3 marks)
19 Factorise x² + 2xy + y2
xty acts
…........…............................................
(Total for question 19 is 2 marks)
20 Factorise 2x² + 13xy + 15y2
…........…............................................
(Total for question 20 is 2 marks)
21 Factorise 3x² – 17xy + 20y2
…........…............................................
(Total for question 21 is 2 marks)
