Factorization :

Expressing a polynomial as a product of its factors.

Factorization is the reverse process of expansion.

Factorize each of the following expressions. (1 – 14)

1. 16x – 4y 2. 23xy + 13x

3. 24b2 + 6ab 4. 11a2b – 2ab2

5. 4a2b + 8a2 6. –20ab2 + 30b

7. –3ab2 – 12a2b 8. –18ab – 5a2b2

9. –3x2y2 + 15x2y 10. –11xy2 –16x3y2

11. 9x + 3y + 18z 12. 4ax + 18x – 12bx

Factorize each of the following expressions. (1 – 20)

1. x2 – 36 2. x2 – 64

3. 25 – x2 4. 49 – x2

11. x2 + 6x + 9 12. x2 + 14x + 49

13. 4 + x2 + 4x 14. 81x2 + 18x + 1

15. 49a2 + 28a + 4 16. 4 + 12a + 9a2

17. y2 – 12y + 36 18. y2 – 10y + 25

19. –16y + y2 + 64 20. 16x2 – 8x + 1

Factorize each of the following expressions. (1 – 26)

1. x2 + 3x + 2 2. x2 + 5x + 6

3. x2 – 6x + 5 4. y2 – 6y + 8

5. y2 – 8y + 7 6. y2 – 2y – 3

7. y2 – 3y – 10 8. y2 – 6y – 16

9. 2a2 + 3a + 1 10. 6a2 – 5a – 1

11. 6b2 + 11b – 2 12. 5b2 + 3b – 2

13. 3m2 – 7m – 10 14. 2m2 + 9m – 5

15. 4n2 + 5n – 9 16. 4n2 – 29n + 7

1. 4(4x – y) 1. (x + 6)(x – 6) 1. (x + 1)(x + 2)
2. x(23y + 13) 2. (x + 8)(x – 8) 2. (x + 2)(x + 3)
3. 6b(4b + a) 3. (5 + x)(5 – x) 3. (x – 5)(x – 1)
4. ab(11a – 2b) 4. (7 + x)(7 – x) 4. (y – 4)(y – 2)
5. 4a2(b + 2) 11. (x + 3)2 5. (y – 7)(y – 1)
6. 10b(3 – 2ab) 12. (x + 7)2 6. (y – 3)(y + 1)
7. –3ab(b + 4a) 13. (x + 2)2 7. (y + 2)(y – 5)
8. –ab(18 + 5ab) 14. (9x + 1)2 8. (y + 2)(y – 8)
9. 3x2y(5 – y) 15. (7a + 2)2 9. (2a + 1)(a + 1)
10. –xy2(11 + 16x2) 16. (3a + 2)2 10. (a – 1)(6a + 1)
11. 3(3x + y + 6z) 17. (y – 6)2 11. (6b – 1)(b + 2)
12. 2x(2a + 9 – 6b) 18. (y – 5)2 12. (b + 1)(5b – 2)
19. (y – 8)2 13. (3m – 10)(m + 1)
20. (4x – 1)2 14. (2m – 1)(m + 5)
15. (n – 1)(4n + 9)
16. (n – 7)(4n – 1)