Year 9 – Basic Factorisation Homework Year 9 – Basic Factorisation Homework

Fully factorise the following: (Hint: always Fully factorise the following: (Hint: always
factor out a common factor first if it is factor out a common factor first if it is
possible to do so – other forms of possible to do so – other forms of
factorisation then might be available) factorisation then might be available)
2 2
1. x + 4 x +4 1. x + 4 x +4
2 2
2. x +4 x 2. x +4 x
2 2
3. x + 4 x−12 3. x + 4 x−12
4. x 2+ 4 x +5 4. x 2+ 4 x +5
5. x 4 −4 x 3 5. x 4 −4 x 3
6. x 2−12 x+35 6. x 2−12 x+35
7. x 2−x−72 7. x 2−x−72
2 2
8. y +2 y−120 8. y +2 y−120
9. p3 +5 p 2−36 p 9. p3 +5 p 2−36 p
4 2 4 2
10. p +14 p + 49 10. p +14 p + 49
2 2 2 2
11. p q −6 pq+ 9 11. p q −6 pq+ 9
. How many possible distinct values of a are . How many possible distinct values of a are
there for which x 2+ ax+ 100 is factorisable? there for which x 2+ ax+ 100 is factorisable?
How about x 2+ ax−100 How about x 2+ ax−100

Year 9 – Basic Factorisation Homework Year 9 – Basic Factorisation Homework

Fully factorise the following: (Hint: always Fully factorise the following: (Hint: always
factor out a common factor first if it is factor out a common factor first if it is
possible to do so – other forms of possible to do so – other forms of
factorisation then might be available) factorisation then might be available)

1. x 2+ 4 x +4 1. x 2+ 4 x +4
2 2
2. x +4 x 2. x +4 x
2 2
3. x + 4 x−12 3. x + 4 x−12
2 2
4. x + 4 x +5 4. x + 4 x +5
5. x 4 −4 x 3 5. x 4 −4 x 3
2 2
6. x −12 x+35 6. x −12 x+35
7. x 2−x−72 7. x 2−x−72
8. y 2 +2 y−120 8. y 2 +2 y−120
9. p3 +5 p 2−36 p 9. p3 +5 p 2−36 p
10. p4 +14 p 2+ 49 10. p4 +14 p 2+ 49
2 2 2 2
11. p q −6 pq+ 9 11. p q −6 pq+ 9
. How many possible distinct values of a are . How many possible distinct values of a are
there for which x 2+ ax+ 100 is factorisable? there for which x 2+ ax+ 100 is factorisable?
How about x 2+ ax−100 How about x 2+ ax−100
Answers

1. ( x +2 )2
2. x ( x + 4)
3. ( x +6 ) ( x−2 )
4. ( x +4 )( x +1 )
3
5. x ( x−4 )
6. ( x−7 )( x−5 )
7. ( x +8 ) ( x−9 )
8. ( y +12 ) ( y−10 )
9. p ( p+ 9 ) ( p−4 )
2
10. ( p2 +7 )
11. ( pq−3 )2

Note that 100=100× 1=50 ×2=25× 4=20 ×5=10 ×10=−100 ×−1=…

So ( x +100)(x+1) would be a factorisation and so on, giving 10 factorisations.
If 100 is negative, then there are more factorisations because 20 ×−5 is distinct from −20 ×5 . That
means we nearly have double then. However (x +10)( x−10) is the same as (x−10)( x +10), so
it’s 1 less than double, i.e. 19 factorisations.