Factorization practice set – 2024 for class – 8 th

Worksheet – 1
(c) 5x2 + 25x + 50
1. Write all the possible factors of:
(d) x3y2 – 8y2
(a) 4x
worksheet – 2
(b) 10xy
1. Factorize the following binomials:
(c) 12xy2
(i) 3a + 21
(d) 24x y 2
(ii) 7m – 14
(e) 5xy z 2 2
(iii) y3 + 3y
2. Find the H.C.F. of the monomials:
(iv) 20x + 5x2
(a) 4x2 and 10xy
(v) – 16x + 20x3
2 2
(b) 21a b and 49ab
(vi) 5x2y + 15xy2
3 2 2
(c) x y and – 5y
vii) 9a2 + 5a
3 2
(d) 4x , 6y and 8z
(viii) 19a – 57b
(e) 2x2y3, 10x3y2 and 14xy
(ix) 25a2b2c3 – 15ab3c
(f) 5x3, -15x2 and 45x
2. Factor each of the following algebraic
3. Find the common factors of the
given terms. expression:

(a) 3x2, 15xy (i) 13n + 39

(b) 33x2y, - 77xy2 (ii) 19y - 57z

(c) 9x2y2z, 54xyz2 (iii) 21xy + 49xyz

(d) x3y2, - 5y2 (iv) – 16p + 20p3

(e) 4x3, 10y3, 6z3 (v) 12x2y – 42xyz

(f) 2xyz3, 3x2y2z, 5xyz (vi) 27a3b3 + 36a4b2

4. Find the H.C.F. of the terms of the Worksheet – 3

expression:

(a) – 2x2 - 8x3 - 20x4 1. Factor the following:

(b) 3xy2 + 9x2y2 – 6x2y

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(i) 12x + 15 8. How to factor by grouping polynomials?

(ii) 14m - 21 (i) 9a (3a - 5b) - 12a2(3a - 5b)

(iii) 9n - 12n2 (ii) (x + 5)2 - 4 (x + 5)

2. Factor by grouping the expressions: (iii) 3(a - 2b)2 - 5(a - 2b)

9. Factor completely:
(i) 16a2 - 24ab (i) 2a + 6b - 3(a + 3b)2

(ii) 15ab2 - 20a2b (ii) 16(2p - 3q)2 - 4(2p - 3q)

(iii) 12x2 y3 - 21x3 y2 (iii) x (a - 3) + y (3 - a)

3. Factorize the expressions: (iv) 12 (2x - 3y)2 - 16 (3y - 2x)

(i) 24x3 - 36x2y
(v) (x + y)(2x + 5) - (x + y)(x + 3)
(ii) 10x3 - 15x2
10. How to factor by grouping polynomials?
(iii) 36x3y - 60x2y3z
(i) ar + br + at + bt
4. Factorize:
3 2
(ii) x2 - ax - bx + ab
(i) 9x - 6x + 12x
(iii) ab2 - bc2 - ab + c2
(ii) 8x2 - 72xy + 12x
(iv) x2 - xz + xy - yz
(iii) 18a3b3 - 27a2b3 + 36a3b2
(v) 6ab - b2 + 12ac - 2bc
5. How to factor by grouping?
11. Solve by factoring:
(i) 14x3 + 21x4y - 28x2y2
2
(i) (x - 2y)2 + 4x - 8y
(ii) -5 - 10t + 20t
(ii) y2 - xy (1 - x) - x3
6. Factoring:
(iii) (ax + by)2 + (bx - ay)2
(i) x (x + 3) + 5(x + 3)

(ii) 5x (x - 4) - 7 (x - 4) (iv) ab2 + (a - 1)b - 1

(iii) 2m (1 - n) + 3(1 - n) 12. Factoring Algebraic Expressions:

7. Factoring the expressions: (i) x3 - 3x2 + x - 3

(i) 6a (a - 2b) + 5b (a - 2b) (ii) ab (x2 + y2) - xy (a2 + b2)

