Practice Exercise 6.

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1. Find the greatest common
factor or HCF in the given
groups of n1on
3y2
a. 8x , 16x2y3 2 2
b. 18x yz, 6xy z c111ia\
c. - 8x3, 4x2y, 16xy 3 s.
2
d. 11a b , 22a 2b, 33ab3
e. 15pq . 5p2q, 20pq 2
f. 10m 2n2, 40m 3n2, 20mn
g. 19pqr, 95p 2q2r2, 57p 2
h. 9xy, - 27x 2y2, 36x 3y3
i. - 3a3, - 6b 3, - 9c 3
j. - 7s 2, 28s 2t 3, 14s 3t 3
2. Find the HCF in each
of the following cases.
2
a. 7x - 14xy
b. 11x 3y2 - 10x2y
c. 15mn - 30m 2n3
d. 60x 3 - 20x 2
e. 56a b2 - 14a2b4 + 7a
4
b f. 91m + 99mn + 9991mn
g. 16a b - 8ab 2 + 4ab
2
h. 42xyz + 35x 2y2z 2 +
i. 25 a3 - 50b 3 + 15c 3 63x3y3 23
+ 100d 3 j. 7abc + 14 bc
a + 21cab
3. Factorise the following
expressions.
a. 6x 2 -1 8x 3
b. 5xy - 5xy 2
c. 24x 3 + 18x4
d. 10 x2 + 10y2
e. 17xy + 51x 2y2
f. -5 4a4 -2 7a3
g. 25mn 2 + 50m 2n
h. 36x3y - 60x 2y3z
i. 24x 3 - 36x 2y
j. 6ab - 9bc
4. Factorise the following ex
pressions.
a. y4 - 4y 3 + 2y 2
b. 12x2y + 16xy2 - 8x2 2
c. 15a2b2 + 25ab + 30 y
d. m5 - m4 + m2
e. 30x 3 - 60x 2 + 90x
f. 12x3y2 -1 4x 2y3 + 28 4
g. 21a2 - 14a2b2 + 35a4 xy
h. 9x 3 - 6x 2 + 12x
i. 8x 2 - 72xy + 12x
j. -5 - 10p + 20p 2
5. Factorise the following.

a. x2y + 3x + xy + 3
b. ab + be + ad + cd
c. a2 - 2a + ab - 2b
d. x2 -a x - bx + ab
e. ab 2 - bc 2 - ab + c2
f. x2 - xz + xy - yz
g. a(x + 5) - b(x + 5)
h. 11 (m + n) - 5(m +
i. 7x 2 + 2xy + 63x + 18y n)
2
j. 2y + 3x + xy + 6y
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Practice Exercise 6.2

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1. Factorise th e followin

a. 4x + 4x + 1
2 b. 9y + 12yz + 4 z2
2
C. 1 6 p 2 -r- 40p -- 25
e . 4t + 20t + 25
2 a 2 ~- Ba - 16
d. 9m + 24m + 16
2 f.
h. 36n + 36n + 9 1 - 18k - 81 k2
2
b 2 + 14b + 4 9
I.
g.
J. 36x2 + 6x + 14
ing.
2. Factorise th e follow

a. x2 - 6x + 9 b. a - 1Oa + 2 5
2
C. 9p 2 - 1 2 p - 4
d. 16d2 - 24d +
9 e. 1 - 2 m + m2 f. 8 1 y2 - 36y - 4
+ 1
h. 36 - 1 2 k + k2
121 b2 - 22b 1
g. I. 4 - 3n - 9n 2
. 2 2 + 1
J. p q - 2pq

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P ra c ti c e Exerci
pressions.
rise the following ex
facto 2
1. + 45 b. x + 12x + 36
2 + 14x
d. x + 19x + 60
2
a x 56
· x2 + 1 Sx + a
f. 3x + 1Ox +
2
c. x2 + 13 x + 40
h. 3x + 14x + 8
2
e. + 11 7
Jx 2 + 48x 6
j. 3x + 11 x +
2
g. + 20
. x2 + 13 x
,. 2

