Expansion and Factorisation
Exercise 1.1
Questions-1 Expand the following
a) 3(2x+y) h) -3m(-2n-7m)
b) 5(3m-2n) i) –f(2g-2h)
c) -6(2-4x) j) -7r(-2r+3s)
d) 4(3a- 5) -6(2-3a) k) 2p(3p-5q) –p(2q-p)
e) 2(u+1) +3(u+5) l) x(2x+1) + x(x+4)
f) 5(k+3) -2(4+k) m) 2a(2a+3) – a(2-5a)
g) 7(2a+1) – 4(a+3) n) -2x(3+4x) -5x(x-1)
Question 3 Expand and simplify the following
a) (u+3)(u+7) i) 5+(x+1)(x+3)
b) (a-4)(a-6) j) 2x –(x-4)(5x-6)
c) (r+1)(r-9) k) 6x2 + (2x+3)(x-1)
d) (b+3c)(b-c) l) 4x2 – (3x-4)(2x+1)
e) (e+f)(e+5f) m) 2x(3x-4) – (x-1)(x+3)
f) (b-4c)(b+4c) n) (2x-1)(x+5) -5x(x-4)
g) (m+2p)(m-3p) o) (x-3)(x-4) +2x(x-4)
h) (-4c+d)(c+2d)
Question 4 Find the following products
a) (x2+x+1)(x+2) e) (y2+4y-1)(y-5)
b) (a2+2a-1)(a-1) f) (a-2)(a2-2x+3)
c) (x2-3a+4)(a-3) g) (x2-5x+7)(x+4)
d) (y+3)(y2-7y-2) h) (a2+3a-1)(2a+1)
Exercise 1.2
Question 1 Expand each of the following
a) (x+4)2 g) (2+5d)2
b) (y-7) 2 h) (m-4p)2
c) (1-3m)2 i) (4h+k)2
d) (2+3h)2 j)(3-7t)2
e) (5p-3)2 k) (-3m-5n)2
f) (c-4d)2 l) (-2f+3)2
Question 2 Expand each of the following
Expansion and Factorisation
a) (2m-11) (2m+11) f) (3d-c)(3d+c)
b) (3x -5)(3x+5) g) (7-3m)(7+3m)
c) (5x-2)(5x+2) h) (h+2k)(h-2k)
d) (4p+q)(4p-q) i)(x2+y)(x2-y)
e) (6x+y)(6y-5) j) (2f+3)(2f-3)
Exercise 1.3
Question 1 Factorize the following
a) 10x+2 m) x2-3x+2xy-6y
b) 5xy-30yz n) 3p2 + 6pq-4pr-8qr
c) 3x2+6x o) 4x4+6x3+2x2+3x
d) 14xy-49y2 p) p2+p3q+pq+1
e) 10a3+15ab+20ac q) 36x2-6x+6ax-a
f) x2+3xy+2x+6y r) xz-3x-3y+yz
g) x2 + xy + 9x + 9y s) 4xy – 7y + 12x – 21
h) 6xy - 4y + 6 – 9x t) 7ab – 5a – 28b + 20
i) 10ab + 6a + 5b +3 u) 5xy – 2x – 5y2 + 2y
j) x3 + x2 + x + 1 v) 4ax + 5bx – 12ay – 15by
k) a2 – y + ay – a w) 7ab – 21bc – 7ax + 21xc
l) x3 – x2y + 5x - 5y x) 5xy – y2 + 15zx - 3yz
Question 2 Factorize each of the following completely
a) x2+8x+16 f)25x2-10xy+y2
b) x2+4x+4 g) x2+2xy+y2
c) 2x2+4x+2 h) x2+6xy+9y2
d) x2-10x+25 i) 4x2+8xy+4y2
e) y2-6y+9 j) 4x2+32x+64
Question 3 Factorize each of the following completely
a) x2-4 h) x2-16y2
b) y2-16 i) x2-y2
c) 25x2-64 j) 3x2-27y2
d) k2-81 k) 64a2-4b2
e) 81-16m2 l) 2d2-50e2
f) 2y2-18 m) a2- 1/9 b2
Expansion and Factorisation
g) -4t2+81 n) y2- 1/4 z2
Question 4 Evaluate the following by factorization
a) 592-412 e) 9922-82
b) 682-322 f) 7632-2372
c) 7.72-2.32 g) 6592-3412
d) 2562-1562
Question 5 Factorize each of the following completely
a) x2-(y+1)2 e) 49f2-(g+5)2
b) c2-(d-2)2 f) (2x-1)2-4y2
c) (a+3)2-9 g) 25s2-(t-1)2
d) 1-25x2 h) 36-25(a+1)2
Exercise 1.4
Question 1 Factorize each of the following expressions
a) x2+6x+8 i) 2x2+11x+12
b) m2+3m+2 j) 4a2-7a+3
c) b2+11b+28 k) 6y2+19y-20
d) x2-11x+24 l) 5p2+7p-6
e) k2-9k+14 m) 4p2-7p+3
f) a2+2a-8 n) 6p2+7p-20
g) 4x2-4x-8 o) 3m2+6m-9
h) 4m2+10m+4 p) 5s2-20s+15
Exercise 1.5
Question 1 Solve the following equations
a) a(a-9) = 0 g) x2+9x=0
b) 2m(m-5)=0 h) 3m-81m2=0
c) 3r(4r-5)=0 i) 4a2-16a=0
d) (y+2)(y+4)=0 j) 5x2-15x=0
e) (u-1)(u+10)=0 k) 3x2-4x=0
f) (v-6)(v-11)=0 `
Question 2 Solve the following equations
a) x2-16=0 e) n2-1/4=0
Expansion and Factorisation
b) 4n2-25=0 f) d2-16/25=0
c) 2f2-50=0 g) k2-9=0
d) 64-k2=0
Question 3 Solve the following equations
a) y2+16y+64=0 e) k2+2k=63
b) m2+6m-27=0 f) 3p2-10p+8=0
c) y2+7y=60 g) 1+3a=10a2
d) y2-7y-120=0 h) 2h2+5h-3=0
Question 4 If x=3 is a solution of the equation x2+kx+15=0, find the value of k. Hence find the
other solution of the equation.
Question 5 If x=5 is a solution of the equation x2-mx+10=0, find the value of m. Hence find the
other solution of the equation.
Question 6 If x=3 is a solution of the equation 2x2-5x+c=0, find the value of c. Hence find the
other solution of the equation.
