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Factor Therom

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Factor Therom

1. The document provides examples of factoring polynomials by grouping like terms and finding all possible factors. 2. It contains examples of determining possible zeros of polynomials and using them to fully factor the polynomials. 3. Problems involve factoring polynomials, determining values of variables for factors, and applying factoring to solve applied problems involving volumes.

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THE FACTOR THEOREM

1. Determine if x – 2 is a factor.
a) 3x3 – x2 + 2x b) x3 + 2x2 – 16 c) 2x3 – 3x2 + x – 6

2. List the values that could be zeros of each polynomial. Then, factor the polynomial.
a) x3 – 2x2 – x + 2 b) x3 – 7x – 6 c) x3 + 5x2 – 2x – 24

3. Factor each polynomial by grouping terms.


a) x3 + 2x2 – 9x – 18 b) 2x3 + 5x2 – 8x – 20
c) x3 – 3x2 – 25x + 75 d) 3x3 – 5x2 – 27x + 45

4. Determine the values that could be zeros of each polynomial. Then, factor the polynomial.
a) x3 + x2 – 10x + 8 b) 2x3 + 5x2 + x – 2
c) 2x3 + 3x2 – 5x – 6 d) 3x3 – 16x2 + 23x – 6

5. Factor each polynomial.


a) x3 + 5x2 – x – 5 b) x3 – 7x + 6 c) x3 – 3x2 – 4x + 12
d) x4 + 4x3 – x2 – 16x – 12 e) x4 – 3x3 – 14x2 + 48x – 32

6. Determine the value of k so that x – 3 is a factor of x3 – 2x2 + kx – 6.

7. Determine the value of k so that 2x + 5 is a factor of 4x3 – kx2 – 6x + 10.

8. A carpenter is building a rectangular storage shed whose volume, V, in cubic metres, can be
modelled by V(x) = 4x3 – 36x2 + 107x – 105.
a) Determine the possible dimensions of the shed, in terms of x, in metres, that result in the
volume in part a).
b) What are the dimensions of the shed when x = 5.2?

9. Factor each polynomial.


a) 2x3 + 11x2 + 2x – 15 b) 3x3 + 8x2 + 3x – 2
c) 5x3 – 17x2 + 16x – 4 d) 4x3 + 5x2 – 23x – 6

10. Factor each polynomial.


8
a) 8x3 – 125 b) 64x3 + c) 216x3 + y3
27
1
d) 27 – t6 e) 125x6 – y3 f) 8x6 + 343y12
64

11. Factor each polynomial by letting t = x2.


a) 16x4 – 17x2 + 1 b) 9x4 – 61x2 + 100

12. Factor.
3x5 – 2x4 – 22x3 – 4x2 + 19x + 6

Answers
1. a) not a factor b) factor c) factor 2. a)  1,  2; (x – 2)(x – 1)(x + 1) b)  1,  2,  3,  6; (x + 2)(x + 1)(x – 3)
c)  1,  2,  3,  4,  6,  8,  12,  24; (x + 4)(x + 3)(x – 2) 3. a) (x + 2)(x – 3)(x + 3) b) (2x + 5)(x – 2)(x + 2)
c) (x – 3)(x – 5)(x + 5) d) (3x – 5) (x – 3)(x + 3) 4. a)  1,  2,  4,  8; (x – 1)(x – 2)(x + 4)
b)  1,  2,  ; (2x –1)(x + 1)(x + 2) c)  1,  2,  3,  6, ± ,± ; (x + 1)(x + 2)(2x – 3)
1 1 3
2 2 2
d)  1,  2,  3,  6, ± , ± ; (3x – 1)(x – 2)(x – 3) 5. a) (x + 1)(x – 1)(x + 5) b) (x – 1)(x – 2)(x + 3)
1 2
3 3
c) (x – 3)(x + 2)(x – 2) d) (x + 1)(x + 2)(x – 2)(x + 3) e) (x – 1)(x – 2)(x + 4)(x – 4)
6. –1 7. –6 8. a) (x – 3)(2x – 5)(2x – 7) b) 2.2 m by 5.4 m by 3.4 m
9. a) (2x + 3)(x – 1)(x + 5) b) (3x – 1)(x + 1)(x + 2) c) (5x – 2)(x – 1)(x – 2) d) (4x + 1)(x + 3)(x – 2)
 2  8 4
 4 x + 16 x − x +  c) (6x + y)(36x2 – 6xy + y2) d) (3 – t2)(9 + 3t2 + t4)
2
10. a) (2x – 5)(4x2 + 10x + 25)b)
 3  3 9
 2 1  5 2 1 2
e)  5 x − y  25 x + x y + y  f) (2x2 + 7y4)(4x4 –14x2y4 + 49y8)
4

 4  4 16 
11. a) (4x – 1)(4x +1)(x – 1)(x + 1) b) (3x – 5)(3x + 5)(x – 2)(x + 2) 12. (x – 1)(x +2)(x – 3)(3x + 1)(x + 1)

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