FACTORING & FRACTIONS

Factor Completely if Possible :

1) 2x2 – 8 2) ax2 + 3ax +2a 3) 3x3 + 24

4) x4 – 27x 5) x6 – 64 6) 4x2 + 4x + 1 – 16y2.

7) 25 – x2 – 6x – 9 8) 7x2 – 27x – 4 9) 3x2 + 11x + 10

  10) ax2 – ay2 + bx + by

 

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SOLUTIONS

Factor Completely if Possible :

1) 2(x – 2)(x + 2) 2) a(x + 1)(x + 2) 3) 3(x + 2)(x2 – 2x +4)

4) x(x – 3)(x2 + 3x + 9) 5) (x 2)(x + 2)(x2 + 2x + 4)(x2 2x + 4)

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6) (2x + 1 – 4y)(2x + 1 + 4y) 7) (2 – x)(8 + x) 8) (7x + 1)(x – 4)

9) (3x + 5)(x + 2) 10) (x + y)(ax – ay + b)

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