Albert Town High School

Mathematics Department
Factorization worksheet

Instructions: Answer all questions

Questions should be done on folder leaves

This paper is due on Tuesday November 22

1. Factorize completely
a. −2 xy − 8 x e. 12 m 2 n + 24 m 2 n 2

b. 18 xy − 3 yz f. 72 y 2 p − 18 y 3 p 2

c. 12 mn + 18mp g. 8x2 − 4x

d. 16 m 2 − 4 m h. 6 xy + 10 x 2 y

2. Complete the Factorize completely each of the following expressions

a. 4( x + 3) + m( x + 3)

b. x ( x − 1) − 5( x − 1)

c. x 2 ( x + 7) + x( x + 7)

3. Factorize completely each of the following expressions

a. ܽܿ + ܽ݀ + ܾܿ + ܾ݀ g. ‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 5‫ ݔ‬+ 4‫ ݔ‬+ 20

b. ‫ ݕ‬ଶ − 8‫ ݕ‬− ‫ ݕ‬+ 8 h. ‫ ݔ݌‬+ ‫ ݕ݌‬− ‫ ݖݍ‬− ‫ݕݍ‬

c. ‫ ݕݔ‬+ ‫ ݖݔ‬+ ‫ ݕݓ‬+ ‫ݖݓ‬ i. 5‫ ݕ‬ଶ + 2‫ ݕ‬+ 10‫ ݕ‬+ 4

d. ‫ ݐ‬ଶ + 6‫ ݐ‬− 2‫ ݐ‬− 12 j. ܽ‫ ݔ‬− 3ܽ + ܾ‫ ݔ‬− 3ܾ

e. ܾ ଷ − ܾ ଶ + 2ܾ − 2 k. 8m 2 − 12m + 10 m − 15

f. 2‫ ݕ‬ସ + 6‫ ݕ‬ଶ + 5‫ ݕ‬ଶ + 15 l. x 2 + 5 x + 2 x + 10

4. Factorize the following expressions as completely as possible

a. x2 − y 2 e. p 3 − 16 p

b. 25 p 2 − 36 f. 8h 2 − 8
2
c. x2 y2 −1 g. (a + c) −4

m2 9 h. ( k − 1)
2
+ 25
d. −
4 25
2
i. 16 − ( b + 3)

j.

5. Factorize the following trinomial expressions

a. x2 + 4x + 3 f. 2 x2 − 5x − 3

b. x 2 + 10 x + 24 g. 3 x 2 − 10 x − 8

c. x 2 + 11x − 26 h. 3 x 2 + 16 xy + 5 y 2

d. 2 x 2 + 11x + 12 i. x 2 + 5 xy + 6 y 2

e. 6 x 2 + 17 x + 12

6. Factorize the following expressions as completely as possible, more than one method may be

required

a. ( x + 2 )( y − 3) − 5 ( y − 3)

b. ( a + b )( x − y ) + 4a + 4b

c. x 2 − y 2 + ax + ay

d. (x 2
+ 5 xy + 6 y 2 ) + x + 3 y

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