SECTION A
1. 24xy & 8y² 6. 9x² + 24x + 16
Coef cients 24, 8 → 8; common Perfect square form: (3x)², (4)²,
variable → y middle matches
Ans: 8y Ans: (3x + 4)²
2. x² + 11x + 24 7. 97 × 103
24 ko factor: 3 + 8 = 11 Use (100 − 3)(100 + 3)
Ans: (x + 3)(x + 8) = 10000 − 9
3. a² – 4 Ans: 9991
4 = 2² → difference of squares 8. x² + 14x + 48
Ans: (a − 2)(a + 2) 48 → 6 + 8 = 14
4. 25ab, 15a²b, 10ab² Ans: (x + 6)(x + 8)
Common coef cient = 5, common 9. (3x² − 4x − 15) ÷ (x − 3)
variable = ab Factor numerator → (3x + 5)(x − 3)
Ans: 5ab Cancel (x − 3)
5. x² + 2x − 24 Ans: 3x + 5
Pairs of −24: 6 − 4 = 2 10. 4x² − 100y²
Ans: (x + 6)(x − 4) Take 4 common: 4(x² − 25y²)
Ans: 4(x − 5y)(x + 5y)
SECTION B – 1 Mark Solutions
1. 18mn² − 24mn + 30mn² 4. 25(x + y)² − 16(x − y)²
Common = 6mn Difference of squares
Ans: 6mn(3n − 4 + 5n) Ans: (x + 9y)(9x + y)
2. a² − 8a + 15 5. 63² − 61²
15 → 3 + 5 = 8 (a² − b²) = (a − b)(a + b)
Ans: (a − 3)(a − 5) = 2 × 124
Ans: 248
3. x² − 2 + 1/x²
Matches identity (x − 1/x)²
Ans: (x − 1/x)²
SECTION C – 2 Mark Solutions
1. x² − 4x − 21 4. (5x² − 12x − 9) ÷ (x − 3)
−7 + 3 = −4 Factor numerator → (5x + 3)(x − 3)
Ans: (x − 7)(x + 3) Cancel
Ans: 5x + 3
2. 24mn − 21n + 8m − 7
Group → n(24m − 21) + (8m − 7) 5. 16a⁴ − 625y⁴
Common (8m − 7) (4a²)² − (25y²)² → difference of squares
Ans: (8m − 7)(3n + 1) Ans: (2a − 5y)(2a + 5y)(4a² + 25y²)
3. 121a² − 144b²
Difference of squares
Ans: (11a − 12b)(11a + 12b)
fi
fi
SECTION D – 3 Mark Solutions
1. 6x² − 7x − 20
Split −7 → −15 + 8
Group
Ans: (2x − 5)(3x + 4)
2. 3x² + 22x + 35
22 → 7 + 15
Factor by grouping
Ans: (3x + 7)(x + 5)
3. 3x² − 19x + 28
−19 → −7 − 12
Group
Ans: (3x − 7)(x − 4)
4. (x² − 10xy − 24y²) ÷ (x + 2y)
Factor numerator → (x − 12y)(x + 2y)
Cancel
Ans: x − 12y
5. 36(a + 2b)² − 49(2a − b)²
Difference of squares → (6P − 7Q)(6P + 7Q)
Ans: 5(19b − 8a)(4a + b)