EXERCISE # 1
Q.1 Factorise: Q.10 Factorise :
(i) 12x3y4 + 16x2y5 – 4x5y2 (i) 4(x + y)2 – 28y (x + y) + 49y2
(ii) 18a3b2 + 36ab4 – 24a2b3 (ii) (2a + 3b)2 + 2(2a + 3b) (2a – 3b) + (2a – 3b)2
Q.2 Factorise: Q.11 Factorise each of the following expressions:
(i) (x + y)(2x + 3y) – (2x + 3y) – (x + y) (x + 1) (i) 9x2– 4y2
(ii) (x + y) (2a + b) – (3x – 2y) (2a + b) (ii) 36x2 – 12x + 1 – 25y2
Q.3 Factorise : (iii) a2 – 1 + 2x – x2
(i) x2 + xy + 8x + 8y Q.12 Factorise:
(ii) 15xy – 6x + 10y – 4
(i) 9 – a6 + 2a3b3 – b6
(iii) n – 7 + 7lm – lmn
(ii) x16 – y16 + x8 + y8
Q.4 Factorise:
Q.13 Factorzie: (2x + 3y)2 – 5(2x + 3y) – 14
(i) a2 + 2a + ab + 2b
(ii) x2 – xz + xy – xz Q.14 Factorise: 3m2 + 24m + 36
Q.5 Factorise each of the following expressions: Q.15 Divide:
(i) a2 – b + ab – a (i) 6x4yz – 3xy3z + 8x2yz4 by 2xyz
(ii) xy – ab + bx – ay 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 3 2 1
(iii) 6ab – b2 + 12ac – 2bc (ii) a b c + ab c – ab c by abc
3 3 5 2
(iv) a(a + b – c) – bc
(v) a2x2 + (ax2 + 1) x + a Q.16 Divide the polynomial 2x4 + 8x3 + 7x2 + 4x + 3
(vi) 3ax – 6ay – 8by + 4bx by x + 3.
Q.6 Factorise: Q.17 Divide 10x4 + 17x3 – 62x2 + 30x – 3 by
(i) x3 – 2x2y + 3xy2 – 6y3 2x2 + 7x – 1
(ii) 6ab – b2 + 12ac – 2bc
Q.18 Divide 3y5 + 6y4 + 6y3 + 7y2 + 8y + 9 by
Q.7 Factorise : 3y3 + 1 and verify that
(i) x4 – y4 (ii) 16x4 – 81 Dividend = Divisor × Quotient + Remainder
(iii) x4 – (y + z)4 (iv) 2x – 32x5
Q.19 Divide 16x4 + 12x3 – 10x2 + 8x + 20 by 4x – 3.
(v) 3a4 – 48b4 (vi) 81x4 – 121x2
Also, write the quotient and remainder.
Q.8 Factorise each of the following algebraic
expressions: Q.20 Divide 8y3 – 6y2 + 4y – 1 by 4y + 2. Also,
(i) 16(2x – 1)2 – 25z2 write the quotient and the remainder.
(ii) 4a2 – 9b2 – 2b – 3b Q.21 Divide: a4 – b4 by a – b
(iii) x2 – 4x + 4y – y2
(iv) 3 – 12 (a – b)2 Q.22 Divide: x4a + x2ay2b + 4y4b by x2a + xayb + y2b
(v) x (x + z) – y(y + z)
(vi) a2 – b2 – a – b
Q.9 Factorise :
(i) 4x2 – 4xy + y2 – 9z2
(ii) 16 – x2 – 2xy – y2
(iii) x4 – (x – z)4
ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE # 1
2. (i) (x + y) (x + 3y – 1) (ii) (–2x + 3y) (2a + b)
4. (i) (a + 2) (a + b) (ii) (x + y) (x – z)
5. (i) (a + b) (a – 1) (ii) (y + b) (x – a) (iii) (b + 2c) (6a – b)
(iv) (a + b) (a – c) (v) (x + a) (ax2 + 1) (vi) (3a + 4b) (x – 2y)
6. (i) (x – 2y) (x2 + 3y2) (ii) (6a – b)(b + 2c)
7. (i) (x – y) (x + y) (x2 + y2) (ii) (2x – 3) (2x + 3) (4x2 + 9)
(iii) (x – y – z) (x + y + z) {x2 + (y + z)2} (iv) 2x (1 + 4x2) (1 – 2x) (1 + 2x)
(v) 3(a – 2b) (a + 2b) (a2 + 4b2) (vi) x2 (9x – 11) (9x + 11)
8. (i) (8x – 5z – 4) (8x + 5z – 4) (ii) (2a + 3b) (2a – 3b – 1)
(iii) (x – y) (x + y – 4) (iv) 3(1 + 2a – 2b) (1 – 2a + 2b)
(v) (x – y) (x + y + z) (vi) (a + b) {(a – b) – 1}
9. (i) (2x – y + 3z) (2x – y – 3z) (ii) (4 + x + y) (4 – x – y)
(iii) (2x2 – 2xz + z2) (2x – z)z
10. (i) (2x – 5y)2 (ii) 16a2
11. (i) (3x + 2y) (3x – 2y)
(ii) (6x – 5y – 1) (6x + 5y – 1)
(iii) (a – 1 + x) (a + 1 – x)
12. (i) (a3 – b3 + 3) (–a3 + b3 + 3)
(ii) (x8 + y8) (x8 – y8 + 1)
(iii) (p + q – a + b) (p + q + a – b + 1)
13. (2x + 3y – 7) (2x + 3y + 2)
14. 3(m + 2) (m + 6)
3 2 4 8 2
15. (i) 3x3 – y + 4xz3 (ii) abc + bc – b c
2 3 3 5
16. (x + 3) (2x3 + 2x2 + x + 1)
17. (2x2 + 7x – 1) (5x2 – 9x + 3)
5 9 11
20. (4y + 2) 2 y 2 – y –
2 4 2
21. (a + b) (a2 + b2)
22. x2a – xayb + y2b
