Practice Problem 1.4

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ESci 110m: Practice Problem for Module 1 Lesson 4 (FACTORING)

Factor out the greatest common factor from each polynomial, first using a positive coefficient on the GCF and
then using a negative coefficient.
1. 6𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2 2. 12𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 3
3. −𝑎𝑥 3 + 5𝑎𝑥 2 − 6𝑎𝑥 4. −𝑠𝑎3 + 𝑠𝑏 3 − 𝑠𝑏
5. 𝑚 − 𝑛 6. 𝑦 − 𝑥
Factor each polynomial by grouping.
7. 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 10 8. 2𝑤 3 − 2𝑤 2 + 3𝑤 − 3
9. 𝑦 3 − 𝑦 2 − 3𝑦 + 3 10. 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 7
11. 𝑎𝑑𝑦 − 𝑤 + 𝑑 − 𝑎𝑤𝑦 12. 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑎𝑥
13. 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + 𝑎𝑏 − 𝑎𝑦 2 − 𝑏𝑥 2 14. 6𝑦𝑧 − 3𝑦 − 10𝑧 + 5
Factor each trinomial.
15. 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 6 16. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12
17. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 12 18. 𝑦 2 + 3𝑦 − 18
19. 𝑚2 − 12𝑚 + 20 20. 𝑛2 − 8𝑛 + 7
21. 𝑡 2 + 5𝑡 − 84 22. 𝑠 2 − 6𝑠 − 27
23. 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 4 24. 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2
25. 8𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 − 3 26. 18𝑥 2 − 15𝑥 + 2
27. 6𝑦 2 + 7𝑦 − 5 28. 15𝑥 2 − 14𝑥 − 8
29. 12𝑏 2 + 17𝑏 + 6 30. 8ℎ2 + 22ℎ + 9
Factor each special product.
31. 𝑡 2 − 𝑢2 32. 9𝑡 2 − 𝑣 2
33. 𝑡 2 + 2𝑡 + 1 34. 𝑚2 + 10𝑚 + 25
35. 4𝑤 2 − 4𝑤 + 1 36. 9𝑥 2 − 12𝑥𝑦 + 4𝑦 2
37. 9𝑧 2 𝑥 2 + 24𝑧𝑥 + 16 38. 25𝑡 2 − 20𝑡𝑤 3 + 4𝑤 6
Factor each sum or difference of two cubes.
39. 𝑡 3 − 𝑢3 40. 𝑚3 + 𝑛3
41. 𝑎3 − 8 42. 𝑏 3 + 1
43. 27𝑦 3 + 8 44. 1 − 8𝑎6
45. 27𝑥 3 𝑦 6 − 8𝑧 9 46. 8𝑡 3 ℎ3 + 𝑛9
Factor each polynomial completely.
47. −3𝑥 3 + 27𝑥 48. 𝑎4 𝑏 2 − 16𝑏 2
49. 16𝑡 4 + 54𝑤 3 𝑡 50. 8𝑎6 − 𝑎3 𝑏 3
51. 𝑎3 + 𝑎2 − 4𝑎 − 4 52. 2𝑏 3 + 3𝑏 2 − 18𝑏 − 27
53. 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 − 8𝑥 + 16 54. 𝑎4 − 𝑎3 + 𝑎 − 1
55. −36𝑥 3 + 18𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 56. −6𝑎4 − 𝑎3 + 15𝑎2
57. 𝑎7 − 𝑎6 − 64𝑎 + 64 58. 𝑎5 − 4𝑎4 − 4𝑎 + 16
59. −6𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 15 60. −6𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 42
61.16𝑥 4 + 324𝑦 4 62. 𝑥 4 + 6𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 26𝑥 − 24

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