Mathematics 8

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LESSON 1

Common Monomial Factor

A. Determine the common monomial factor.

polynomial common remaining factored form
monomial factor
factor
1. 5 y +15 5 y +3 5( y +3)

2. 4 x+2

3. 32 x5 −8

4. 14 x 2−2 x

5. 56 x 2−49 x

6. 3 x 2 y +18 x 2 y 2

7. 8 m2 +4 m−12

8. 6 x 4 + x 3−4 x 2

9. 3 x ( y −1 )+ 2( y−1)

10. x 2 ( y +5 ) +2 y ( y+ 5 )−5( y+5)

B. Factor each of the following polynomials.

1. 12 x2−36 x 4 6. 21 r 6 s−3 r 5 s

2. 6 y 2 + y 7. 15 a3 b3 + 45 a2 b+30 a4 b 2

3. 4 h2 +6 h−10 8. 7 x ( y +8 )+( y +8)

4. 27 a 5 b 3+3 a b3 9. 4 a(b +12)+3( b+1 2)

5. y 3 z−7 y 5 z 4 10. ( 2 x−3 y )+ 3 y( 2 x−3 y )

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LESSON 2

Difference of Two Squares

( x +3 ) ( x −3 )=( x )2−¿

difference of two squares

square of the second term
square of the first term

A. Determine if the following binomials follow the form of the difference of two squares or
not. Write D if it is a difference of two squares and N if it’s not.
1 _____________6. 4 9+ 49 c2
_____________1. x 2 -
4
_____________7. 4 x2 −144 y 2
_____________2. y 3−8 z 2
_____________8. 15 z 2 – 25
_____________3. 49 w2 – 4
_____________9. 4 x2 – 1
2 2
_____________4. a −8 b
_____________10. w 2−196 x 2 y 2 z2
3 2
_____________5. x −64 y

B. Factor each polynomial.

1. b2 – 1 6. 169p2 – 1

2. 9x2 – 36 7. 12a2 – 108

3. a2b2 – 25 8. 9x2 – 49y2

4. 64a2 – 225b2 1
9. m2 -
9

5. 81a2 – b 2
10. 49xy2 – x3

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LESSON 3

Sum or Difference of Two Cubes

3 3
x + 27= ( x ) −¿
2
¿( x +3)( x −3 x+ 9)
square of 3
product of x∧3 but opposite sign
square of x

Factor the following completely.

1. a 3+125 6. 27 a 3−125 b3

2. x 3−27 y 3 7. 8 m3−1

3. x 3−8 8. 8 x 4 + x

4. y 3 +64 9. 32 a3−4

5. 216 m3−1 10. 24 b 3−375 c 3

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LESSON 4
Perfect Square Trinomial
x 2+ 2 xy + y 2=¿
x 2−2 xy+ y 2=¿
A. Find the product in each
of the following.

1. ( x +1 )2

2. ( y−6 )2

3. ( 2 x+5 )2

4. ( 4 a−1 )2

5. ( 2 y+ 3 )2

B. Factor each polynomial completely.

1. x 2+ 8 x+15 6. 9 x 2+ 6 x+1

2. y 2 +12 y+36 7. 25 c 2 +10 c+1

3. x 2−4 x+ 45 8. 4 y 2−8 y +4

4. a 2+ a+12 9. 100 a2 +20 a+ 4

5. a 2−11 a+30 10. b 2+10 b+ 25

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 Mathematics 8

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