Question Bank

100 Chapter-Wise Olympiad & Foundation Practice Questions

Topic: Factorization

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Part 1: Basic Common Factors and Identities (1-35)

Q1. Find the common factors of the terms 12x and 36.

A) 12

B) 6

C) 12x

D) 36

Q2. What is the highest common factor (HCF) of 22y and 11xy?

A) 11

B) 11y

C) 22xy

D) 11x

Q3. Factorize the expression: 7x - 42.

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A) 7(x - 6)

B) 7(x - 42)

C) x(7 - 6)

D) 6(x - 7)

Q4. Factorize completely: 6p - 12q.

A) 6(p - 2q)

B) 6(p - q)

C) 12(p - q)

D) 2(3p - 6q)

Q5. Find the common factors of 14pq and 28p²q².

A) 14pq

B) 28pq

C) 14p²q²

D) 7pq

Q6. Factorize: 7a² + 14a.

A) 7a(a + 2)

B) 7(a² + 2a)

C) a(7a + 14)

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D) 14a(a + 1)

Q7. Factorize by grouping: xy + x + y + 1.

A) (x + 1)(y + 1)

B) (x - 1)(y - 1)

C) x(y + 1)

D) y(x + 1)

Q8. Using the identity a² - b², factorize: x² - 9.

A) (x - 3)(x - 3)

B) (x + 3)(x - 3)

C) (x + 9)(x - 1)

D) (x - 9)(x + 9)

Q9. Factorize: 4y² - 12y + 9.

A) (2y - 3)²

B) (2y + 3)²

C) (4y - 3)²

D) (2y - 9)²

Q10. What are the factors of p² - 81?

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A) (p - 9)(p - 9)

B) (p + 9)(p - 9)

C) (p + 81)(p - 1)

D) (p - 21)(p + 21)

Q11. Factorize: ax + bx - ay - by.

A) (x - y)(a + b)

B) (x + y)(a - b)

C) (a - y)(b + x)

D) (x - y)(a - b)

Q12. Divide 12x³y² by 4xy.

A) 3x²y

B) 3x³y

C) 8x²y

D) 3xy²

Q13. Factorize: 49x² - 36.

A) (7x - 6)(7x - 6)

B) (7x + 6)(7x - 6)

C) (49x - 6)(x + 6)

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D) (7x - 18)(7x + 18)

Q14. Factorize the algebraic trinomial: x² + 8x + 16.

A) (x + 4)²

B) (x - 4)²

C) (x + 8)(x + 2)

D) (x + 16)(x + 1)

Q15. Find the value of (x² - y²) / (x - y).

A) x + y

B) x - y

C) 1

D) x² + y²

Q16. Simplify by factorizing the numerator: (5x² - 15x) / 5x.

A) x - 3

B) 5x - 3

C) x² - 3

D) x - 15

Q17. Factorize: 10ab - 4a + 5b - 2.

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A) (2a + 1)(5b - 2)

B) (2a - 1)(5b + 2)

C) (5a + 2)(2b - 1)

D) (2a + 1)(5b + 2)

Q18. The irreducible factor form of 3a²b is:

A) 3 × a × a × b

B) 3 × a × b

C) 3a × ab

D) 3 × a² × b

Q19. Factorize: x² - 10x + 25.

A) (x - 5)²

B) (x + 5)²

C) (x - 5)(x + 5)

D) (x - 25)(x - 1)

Q20. Divide: 44(x⁴ - 5x³) by 11x³.

A) 4(x - 5)

B) 4x(x - 5)

C) 4(x⁴ - 5)

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D) 4(x - 1)

Q21. Find the common factor of 2x, 3x², and 4.

A) x

B) 2

C) 1

D) 2x

Q22. Factorize: 15lm + 6l + 5m + 2.

A) (3l + 1)(5m + 2)

B) (3l - 1)(5m - 2)

C) (5l + 2)(3m + 1)

D) (3l + 2)(5m + 1)

Q23. Factorize: 1 - 16x².

A) (1 - 4x)(1 - 4x)

B) (1 + 4x)(1 - 4x)

C) (1 + 16x)(1 - x)

D) (4x - 1)(4x + 1)

Q24. Find the missing term to make it a perfect square: x² + 12x + ____.

