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Factorisation Practice Questions

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Factorisation Practice Questions

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O LEVEL (P1)

FACTORISATION
QUESTION'S
1

4 x–1
1 Solve the equation = .
x+3 3

Answer ....................................................... [3]

2 (a) Factorise completely 5a2 – 20 .

Answer (a) ................................................. [2]

k
(b) A formula connecting x and y is y = , where k is a constant.
x3
Given that y = –1 when x = 2 , calculate the value of

(i) k,

(ii) x when y = 64.


2

3 (a) Factorise 3tx – 2sx + 15ty – 10sy.

(b) Solve the equation x – 2 + x + 1 = 1.


4 3
(c) Factorise 2y2 – 3y – 2.

Answer (a) ................................................... [2]

(b) x = .............................................. [2]

(c) ................................................... [2]


3

4 (a) Factorise fully 5x2 – 10x.

(b) Solve 3y + 6 = 7y – 10.

(c) Solve 3p(p + 2) = 0.

Answer (a) ........................................... [1]

(b) y = ...................................... [1]

(c) p = ................ or ................ [1]

2
5 (a) Given that x = 6 is a solution of x + k = 0, find the value of k.
3
(b) Solve 2y 2 – 3y – 2 = 0.

Answer (a) k = ..............................................[1]

(b) y = ................... or ......................[2]


4

6 (a) Simplify

(i) x(3x + 2) – (2x + 4),

(ii) ax2 – x2 .
ax – x
(b) Factorise completely 7x2 – 63.

Answer (a)(i) ................................................[1]

(ii) ................................................[2]

(b) ....................................................[2]
5

7 Factorise

(a) 2x2 – 7x –15,

(b) 2yt – 8ys – zt + 4zs.

Answer (a) ....................................................[2]

(b) ....................................................[2]

8 Factorise completely

(a) 15a2 + 12a3,

(b) 1 – 16b2,

(c) 6cx – 3cy – 2dx + dy.

Answer (a) .................................................[1]

(b) .................................................[1]

(c) .................................................[2]
6

9 (a) Factorise completely

(i) 15x2 + 10x,


(ii) t2 – 2t – 15.

(b) Solve 4(x – 0.3) = 3(x – 0.2) .

Answer (a)(i) ........................................[1]

(ii) .........................................[1]

(b) x = ......................................[2]
7

10 (a) Expand and simplify ( p – 5)( p + 4).

(b) Factorise completely


(i) 4x2 + 12xy + 9y2,
(ii) 3m2 – 48.

Answer (a) ................................................[1]

(b)(i) ............................................[2]

(ii) ............................................[2]
8

11 (a)
Factorise x2 − y2.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 1022 − 982.

Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

12 (a) Simplify 4a3 × a2.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) Simplify fully 3x(x + 5) − 2(x − 3).

Answer (b) ..................................... [2]


9

13 (a) Factorise completely

(i) 21a2 – 14a,

Answer (a)(i) ...................................[1]

(ii) x2 – 3x – 40.

Answer (a)(ii) ..................................[1]

(b) Given that y = 3 is a solution of the equation 2y2 + ky – 27 = 0, find the other solution.

Answer (b) y = .................................[2]


10

14 (a) Factorise completely

(i) 3x2 – 12x,

Answer (a)(i) ................................. [1]

(ii) x2 – xy – 2y2.

Answer (a)(ii) ................................ [1]

2
(b) Simplify x2 + 4x .
x – 16

Answer (b) ..................................... [2]

15 (a) Remove the brackets and simplify 4(7x – 3) – 3(5x – 4) .

Answer (a) ....................................... [1]


4 5
(b) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form – .
3y 4y

Answer (b) ....................................... [1]

(c) Simplify (4a2b) × (3ab3) .

Answer (c) ....................................... [1]


11

16 (a) Factorise completely 16a2 – 6a .

Answer (a) ....................................... [1]

(b) Factorise completely 6x + 3xy – 4y – 8 .

Answer (b) .................................................... [2]

17 Factorise

(a) 4t 2 – 9,

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) 3x2 + 5x – 2.

Answer (b) ...................................... [1]


12

18 Factorise completely

(a) 12ab2 − 8a2b ,

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) 2x2 + 3x − 20 .

Answer ........................................ [2]

19 (a) Factorise completely 9pq – 12q2 .

