Name: _____________________________________________________Gr.

& Section: _________

Date: ______________________________________________________Score: ______________

ACTIVITY # 1

Description: This activity will give you an idea on 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. 6x2y2 + 3xy3 – 3xy2

______ 2. 3xy2 (2x + y – 1) F. x3 – 27

______ 3. (x + y) (x – y) G. 4x2 – 9

______ 4. (2x + 3) (2x – 3) R. 4x2 + 12x + 9

______ 5. (x – 5y) (x + 5y) U. 12x2 – 20x

______ 6. (x + y)2 E. 6x2 + 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. x2 – y2

______ 10 (2x – 1) (3x + 2) I. 2x2 – x – 10

______ 11. (x + 2) (2x – 5) O. x2 – 10xy + 25y2

______ 12. (x – 3) (x2 + 3x + 9) N. x2 + x – 12

______ 13. (x + 3) (x2 – 3x + 9) H. x3 – 27

______ 14. (a + b) (c – d) M. x2 + 2xy + y2

______ 15. (m – n ) (r + s) L. x2 – 25y2

______ 16. (3x + 4) (3x – 4) P. 9x2 – 16

______ 17. (3x – 4)2 V. 9x2 – 24x + 16

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12 2 3 14 8 7 11 9 4 11 15 14 13 10

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7 10 17 10 7 15 10 8 12

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6 1 5 14 11 16 5 11 3 2 14 11 8 9