FACTORING OF POLYNOMIALS

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ACTIVITY 2: MESSAGE FROM THE KING (PRODUCT – FACTOR ASSOCIATION)

This activity will give you an idea of how factors are associated with products. You
will match the factors in column A with the products in column B to decode the
secret message.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. 4𝑥(3𝑥 − 5) A. 6𝑥 𝑦 + 3𝑥𝑦 3 − 3𝑥𝑦 2
2 2

2. 3𝑥𝑦 2 (2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 1) F. 𝑥 3 − 27
3. (𝑥 + 𝑦)(𝑥 − 𝑦) G. 4𝑥 2 − 9
4. (2𝑥 + 3)(2𝑥 − 3) R. 4𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 9
5. (𝑥 − 5𝑦)(𝑥 + 5𝑦) U. 12𝑥 2 − 20𝑥
6. (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 E. 6𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2
7. (2𝑥 + 3)2 T. 𝑎𝑐 − 𝑎𝑑 + 𝑏𝑐 − 𝑏𝑑
8. (𝑥 − 5𝑦)2 S. 𝑚𝑟 − 𝑛𝑟 + 𝑚𝑠 − 𝑛𝑠
9. (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 3) C. 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2
10. (2𝑥 − 1)(3𝑥 + 2) I. 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 10
11. (𝑥 + 2)(2𝑥 − 5) O. 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥𝑦 + 25𝑦 2
12. (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 9) N. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 12
13. (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 9) H. 𝑥 3 + 27
14. (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑐 − 𝑑) M. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2
15. (𝑚 − 𝑛)(𝑟 + 𝑠) L. 𝑥 2 − 25𝑦 2
16. (3𝑥 + 4)(3𝑥 − 4) P. 9𝑥 2 − 16
17. (3𝑥 − 4)2 V. 9𝑥 2 − 24𝑥 + 16

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