(ii) x3 (2a - b) + x2(2a - b) (iii) x2 - x(a + 2b) + 2ab

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13. Find the factors of the expression:
(iii) 5xy – 2x – 5y2 + 2y
4 5 3
(a) 3x – 9x – 15x
(iv) 6x2 – 15xz - 8yx + 20yz
(b) – 10ab3 + 30ba3 – 50a2b3

(c) 15a2 – 20b2 + 25c2 (v) 4ax + 5bx – 12ay – 15by

(d) x3yz + 5xy3+ 9x3y 3. Factorize by regrouping the terms:

(e) 3x2 – 9x2y - 27x3z (i) 7ab – 21bc – 7ax + 21xc

(f) 7x3 + 7xy2 + 7xz2
(ii) x2 + xy(y + 1) + y3
Worksheet – 4
(iii) ba2 – 2a(1 - b) - 4
1. Factorize each of the following by
regrouping: (iv) x2 – x(a + 4b) + 4ab

(i) x2 + xy + 9x + 9y (v) x – 9 - (x – 9)2 + xy – 9y

(ii) 6xy - 4y + 6 – 9x 4. Factorize by grouping the following

expressions:
(iii) 10ab + 6a + 5b +3
(i) (p - 4) – (p – 4)2 + 12 – 3p
(iv) x3 + x2 + x + 1
(ii) q (r – s )2 – p (s - r) + 3r – 3s
(v) a2 – y + ay – a
(iii) (x2 + 2x)2 – 7 (x2 + 2x) – y (x2 + 2x) +7y

(vi) x3 – x2y + 5x - 5y (iv) a4x + a3 (2x – y ) – a(2ay + z) - 2z

(vii) a(a + 3) – a – 3
(v) a3 – 2a2b + 3ab2 – 6b3
(viii) 3ax + 3ay – 2bx – 2by
(vi) a2 + b – ab – a
(ix) x(x + y – z ) – yz
(vii) 5xy – y2 + 15zx - 3yz
(x) a3 – a2 + ab2 – a2b2
(viii) ab2 – bc2 - ab + c2

Worksheet – 5
2. Factor grouping the algebraic
expressions: I. Worksheet on factorization using
formula when a binomial is the
(i) 4xy – 7y + 12x – 21 difference of two squares:

(ii) 7ab – 5a – 28b + 20

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 Factorization practice set – 2024 for class – 8 th
1. x - 36
2

24. (3x - 4y)2 - 25z2

2. 4a2 - 9
25. (2x + 3y)2 - 1
3. 81 - 49x2 26. 16c2 - (5a + b)2

4. 4x2 - 9y2 27. 100 - (x - 5)2

5. 16x2 - 225y2 28. Evaluate:

(i) (405)2 - (395)2

6. 9x2y2 25

7. 16x2 - 1/144 (ii) (7.8)2 - (2.2)2

II. Worksheet on factorization using formula

8. (2a + 3b)2 - 16c2 when the given expression is a perfect
square:
9. 1 - (b - c)2 1. x2 + 8x + 16

10. 9(x + y)2 - x2 2. x2 + 14x + 49

11. 25(a + b)2 - 16(a - b)2
3. 1 + 2x + x2
12. 20a2 - 45b2
4. 9 + 6z + z2
13. x3 - 64x
5. x2 + 6ax + 9a2
14. 12x - 27
2

6. 4x2 + 20x +25

15. 3x5 - 48x3

16. 63a2b2 - 7 7. 36x2 + 36x + 9

17. a2 - 2ab + b2 - c2 8. 9x2 + 24x + 16

18. x2 - y2 - 2y - 1 9. x2 + x + 1/4
19. 9x2 - y2 + 4y - 4
10. x2 - 6x + 9
20. x2 - 2xy + y2 - z2
11. x2 - 10x + 25
21. 25 - a - b -2ab
2 2

12. 9x2 - 12x + 4

22. 16y3 - 4y

23. 3x5 - 48x 13. 16x2 - 24x + 9

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(vi) (a2 + c2 + 2ac) - b2
14. 1 - 2x + x2
4. Factor completely using the formula:
15. 1 - 6x + 9x2
(i) 100 – [121p2 – 88pq + 16q2]

