Factorising and Expanding Worksheet

1. Factorise these equations

a) 7𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 b) 8𝑥𝑦 2 + 6𝑥 3 𝑦 4 c) 5𝑥𝑦 5 𝑧 4 + 10𝑥 3 𝑦10 𝑧 6

2. Expand these equations

a) (𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 6) b) (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 6)
3. Factorise these expressions using DOTS:
a) 𝑥 2 − 64 b) 4𝑥 4 − 𝑏 2 c) 27𝑥 2 − 75

4. Expand or factorise these perfect squares.

a) 𝑥 2 − 16𝑥 + 64 b) (𝑥 + 5)2
2
c) 2𝑥 − 36𝑥 + 162 d) 3𝑥 2 − 36𝑥𝑏 + 108𝑏 2
5. Factorise the monic quadratics
a) 𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 − 28 b) 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12
2
c) 𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 2 d) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 90
e) 𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 + 40 f) 𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 18
2
g) 𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 24 h) 𝑥 2 − 15𝑥 + 56
6. Factorise these non-monic quadratics
a) 6𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 4 b) 8𝑥 2 − 30𝑥 + 7
2
c) 2𝑥 − 7𝑥 − 4 d) 3𝑥 2 + 25𝑥 − 18
7. Express these equations in turning point form and use it to find the turning point of the
parabola.
a) 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 10 b) 2𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 4 c) 6𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 4
8. Use the quadratic formula to find solutions for these quadratics
a) 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 b) 6𝑥 2 − 17𝑥 + 12 c) 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4