Factorising Quadratics

Learning Objectives:

• Know what the sum and product is

• Able to expand two brackets

• Able to factorise a quadratic expression

Difference of two squares
(� + 8)(� − 8)

�2 + 8� - 8� – 64

�2 - 64
 Difference of two squares
1012 − 992 49 – (� − 3)2

= (101 + 99)(101 – 99) [7 + (� – 3)][7 – (� – 3)]

= 200 x 2 (� + 4)(10 – �)

= 400
 �2 - 121 532 – 472 81 – (3� – 2)2
(� + 11)(� − 11)
= (53 + 47)(53 – 47) 92 – (3x – 2)2

= 100 x 6 [9 + (3� – 2)][9 – (3� – 2)]

= 600 (3� + 7)(11 – 3�)

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2 sum  +6
� + 6� + 8 product  +8

What two numbers

(� + 4 )(� + 2 ) have a product of +8
and a sum of +6?

1, 8
8, 1
2, 4
4, 2
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�2 + 8� + 15 2
� + 4� – 21 �2 - 10� + 24
s = +8 s = +4 s = -10
p = +15 p = - 21 p = +24

(� + 5)(� + 3 ) (� + 7 )(� - 3 ) (� - 6 )(� - 4 )

 Factorising Quadratics
• Factorise the following quadratic expressions:

1) �2 + 6� + 5 = (� + 5)(� + 1)
2) �2 + 7� + 10 = (� + 5)(� + 2)
3) �2 + 19� + 84 = (� + 12)(� + 7)
4) �2 + 3� – 18 = (� + 6)(� – 3)
5) �2 + 10� – 24 = (� + 12)(� – 2)
6) �2 - 9� – 22 = (� - 11)(� + 2)
7) �2 - 5� – 24 = (� - 8)(� + 3)
8) �2 - 13� + 36 = (� – 9)(� – 4)
9) �2 - 13� + 42 = (� – 6)(� – 7)
10) �2 - 64 = (� + 8)(� – 8)
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(3� – 2)(4� + 3)

12�2 − 8� + 9� − 6

12�2 + � − 6
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2 s = +11
2� + 11� + 15 p = 2 x +15
= +30

2�2 + 6� + 5� + 15 What two numbers

have a product of +30
and a sum of +11?

2�(� + 3) + 5(� + 3)

(2� + 5)(� + 3)
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2 s = -33
5� − 33� − 14 p = 5 x -14
= -70

5�2 − 35� + 2� − 14 What two numbers

have a product of -70
and a sum of -33?

5�(� − 7) + 2(� − 7)

(5� + 2)(� − 7)
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2 s = -11
6� − 11� + 3 p = 6 x +3
= +18

6�2 − 9� − 2� + 3 What two numbers

have a product of +18
and a sum of -11?

3�(2� − 3) − 1(2� − 3)

(3� − 1)(2� − 3)
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(3� + 1)(� + 2)

× � +2
3� 3�2 + 6�
+1 +� +2

= 3�2 + 6� + � + 2
= 3�2 + 7� + 2
 Factorising Quadratics
• Factorise: 5�2 + 36� + 7

× � +7
5� 5�2 +35�
+1 +� +7

(5� + 1)(� + 7)
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• Factorise: 2�2 + 11� + 12

× � +4
2� 2�2 +8�
+3 +3� + 12

(2� + 3)(� + 4)
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• Factorise: 3�2 − 2� − 21

× � −3
3� 3�2 −9�
+7 +7� −21

(3� + 7)(� − 3)
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• Factorise these quadratics:

1) 2�2 + 7� + 3 = (2� + 1)(� + 3)

2) 3�2 + 14� + 8 = (3� + 2)(� + 4)
3) 5�2 + 13� + 6 = (5� + 3)(� + 2)
4) 2�2 + 9� + 9 = (2� + 3)(� + 3)
5) 11�2 + 34� + 3 = (11� + 1)(� + 3)
6) 3�2 + � − 4 = (3� + 4)(� – 1)
7) 2�2 + 3� − 14 = (2� + 7)(� – 2)
8) 3�2 − 11� + 10 = (3� – 5)(� – 2)
9) 5�2 − 47� + 56 = (5� – 7)(� – 8)
10) 6�2 + 17� + 5 = (2� + 5)(3� + 1)