Quiz about Beginning Factoring

Question 1

Factor:
x²+ 7x - 30

Accepted Answer

(x + 10)(x - 3)

Answer

(x + 10)(x - 7)

Answer

(x - 10)(x + 3)

Answer

(x + 10)(x + 3)

Question 2

Factor
n² + 5n - 6

Accepted Answer

(n - 1)(n + 6)

Answer

(n - 2)(n - 3)

Answer

(n + 1)(n - 6)

Answer

(n + 2)(n - 3)

Question 3

Factor
a² - a - 12

Accepted Answer

(a - 4)(a + 3)

Answer

(a + 6)(a - 4)

Answer

(a - 6)(a + 4)

Answer

(a + 4)(a - 3)

Question 4

Factor:
x² + 0x - 144

Accepted Answer

(x - 12)(x + 12)

Answer

(x + 12)2

Answer

(x - 12)2

Answer

122

Question 5

Factor
r² -16r + 60

Accepted Answer

(r - 6)(r - 10)

Answer

(r - 15)(r + 4)

Answer

(r - 6)(r + 10)

Answer

(r +30)(r - 2)

Question 6

Factor
x²-16x + 48

Accepted Answer

(x - 12)(x - 4)

Answer

(x + 6)(x - 8)

Answer

(x + 12)(x - 4)

Answer

(x -16)(x - 3)

Question 7

Factor:
p² - 14p

Accepted Answer

p(p - 14)

Answer

p(1 - 14)

Answer

2p(p - 7)

Answer

p2(1-14)

Question 8

Factor:
v² + 3v - 88

Accepted Answer

(v + 11)(v - 8)

Answer

(v + 22)(v - 4)

Answer

(v + 8)(v - 11)

Answer

(v - 22)(v + 4)

Question 9

Factor:
x²-15x + 36

Accepted Answer

(x - 12)(x - 3)

Answer

(x - 18)(x + 2)

Answer

(x - 12)(x + 3)

Answer

(x + 18)(x - 2)

Question 10

What do you call a polynomial that cannot be factored?

Accepted Answer

Prime

Answer

FOIL

Answer

Simplified

Answer

Proper

Question 11

What is the GCF of the trinomial?
3x²- 9x -120

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

9

Question 12

Factor
x² +17x - 60

Accepted Answer

(x + 20)(x - 3)

Answer

(x - 20)(x + 3)

Answer

(x + 12)(x - 5)

Answer

(x - 12)(x + 5)

Question 13

Which is another way of correctly expressing
(x - 3)(x - 3)?

Accepted Answer

(x - 3)2

Answer

(x² - 3²)

Answer

(x2 - 3)

Answer

(x + 3)(x - 3)

Question 14

Factor:
x² - 49

Accepted Answer

(x + 7)(x - 7)

Answer

(x + 7)2

Answer

(x - 7)2

Answer

(x+7)(x-1)

Question 15

Factor completely:
3x² + 18x +15
Hint: Factor GCF first.

Accepted Answer

3(x + 5)(x + 1)

Answer

3(x² + 6x + 5)

Answer

(x + 5)(x + 1)

Answer

Prime

Question 16

Factor:
x² - 8x - 128

Accepted Answer

(x - 16)(x + 8)

Answer

(x - 16)2

Answer

(x + 16)(x - 8)

Answer

(x - 16)(x - 8)

Question 17

Factor:
18a²-15a

Accepted Answer

3a(6a-5)

Answer

15a(3a-1)

Answer

3a(6a-1)

Answer

3(6a-5)

Question 18

Factor out the GCF:
10x² + 15x - 5

Accepted Answer

5(2x²+3x-1)

Answer

25(10x³+45x-15)

Answer

5(2x³ + 3x²-x)

Answer

x(10x³+15x-5)

Question 19

What is the GCF of the trinomial?
3x²- 9x -120

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

9

Question 20

Factor Completely: 5v²- 30v + 40
Hint: Factor GCF first.

Accepted Answer

5(v - 4)(v - 2)

Answer

(5v - 8)(v + 5)

Answer

(5v + 5)(v - 8)

Answer

5(v + 8)(v - 5)

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