8 Mat Factorization
8 Mat Factorization
(a) 6x + 24
(b) 8x2 − 4x
(c) 6xy + 10x2 y
(d) m4 − 3m2
(e) 6x2 + 8x + 12yx
For the following expressions, factorize the first pair, then the second pair:
(f) 8m2 − 12m + 10m − 15
(g) x2 + 5x + 2x + 10
(h) m2 − 4m +
3m − 12 (i) 2t2
− 4t + t − 2
(j) 6y2 − 15y + 4y − 10
(a) (x + 2)(x − 2)
(b) (y + 5)(y − 5)
(c) (y − 6)(y + 6)
(d) (x + 7)(x − 7)
(e) (2x + 1)(2x − 1)
(f) (3m + 4)(3m − 4)
(g) (3y + 5)(3y − 5)
(h) (2t + 7)(2t − 7)
(a) x2 − 16 (e) 16 − y2
(b) y2 − 49 (f) m2 − 36
(c) x2 − 25 (g) 4m2 − 49
(d) 4x2 − 25 (h) 9m2 − 16
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3. Expand the following and collect like terms:
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1. Factorize the following quadratics:
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Example Factorize 6x2 − x − 12
(3x + 4)(2x − 3)
6: Verify the factorization by ex-
= 3x(2x − 3) + 4(2x − 3)
pansion
= 6x2 − 9x + 8x − 12
= 6x2 − x − 12
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1. Factorize the following
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1. Factorize the following quadratics using the quadratic formula:
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Factorizing Algebraic Expressions
1. Expand
(a) (x + 2)(x − 2)
(b) (2x + 4y)(2x − 4y)
2. Factorize
(a) 144x2 − y2 (h) 2x2 + 7x + 3
(b) 16a2 − 9b2 (i) 5b2 + 17b + 6
(c) x2 + 7x + 10 (j) 18y2 + 12y + 2
(d) b2 + 9b + 14 (k) 12x2 + 6x − 6
(e) x2 + 14x + 49 (l) 7a2 − 9a − 10
(f) x2 + x − 6 (m) −x2 − x + 2
(g) 2x3 + 10x2 − 48x (n) −2x2 + 3x + 2
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