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A) 36

B) 6

C) 12

D) 24

Q25. Factorize: z² - 4z - 12 by splitting the middle term.

A) (z - 6)(z + 2)

B) (z + 6)(z - 2)

C) (z - 4)(z + 3)

D) (z - 3)(z + 4)

Q26. Divide: 7(x² - 2x) by (x - 2).

A) 7

B) 7x

C) x

D) 7(x - 2)

Q27. Factorize: 20x²y + 30xy².

A) 10xy(2x + 3y)

B) 10(2x²y + 3xy²)

C) 5xy(4x + 6y)

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D) 2030xy(x + y)

Q28. What is the value of 99² - 1² computed via factorization identities?

A) 9800

B) 9900

C) 9600

D) 10000

Q29. Factorize: x² - x - 6.

A) (x - 3)(x + 2)

B) (x + 3)(x - 2)

C) (x - 6)(x + 1)

D) (x - 1)(x + 6)

Q30. Find the HCF of 6abc, 24ab², and 12a²b.

A) 6ab

B) 6abc

C) 12ab

D) 6a²b²

Q31. Factorize: 16x² - 25y².

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A) (4x - 5y)(4x - 5y)

B) (4x + 5y)(4x - 5y)

C) (16x - 25y)(x + y)

D) (8x - 5y)(8x + 5y)

Q32. Factorize: x² + 5x + 6.

A) (x + 2)(x + 3)

B) (x + 1)(x + 5)

C) (x - 2)(x - 3)

D) (x + 6)(x - 1)

Q33. Divide: (a + b)(2a - 3b) by (a + b).

A) 2a - 3b

B) a - b

C) 1

D) 2a + 3b

Q34. Factorize: am² + bm² + bn² + an².

A) (a + b)(m² + n²)

B) (a - b)(m² - n²)

C) (am + bn)(m + n)

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D) (a + b)(m + n)²

Q35. Factorize: 9x² - 24xy + 16y².

A) (3x - 4y)²

B) (3x + 4y)²

C) (9x - 16y)²

D) (3x - 2y)²

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Part 2: Medium Structural Adjustments (36-70)

Q36. Factorize completely: 5x³ - 20x.

A) 5x(x - 2)(x + 2)

B) 5x(x² - 4)

C) 5(x² - 2x)

D) x(5x - 2)(5x + 2)

Q37. Factorize: (x + y)² - 4xy.

A) (x - y)²

B) (x + y)²

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C) x² + y²

D) (x - y)(x + y)

Q38. Factorize: x⁴ - 81.

A) (x² + 9)(x + 3)(x - 3)

B) (x² - 9)(x² - 9)

C) (x + 3)⁴

D) (x² + 9)(x² + 9)

Q39. Divide: 20(y + 4)(y² + 5y + 3) by 5(y + 4).

A) 4(y² + 5y + 3)

B) 4(y + 4)

C) 4y² + 5y + 3

D) 20(y² + 5y + 3)

Q40. Factorize: x² - 2xy + y² - z².

A) (x - y + z)(x - y - z)

B) (x + y + z)(x - y - z)

C) (x - y - z)²

D) (x + y - z)(x - y + z)

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Q41. Factorize: 15x² - 26x + 8.

A) (3x - 4)(5x - 2)

B) (3x + 4)(5x + 2)

C) (5x - 4)(3x - 2)

D) (15x - 4)(x - 2)

Q42. Divide: z(5z² - 80) by 5z(z + 4).

A) z - 4

B) z + 4

C) 5(z - 4)

D) 1

Q43. Factorize: x² + x - 12.

A) (x + 4)(x - 3)

B) (x - 4)(x + 3)

C) (x + 6)(x - 2)

D) (x - 12)(x + 1)

Q44. Factorize: a² - 4b + 4a - ab.

A) (a - 4)(a + b)

B) (a + 4)(a - b)

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C) (a - 4)(a - b)

D) (a + 4)(b - a)

Q45. Evaluate using factorization: (7.83 × 7.83 - 1.17 × 1.17) / 6.66.

A) 9

B) 6.66

C) 8

D) 10

Q46. Factorize: x² - 22x + 120.

A) (x - 12)(x - 10)

B) (x + 12)(x + 10)

C) (x - 15)(x - 8)

D) (x - 20)(x - 6)

Q47. Simplify: (x² - 5x + 6) / (x - 2).