Factorise the follo

wing expressions.
2. 2
b. m - 9m + 14
m2 - 33m + 90
d. m - 23m +
a. 2 42
m2 - 36m + 99 2 + 48
c. f. 2m - 22m
2 - 22m + 117
e. m 2
h. 5m - 45m
+ 70
g. 3m2 - 1Om +
8
2
j. 3m - 15m
+ 18
,.• 2m 2 - 24m +
70

ing expressions.
Factorise the follow
3. 30
b. a - 13a -
2
a. a2 - Sa - 24
54 d. a2 - Ba - 48
2 3a -
c. a -
6a2 + 11a - 10
15 0 f.
e. a + 19a -
2
24
h. 4a - 20a -
2
g. 7a + la
2 - 42
56
j. 4a + 52a -
2
i. 2a 2 - 17 a - 30
ify.
merator and simpl
4. Factorise the nu
x2 + 10x - 24
x2 + 9x + 20
b. x + 12
a. x + 5
y2 - y - 42
y +
2 By + 7
y +6
d.
C. y + 7
a2 - 6a - 40
a2 - 1Oa - 11 f. a - 10
e. a - 11
2 Sm - 14 m2 + 11m + 24
g. m + h. m+8
m - 2
3m2 + 13m - 10
i. 2a +
2 11 a + 12 j. 3m - 2
2a + 3
llowing trinomia
ls.
S. Factorise the fo
2 + 6x + 5 b. x2 - 2x - 15
a. x
2 - 4x + 3 d. x2 - 1Bx + 65
c. x
2 - 7 f. 4x2 + Bx + 3
e. x - 6x 15
2 4x - 15 h. 4x2 - 16x +
g. 4x -
5
J.· 2X + X -
2 19x + 15
2 3
i. 6x - 113

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Higher Orde~ Thinking Skills
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1. Factorise the following.
a. pq - mn + pn - mq
b. pq 2+ q(p - 1) - 1
c. y2 - xy(1 - x) - x 3
2. Find the binomial which is a common factor in the following cases.
a. a2 - 4b 2 and a2 - 4ab + 4 b 2
1
b. : - 16x2 and 16x2 + ~x +:
c. 4p 2 - 9 and 2p2 + 11 p - 2 1
3. Factorise 4x2 - y2 + 6y - 9.
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wo rd pr ob lem in the fo rm of an equa
wr ite
. a
Aim: To
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d th eir fractions .
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Met hod.
Eq ua tio n Fa cto rs
Pr ob lem

1,Anumber square plusereigmihtnus

times the same nu mb
three is equal to 38 .
mb er plus
~i Forty divided by a nu
er is equal
seven times the nu mb
to 10.
be plus
3. A number plus its cu
er ad de d
seven times the nu mb
to 21 is 1.
a nu mb er
4. Twenty divided by
ot he r
minus the cube of an
ven .
number plus 87 is se
th e sq ua re
5. Thirty-nine tim es
l to th re e
of a nu mb er is eq ua
s 12.
times the nu mb er plu

on e- fift h
nu mb er th at is on e- fift h of
is 5 m or e tha n th e
W ha t is th e nu m be r th at
of on e- ha lf of 1,050?
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 11. Factorise the following.
a. 36 x3 y - 60 x2y3z
b. Sx(x - 4) - 7(x - 4)
c. 9a(3a - Sb) - 12a2(3
a - Sb)
12. Factorise the following.

a 81 - 49m 2 b. 9a2 b2 - 25 c. 1 - (b - c) 2

13. Factorise the following.

a. 1 + 2x + x2 b. 4x 2 + 20x 1
+ 25 C. x2 + X +4
14. Factorise the following.

a. x2 + 1 2 x + 2 7 b. x2 + 13x + 40 c. x2 - 17x +16

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