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simpler to use?
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iv) Which method i)
Questions #4 - #13
Complete Assignment

greatest common
and determine the
of 12a3 and 30a2
Writethe prime factorization
factor of 12a3 and 30a

the greatest common

and 25X2y3 and determine
4
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. Write the prime factorization of
2
factor of 10xy4 and 25x y 3 .

following sets of mono •als.

3. In each case, state the greatest common factor of the

17m, 14m b) '\6r 2 .9x bc 2 , bc 7 (A

2 20

\3xyz, 9rst, 12def

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Factors
#1: Common
Factoring Polynomial Expressions Lesson
6a 2b
g) —8pq 3 , 18p 2q h) -10x 5z 6, —15x z i) 8ab 2 , 9ab,

—64qr
j) 10xy, 16xz, 20xyz k) -2v 3y, -4x 3y4, -4x2y4 l) —28pqr3, —56p2q,

4, Complete the factoring in each case.

a) 12a + 24b (a + 2b)

d) 5x2 + 10x+ 15
e) 6cde—4cd= 2 (3e —2)

S. In each case, the greatest common factor has been removed. Complete the factoring.

a) 3a 2 + 15a = 3a(a+b) = 10(op- q)

b) 20p- IOC/
—9x2 = 3x2(2N - 2
c) d) 4a 2b + 8a 3b 2 = 4a b(b

e) —15x 2y — 10x 2y 2 = —5x2y( f) 16xm2n 3 —12mn —4mn = 4mn(

6. Factor the following polynomials by removing the greatest common factor.

a) 6m +6n b) 7xy2 +49 c) 15pq —5 + 12d

d)

e) xy+y f) 6x2 —9x g) 9ab —12ac h) 48y2 - 72y5

7. Factor the following polynomials

a) 12x—8y+ 16z b) 9pq + 6pr— 15p

(2

d) 5x2 IOxy—20xz e) 4abc —2abd + 8abe f) 14a 2b 2 + 21a 3b 2 - 35a 2 b 3

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Lesson WI:
Expressions
186 Factoring Polynomial
like terms.
80 In each of the following:
expressionby combining
i) simplify the polynomial. 12
ii) factor the resulting b) 6—2y+5y

- 2) -4x
3 - 3x) - - 6) + 5x2(x
3
3 —5xy-3 + 8x y
— 2x y

answer to verify the factoring.

Factor the following polynomials. Expand your
—8p — 32p2 —
3 8p
2 b)

at a
10. An archer standing on the ground fires an arrow vertically upward into the air
speed of 30 m/s.
The height (h metres) of the arrow above the ground after t seconds can be
approximated by the formula h = 30t —5t 2

a) Write h in factoredform.
b) Use the factored form of h to calculate the height for each of the times in the table.
Record your answer in the table.
Time (t seconds) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Height (h metres)

c) Explain why the height of the arrow after two seconds is the same as the height Ofthe
arrow after four seconds.
IQ /vwh
d) Calculate h when t = 7. Explain why this has no meaning in the
question. context of the

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