A) x - 3

B) x - 2

C) x + 3

D) x - 1

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Q48. Factorize: a⁴ - 2a²b² + b⁴.

A) (a - b)²(a + b)²

B) (a² - b²)⁴

C) (a - b)⁴

D) (a + b)⁴

Q49. Factorize: 2x² + 7x + 3.

A) (2x + 1)(x + 3)

B) (2x + 3)(x + 1)

C) (2x - 1)(x - 3)

D) (x + 1)(2x + 6)

Q50. Divide: 12ab(9a² - 16b²) by 4ab(3a + 4b).

A) 3(3a - 4b)

B) 3(3a + 4b)

C) 4(3a - 4b)

D) ab(3a - 4b)

Q51. Factorize: y² + 2y - 15.

A) (y + 5)(y - 3)

B) (y - 5)(y + 3)

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C) (y + 15)(y - 1)

D) (y - 15)(y + 1)

Q52. Factorize completely: x² - y² + 2x + 1.

A) (x + 1 + y)(x + 1 - y)

B) (x - 1 + y)(x - 1 - y)

C) (x + y + 1)(x - y + 1)

D) (x + y - 1)(x - y - 1)

Q53. Factorize: 63a² - 112b².

A) 7(3a - 4b)(3a + 4b)

B) 7(9a - 16b)(9a + 16b)

C) (21a - 28b)(3a + 4b)

D) 7(3a - 4b)²

Q54. Simplify: (m² - 14m - 32) / (m + 2).

A) m - 16

B) m + 16

C) m - 8

D) m - 14

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Q55. Factorize: 25x² - 4s² + 12s - 9.

A) (5x - 2s + 3)(5x + 2s - 3)

B) (5x + 2s + 3)(5x - 2s - 3)

C) (5x - 2s - 3)(5x + 2s + 3)

D) (5x - 2s + 3)(5x - 2s - 3)

Q56. Factorize: x² - 11x - 42.

A) (x - 14)(x + 3)

B) (x + 14)(x - 3)

C) (x - 21)(x + 2)

D) (x - 7)(x - 6)

Q57. Find the value of k if x - 2 is a factor of x² - 5x + k.

A) 6

B) -6

C) 4

D) 5

Q58. Factorize: x² + 1/x² + 2 - 9y².

A) (x + 1/x + 3y)(x + 1/x - 3y)

B) (x - 1/x + 3y)(x - 1/x - 3y)

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C) (x + 1/x + 9y)(x + 1/x - 9y)

D) (x² + 1/x² - 3y)²

Q59. Factorize: 12x² - 7x + 1.

A) (3x - 1)(4x - 1)

B) (3x + 1)(4x + 1)

C) (2x - 1)(6x - 1)

D) (3x - 1)(4x + 1)

Q60. Simplify the system: (a² - b²) / (a + b)².

A) (a - b) / (a + b)

B) (a + b) / (a - b)

C) a - b

D) 1

Q61. Factorize: p² + q² - r² - 2pq.

A) (p - q - r)(p - q + r)

B) (p + q - r)(p + q + r)

C) (p - q - r)²

D) (p + q - r)(p - q + r)

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Q62. Factorize: 3x² - 14x - 5.

A) (3x + 1)(x - 5)

B) (3x - 1)(x + 5)

C) (x - 1)(3x + 5)

D) (3x + 5)(x - 1)

Q63. Divide: (x⁴ - y⁴) by (x² + y²).

A) x² - y²

B) x - y

C) x + y

D) (x - y)²

Q64. Factorize: 2a⁵ - 32a.

A) 2a(a² + 4)(a - 2)(a + 2)

B) 2a(a² - 4)(a² + 4)

C) 2a(a - 2)⁴

D) 2(a⁴ - 16a)

Q65. Factorize: q² - 10q + 21.

A) (q - 7)(q - 3)

B) (q + 7)(q + 3)

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C) (q - 21)(q - 1)

D) (q - 5)²

Q66. Divide: 39y³(50y² - 98) by 26y²(5y + 7).

A) 3y(5y - 7)

B) 1.5y(5y - 7)

C) 3y(5y + 7)

D) 2y(5y - 7)

Q67. Factorize: x² - 2 + 1/x².