16. a2b2 - 6abc + 9c2 (ii) 36 - a2 - b2 - 2ab

17. m2 - 4mn + 4n2 (iii) 25a2 + 49b2 -70ab – 15a + 21b

2. 1. Factor the given expressions using identity:
(iv) 4x2 - 4x – 3
(i) m2 + 8m + 16
(v) 64 - a2 – b2 - 2ab
(ii) 4x2 – 4x + 1
(vi) 25x2 – (3y + 4z)2
(iii) x4 + 9y4 + 6x2y2
worksheet - 6
4 2 2 4
(iv) (a - 8a b + 16b ) - 18
1. Factorize the following by taking
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(v) 256 – x – 2xy – y 2 the difference of squares:

2. Factorize the expressions: (i) x2 – 9

(i) 4x2 – 12xy + 9y2 (ii) a2 – 1

(ii) 36x2 – 84xy + 49y2 (iii) 49 – x2

(iii) 9a2 + 42ab + 49b2 (iv) 4x2 – 25

(iv) (3a – 5b)2 + 2 (3a – 5b ) (2b – a) + (2b - a)2 (v) a2b2 – 16

(v) 36x2 + 36x + 8 (vi) a4 – b4

(vi) 4a4 + b4 2. Factorize by taking binomial as a

common factor:
3. Factor the identities:
(i) 3(x + 5) + 7(x + 5)
(i) 4x2 + 12xy + 9y2 (ii) (x + 4)x + (x + 4)5
(ii) x2 + 22x + 121 (iii) 2(5x + 3y) + z(5x + 3y)
(iii) 9x2 - 24xy + 16y2 (iv) 3r(x – 4y) – 5p(x – 4y)

(iv) 36x2 - 36x + 9 (v) b(x – y) + a (y – x)

(v) 16x4 - 72x2y2 + 81y4 Hint: (y – x) to – (x – y)

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32. Factoring by the Difference of
Two Perfect Squares: (v) a4 - (b + c)4

(i) 144a2 – 169b2 (vi) m2 - 1/169

(ii) 1 – 0.09a2 5. Factor each expression as a

difference between two squares: (i)
(iii) 16x2 – 121 9 (x + y)2 - 4 (x – y)2

(iv) – 64a2 + (9/25) b2 (ii) 16/49 - 25p2

(v) x4 – 256 (iii) 9xy2 – x3

(vi) (x + y)4 – z4 (iv) 4 (3x + 1)2 - 9 (x – 2)2

3. Factorize using the formula of (v) 1 - 121a2

differences of two squares:
(vi) 169p2 - 1
(i) 36a2 – b2
6. Factor using the identity:
(ii) x y – 16
2 2
(i) 1 - (a + b)2

(iii) 9a4b4 – 25p4q4 (ii) x2y2 - 25/z2

(iv) x4 – 256 (iii) x12y4 - x4y12

(v) 81x2 – 49y2 (iv) 100 (x – y)2 – 121 (a + b)2

(vi) x2 – (y – z)2 (v) 2x – 50x3

4. Factor the difference of two (vi) 25/x2 - (4x2)/9

perfect squares:
(vii) x4 - 1/(y4)
(i) 16m2 – (3n + 2y)2
(viii) 75x3y2 – 108xy4. Factorize a
(ii) (3a + 4b)2 - (4b + 5b)2 common binomial factor from each
of the following expression:
(iii) (x + y)2 - (x – y)2
(i) x(a + b) – y(a +
b)
(iv) 50p2 – 72q2

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(ii) 15(pq + 1) + 3r(pq + 1)

(iii) l2 + m2 + 9a(l2 + m2)

(iv) 3(l + m) - 5(l + m)2

(v) l(3m – 7n) - n(3m – 7n)

(vi) (2m – 5) (3a - 2b) - (2m – 5) (2b –

3a)

(vii) x(x + y) + (5x + 5y)

(viii) (6xy + 3x) + (2y + 1)

(ix) p(q – r)2 – s(r - q)3

Hint: p(q – r)2 = p(r – q)2

(x) (c – 3) + (3ab – abc)