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) Factorise completely 8px + 4py – 6x – 3y .

Answer ........................................ [2]


13

20 Factorise completely 2xy – 3x – 10y + 15 .

Answer ....................................... [2]

21 (a) Factorise 9x2 – 1 .

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) Solve the equation 2y2 + 29y – 15 = 0 .

Answer y = .............. or .............. [3]


14

22 Factorise completely

(a) 12x2 – 15x3,

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) x2 – x – 6.

Answer ..................................... [1]


15

23 (a) Factorise

(i) x2 + x – 12 ,

Answer ............................................... [1]

(ii) 25x2 – 4y2 .

Answer ............................................... [1]


4 1 .
(b) Write as a single fraction +
3p 6p

Answer ..................................... [1]

(c) Solve the simultaneous equations.

3x + 5y = 2
2x – 3y = 14

Answer x = ...............................

y = ............................... [3]
16

24 Factorise completely

(a) 20p + 25p2,

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) 9 – 4t2,

Answer ..................................... [1]

(c) 9 + 35x – 4x2.

Answer ..................................... [1]


17

25 Expand the brackets and simplify

(a) 6k – 2(1 – k) + 3,

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) (2x – 3)(x + 4).

Answer ..................................... [1]

26 Factorise completely

(a) 16p + 4p2,

Answer ............................................... [1]

(b) xy + 2ay + 3ax + 6a2.

Answer ............................................... [2]


18

27 (a) Factorise fully 10x2y + 15xy2.

Answer ............................................ [1]

(b) Factorise 25a2 – b2.

Answer ............................................ [1]


3 2
(c) Simplify - .
(x + 1) 2
x+1

Answer ............................................ [2]


3a 2 9a
(d) Simplify ' .
10bc 5b 2 c

Answer ............................................ [2]


19

28 Solve the equation 3x + 1 x


- = 1.
2 3

Answer x = ......................................... [2]

29 (a) Factorise 25t2 – 4.

Answer ............................................... [1]

(b) Factorise completely 6r 2H − 2r 2h .

Answer ............................................... [1]

(c) Factorise completely 8xy + 4x – 6y – 3.

Answer ............................................... [2]


20

30 (a) Expand and simplify

(i) 4 ^2t + 3h + 5,

Answer .......................................................... [1]

(ii) 6p + 3q - 2 ^2p - 5qh.

Answer .......................................................... [1]

(b) Factorise completely

25x 3 y 2 - 15x 2 y .

Answer .......................................................... [1]

31 Factorise 2ac - 3bc - 6bd + 4ad .

Answer ........................................................ [2]


21

32 (a) Factorise completely 4a - 16a2 .

Answer ............................................. [1]

(b) Factorise 9b 2 - c 2 .

Answer ............................................. [1]

(c) Factorise x 2 - 5y - xy + 5x .

Answer ............................................. [2]

33 (a) Factorise completely 3 - 12a2 .

Answer .............................................. [2]

(b) Factorise x 2 - 6y + 2xy - 3x .

Answer .............................................. [2]


22

34 (a) Factorisecompletely p2q - pq.

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(b) (i) Factorise5x 2 + x - 4 .

Answer�������������������������������������������� [1]

(ii) Hencesolve5x 2 + x - 4 = 0 .

Answerx=................ or................[1]

35 (a) Expand and simplify 10 − 3(3x − 2).

Answer ........................................ [1]


3x 2 + 16x + 5
(b) Simplify fully .
9x 2 - 1

Answer ........................................ [3]


23

36 (a) Factorise

(i) 4p2 – 9q2,

Answer ................................................. [1]

(ii) 2n2 + 5n – 3.

Answer ................................................. [1]

3 2
(b) Express + as a single fraction.
4x 3y

Answer ................................................. [1]


24

37 Factorise completely 3xy - 20 + 5x - 12y .

Answer ............................................. [2]

38 Factorise completely

(a) 5 - 20t 2 ,

Answer .......................................... [2]

(b) 3y 2 - 2xy - 6x + 9y .

Answer ........................................... [2]


25

7x
39 (a) Solve =3.
4 - 3x

Answer x = ..................................... [2]


4x 2 - 9
(b) Simplify fully .
2x 2 - 13x + 15

Answer ........................................... [3]

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