A) (x - 1/x)²

B) (x + 1/x)²

C) (x - 1/x)(x + 1/x)

D) x² - 1/x²

Q68. Factorize: x² - 4x - 21.

A) (x - 7)(x + 3)

B) (x + 7)(x - 3)

C) (x - 21)(x + 1)

D) (x - 6)(x + 2)

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Q69. Reduce to standard low terms: (a² - 5a + 6) / (a² - 6a + 9).

A) (a - 2) / (a - 3)

B) (a - 3) / (a - 2)

C) (a + 2) / (a + 3)

D) a - 2

Q70. Factorize: 4x² + 20x + 25 - 16z².

A) (2x + 5 - 4z)(2x + 5 + 4z)

B) (2x - 5 - 4z)(2x - 5 + 4z)

C) (2x + 5 - 16z)²

D) (4x + 5 - 4z)(4x + 5 + 4z)

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Part 3: Hard and Competitive Olympiad Level (71-100)

Q71. Factorize completely: x⁴ + 4.

A) (x² + 2x + 2)(x² - 2x + 2)

B) (x² + 2)²

C) (x² - 2x - 2)(x² + 2x - 2)

D) (x² + 2)(x² - 2)

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Q72. Factorize: x⁴ + x² + 1.

A) (x² + x + 1)(x² - x + 1)

B) (x² + x + 1)²

C) (x² - x - 1)(x² + x - 1)

D) (x² + 1)²

Q73. If x + 1/x = 5, find the value of (x⁴ - 1/x⁴) / (x² - 1/x²).

A) 23

B) 25

C) 27

D) 21

Q74. Factorize: (x² - 5x)² - 2(x² - 5x) - 24.

A) (x - 6)(x + 1)(x - 4)(x - 1)

B) (x - 6)(x + 1)(x - 3)(x - 2)

C) (x - 4)(x - 5)(x + 2)(x - 1)

D) (x² - 5x - 6)(x² - 5x + 4) fully expanded match

Q75. Simplify the fractional quotient setup: (x³ - 1) / (x - 1).

A) x² + x + 1

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B) x² - x + 1

C) x² - 1

D) x² + 1

Q76. Factorize the multi-variable structure: a³ + b³ + c³ - 3abc.

A) (a + b + c)(a² + b² + c² - ab - bc - ca)

B) (a + b + c)(a + b - c)(a - b + c)

C) (a + b + c)³

D) (a² + b² + c²)(a + b + c - ab - bc - ca)

Q77. If a + b + c = 0, what is the fully factorized value of a³ + b³ + c³?

A) 3abc

B) -3abc

C) abc

D) 0

Q78. Factorize: 2x² - 5xy - 3y².

A) (2x + y)(x - 3)

B) (2x + y)(x - 3y)

C) (2x - y)(x + 3y)

D) (x - y)(2x + 3y)

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Q79. Factorize: (a² - b²)³ + (b² - c²)³ + (c² - a²)³.

A) 3(a - b)(a + b)(b - c)(b + c)(c - a)(c + a)

B) 3(a - b)(b - c)(c - a)

C) (a² - b²)(b² - c²)(c² - a²)

D) 0

Q80. Find the factors of: x² - y² - z² + 2yz + x + y - z.

A) (x + y - z)(x - y + z + 1)

B) (x - y + z)(x + y - z + 1)

C) (x + y + z)(x - y - z - 1)

D) (x - y - z)(x + y + z + 1)

Q81. Factorize: 8x³ + 27y³.

A) (2x + 3y)(4x² - 6xy + 9y²)

B) (2x - 3y)(4x² + 6xy + 9y²)

C) (2x + 3y)³

D) (2x + 3y)(4x² + 6xy + 9y²)

Q82. If x² - 3x + 2 is a factor of x⁴ - px² + q, find the values of p and q.

A) p = 5, q = 4

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B) p = 4, q = 5

C) p = 3, q = 2

D) p = 5, q = 2

Q83. Factorize completely: x⁶ - y⁶.

A) (x - y)(x + y)(x² + xy + y²)(x² - xy + y²)

B) (x² - y²)(x⁴ + x²y² + y⁴)

C) (x - y)³(x + y)³

D) (x³ - y³)(x³ + y³)

Q84. Factorize: (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)(x + 4) - 24.

