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FACTORISATION

1. Factorise each of the following algebraic expressions completely

3x + 6y a) 2m – 6n
= 3(x + 2y)

b) ab + ac c) 7p – 21q

d) mn – 2m e) 2a + 6

f) 2x – 8xy g) 3mn – 12m

h) 4ab + 6b i) 6pq – 20q

j) x2y + xy2 k) 4y2 – 14y

l) 2p2 + 4pq m) 6mn – 10m2n2

n) 3a2 + 2ab o) xy – 3xy2

2. Factorise each of the following algebraic expressions completely

x2 – 25 a) y2 - 4
= x2 – 52
= (x – 5) (x + 5)

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b) a2 – 81 c) x2 – 36

d) m2 – 64 e) x2 – y2

f) 3y2 – 48 g) 9m2 – 4

h) 2m2 – 72 i) 25a2 – 36b2

j) 16a2 – b2 k) 3x2 – 3y2

3. Factorise each of the following algebraic expressions completely

x2 + 2xy + y2 a) x2 – 2xy + y2
= x2 + 2(xy) + y2
= (x + y) (x + y)
= (x + y)2

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b) x2 + 6x + 9 c) x2 + 12x + 36

d) y2 + 8y + 16 e) k2 - 14k + 49

f) x2 - 4x + 4 g) 4x2 + 20x + 25

h) 9y2 – 24y + 16 i) 9y2 - 12y + 4

j) 9y2 - 6y + 1 k) 4x2 + 4x + 1

4. Factorise each of the following algebraic expressions completely

x2 + 2x - 3 a) y2 - 7y + 10
= (x - 1) (x + 3)

b) x2 + 8x + 12 c) x2 - 4x – 5

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d) 2x2 + 7x + 6 e) 3y2 – y – 2

f) a2 – 2a – 8 g) y2 – 7y + 12

h) 2y2 – 9y + 7 i) 3x2 + 14x + 8

j) 2y2 – y – 6 k) x2 – 9x + 8

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