Factorisation - Classwork
Factorisation - Classwork
Factorisation - Classwork
3(5𝑥 − 2)
EXPAND
FACTORISE
15𝑥 − 6
In order to factorise:
• Highest Common Factor (H.C.F)
Example:
(a) Factorise
= 20𝑥 − 18
= 2(10𝑥 − 9)
(b) Factorise
= 32𝑥 2 + 44𝑥
= 4𝑥 (8𝑥 + 11)
(c) Factorise
= 14𝑥 2 + 35𝑥
= 7𝑥 (2𝑥 + 5)
Question 1
(a) 10𝑥 + 8 (h) 18𝑥 + 30
= 2(5𝑥 + 4) = 6(3𝑥 + 5)
(d) 9𝑥 − 12
= 3(3𝑥 − 4) (k) 27𝑥 + 36
= 9(3𝑥 + 4)
(e) 20𝑥 + 70
= 10(2𝑥 + 7)
(f) 33𝑥 − 55
= 11(3𝑥 − 5)
(g) 12𝑥 − 20
= 4(3𝑥 − 5)
Question 2 (h) 44𝑥 2 − 33𝑥
= 11𝑥(4𝑥 − 3)
(a) 12𝑥 2 + 14𝑥
= 2𝑥(6𝑥 + 7)
(i) 30𝑥 2 − 36𝑥
(b) 40𝑥 2 − 50𝑥 = 6𝑥(5𝑥 − 6)
= 10𝑥(4𝑥 − 5)
(e) 6𝑥 2 + 10𝑥
= 2𝑥(3𝑥 + 5)
(g) 8𝑥 2 − 24𝑥
= 8𝑥(𝑥 − 3)
Question 3
(h) 14𝑥 2 + 35𝑥
(a) 20𝑥 − 18 = 7𝑥(2𝑥 + 5)
= 2(10𝑥 − 9)
(i) 32𝑥 2 + 44𝑥
(b) 30𝑥 2 + 50𝑥 = 4𝑥(8𝑥 + 11)
= 10𝑥(3𝑥 + 5)
(j) 77 − 55𝑥
(c) 18𝑥 + 15 = 11(7 − 5𝑥 )
= 3(6𝑥 + 5)
(k) 45𝑥 + 60
(d) 24𝑥 + 28
= 15(3𝑥 + 4)
= 4(6𝑥 + 7)
(f) 16𝑥 + 30
= 2(8𝑥 + 15)
(g) 24𝑥 − 9𝑥 2
= 3𝑥(8 − 3𝑥 )
Question 4
(a) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 (h) 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥
= 𝑥 (𝑥 + 2) = 𝑥 (4𝑥 − 5)
(i) 16𝑥 2 + 9𝑥
(b) 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥
= 𝑥 (16𝑥 + 9)
= 𝑥 (𝑥 − 10)
(d) 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 (k) 9𝑥 2 + 𝑥
= 𝑥 (𝑥 − 8) = 𝑥 (9𝑥 + 1)
(e) 𝑥 2 − 20𝑥
= 𝑥 (𝑥 − 20)
(f) 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥
= 𝑥 (𝑥 + 5)
(g) 𝑥 2 + 25𝑥
= 𝑥 (𝑥 + 25)
Question 5
(j) 𝑥2 + 𝑥
(a) 6𝑥 + 16 = 𝑥(𝑥 + 1)
= 2(3𝑥 + 8)
(k) 16𝑥 + 24
(b) 𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 = 4(4𝑥 + 6)
= 𝑥(𝑥 − 11)
(l) 28𝑥 − 36𝑥 2
(c) 7𝑥 − 21 = 4𝑥(7 − 9𝑥)
= 7(𝑥 − 3)
(p) 54 − 45𝑥
(g) 25𝑥 − 35 = 9(6 − 5𝑥)
= 5(5𝑥 − 7)
(q) 16𝑥 2 + 40𝑥
(h) 8 − 2𝑥 = 8𝑥(2𝑥 + 5)
= 2(4 − 𝑥)
(r) 24𝑥 + 36
2
(i) 15𝑥 + 27𝑥 = 12(2𝑥 + 3)
= 3𝑥(5𝑥 + 9)
(s) 4𝑥 2 − 16𝑥
= 4𝑥(𝑥 − 4)
(t) 41𝑥 − 𝑥 2
= 𝑥(41 − 𝑥)
(u) 8𝑥 + 36
= 4(2𝑥 + 9)