Starter

Find the highest common factor of…

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6.2 Factorising
algebraic expressions

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Objectives

1. Students will be able to

utilize the common factors to
factorise the simple
algebraic expressions
correctly.
2. Students will be able to
elaborate their skills to
factorise the given algebraic
expressions correctly.

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 Factorising Expressions
Factorising is the opposite of expansion.
It puts an expression back into brackets.

Expanding Expanding

3(2t + 3m) 6t + 9m 4(5y + 2p) 20y + 8p

HCF = 3 HCF = 4

Factorising Factorising

We have to find the Highest Common Factor

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of all terms to factorise.
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 Examples:

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 Activity:1
Complete the sentence.

1. The highest common factor of is …………..

2. The common factor in is …………………

3. In the algebraic statement the factored form is:

a)

4. =

5. Factorise
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 Assessment:1
• Factorise:

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Objectives

1. Students will be able to

utilize the common factors to
factorise the simple
algebraic expressions
correctly.
2. Students will be able to
elaborate their skills to
factorise the given algebraic
expressions correctly.

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Factorise as fully as possible:

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 Assessment:

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A. A rectangular field is 40 m long and (12x + 30) metres
wide.
a. Find the perimeter of the field and factorise your
answer as fully as possible.

b. Find the area of the field and factorise your answer as

fully as possible.

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Plenary

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 Homework:

• Two of the angles in a triangle

are 3x and 4y degrees. Find an
expression for the third angle
and factorise your answer fully.

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Factorise as fully as possible:
A. 90m 3 − 80m 2

B. 36x 3 + 24x 5

C. 32p 2 q − 4pq 2

D. 14m2n2 + 4m3n3

E. 17abc + 30ab 2c
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A. x(3 + y) + 2( y + 3)

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A. m3n2 + 6m2n2 (8m + n)=

B. 6x 3 + 2x 4 + 4x 5

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• Two of the angles in a triangle are 3x and 4y degrees.
Find an expression for the third angle and factorise
your answer fully.

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