A) x(x + 5)(x² + 5x + 10)

B) (x² + 5x + 4)(x² + 5x + 6)

C) x(x - 5)(x² + 5x + 4)

D) (x² + 5x)(x² + 5x + 10)

Q85. Simplify: (x - a)³ + (x - b)³ + (x - c)³ - 3(x - a)(x - b)(x - c) given 3x = a + b + c.

A) 0

B) 1

C) 3x

D) abc

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Q86. Factorize: 4x⁴ + 11x² + 9.

A) (2x² - x + 3)(2x² + x + 3)

B) (2x² + 3)²

C) (2x² + 2x + 3)(2x² - 2x + 3)

D) (4x² + 1)(x² + 9)

Q87. Factorize: a² - b² - c² - 2bc.

A) (a - b - c)(a + b + c)

B) (a + b + c)(a - b + c)

C) (a - b + c)(a + b - c)

D) (a - b - c)(a - b + c)

Q88. Simplify the large numeric expression via structural factors: (2026² - 2024²) / (2025).

A) 4

B) 2

C) 2025

D) 4050

Q89. Factorize: x⁸ - 1.

A) (x⁴ + 1)(x² + 1)(x + 1)(x - 1)

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B) (x⁴ - 1)(x⁴ + 1)

C) (x - 1)⁸

D) (x² - 1)⁴(x² + 1)⁴

Q90. Find the value of m if mx² - 9x + 2 has a perfect fractional factor root matching (2x - 1).

A) 4

B) 2

C) 8

D) 1

Q91. Factorize: x² - 2xy + y² - 4x + 4y + 4.

A) (x - y - 2)²

B) (x + y - 2)²

C) (x - y + 2)²

D) (x - y - 4)²

Q92. Find the factors of the polynomial: x³ - 6x² + 11x - 6.

A) (x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)

B) (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)

C) (x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 3)

D) (x - 1)(x - 5)(x + 6)

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Q93. If a/b + b/a = -1, find the value of (a³ - b³) / (a - b) given a ≠ b.

A) 0

B) 1

C) -1

D) 3

Q94. Factorize: 125x³ - 8y³.

A) (5x - 2y)(25x² + 10xy + 4y²)

B) (5x + 2y)(25x² - 10xy + 4y²)

C) (5x - 2y)³

D) (5x - 2y)(25x² - 20xy + 4y²)

Q95. Factorize: (x² - 1)y² - (y² - 1)x².

A) (x - y)(x + y)

B) (x - y)(y - x)

C) (x² - y²)

D) 0

Q96. If x² + x - 2 is the exact product of two simple linear factors, which are they?

A) (x + 2)(x - 1)

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B) (x - 2)(x + 1)

C) (x + 2)(x + 1)

D) (x - 2)(x - 1)

Q97. Factorize: a² + b² - 2(ab - ac + bc).

A) (a - b + c)²

B) (a + b - c)²

C) (a - b - c)²

D) (a + b + c)²

Q98. Find the continuous factored division of: (x⁴ - 5x² + 4) / [ (x - 1)(x - 2) ].

A) (x + 1)(x + 2)

B) (x - 1)(x - 2)

C) (x - 4)

D) (x + 4)

Q99. Factorize: x³ - 3x² - x + 3.

A) (x - 3)(x - 1)(x + 1)

B) (x + 3)(x - 1)(x + 1)

C) (x - 3)(x - 1)²

D) (x - 3)(x + 1)²

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Q100. If (x - k) is the common linear factor of both x² - x - 6 and x² + 3x - 10, find the value of
k.

A) 2

B) 3

C) -2

D) 5

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Answers:

1A 2B 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8B 9A 10B 11A 12A 13B 14A 15A 16A 17A 18A 19A 20A

21C 22A 23B 24A 25A 26B 27A 28A 29A 30A 31B 32A 33A 34A 35A 36A 37A 38A 39A 40A

41A 42A 43A 44B 45A 46A 47A 48A 49A 50A 51A 52A 53A 54A 55A 56A 57A 58A 59A 60A

61A 62A 63A 64A 65A 66A 67A 68A 69A 70A 71A 72A 73A 74B 75A 76A 77A 78B 79A 80A

81A 82A 83A 84A 85A 86A 87A 88A 89A 90A 91A 92A 93A 94A 95A 96A 97A 98A 99A 100A

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