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Factoring - GCF, Diff of Sq, Trinomials (a=1) and (a NOT =1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

Factor using the GCF.

28c-12

a)

4(c-3)

b)

4(7c+12)

c)

4(7c+3)

d)

4(7c-3)

2.

Factor using the GCF.
 x2y+xx^2y+x  

a)

x(xy+1)

b)

x(xy+x)

c)

x(y+1)

d)

Prime

3.

Factor using the GCF.

 10m2n+30mn2+5mn10m^2n+30mn^2+5mn  

a)

 5(2m2n+6mn2+mn)5\left(2m^2n+6mn^2+mn\right)  

b)

 5m(2mn+6n2+n)5m\left(2mn+6n^2+n\right)  

c)

 5mn(2m+6n+1)5mn\left(2m+6n+1\right)  

d)

 5n(2m2+6mn+m)5n\left(2m^2+6mn+m\right)  

4.

Factor using the GCF.
 72a5b3c32a3b2c272a^5b^3c-32a^3b^2c^2  

a)

 8abc(9a4b24a2bc)8abc\left(9a^4b^2-4a^2bc\right)  

b)

 8a3b2c(9a2b4c)8a^3b^2c\left(9a^2b-4c\right)  

c)

 8c(9a5b34a3b2c)8c\left(9a^5b^3-4a^3b^2c\right)  

d)

 8(9a5b3c4a3b2c2)8\left(9a^5b^3c-4a^3b^2c^2\right)  

5.

Factor the difference of squares. *Check for GCF.
 x2225x^2-225  

a)

(x-15)(x-15)

b)

(x+15)(x+15)

c)

(x+15)(x-15)

6.

Factor the difference of squares. *Check for GCF.
 814y281-4y^2  

a)

(2y+9)(2y-9)

b)

(9+2y)(9-2y)

c)

(9-2y)(9-2y)

7.

Factor the difference of squares. *Check for GCF.
 9k4259k^4-25  

a)

 (3k2+5)(3k25)(3k^2+5)(3k^2-5)  

b)

 (3k25)(3k25)(3k^2-5)(3k^2-5)  

c)

 (5+3k2)(53k2)(5+3k^2)(5-3k^2)  

d)

 (53k2)(53k2)(5-3k^2)(5-3k^2)  

8.

Factor the difference of squares. *Check for GCF.
 2x3200x2x^3-200x  

a)

 2(x3100x)2\left(x^3-100x\right)  

b)

 2x(x2100)2x\left(x^2-100\right)  

c)

 2x(x10)(x+10)2x\left(x-10\right)\left(x+10\right)  

d)

Prime

9.

Factor the difference of squares. *Check for GCF.
 72y418y272y^4-18y^2  

a)

 18y2(4y1)18y^2\left(4y-1\right)  

b)

 18y2(2y+1)(2y1)18y^2\left(2y+1\right)\left(2y-1\right)  

c)

Prime

d)

 9y2(8y22)9y^2\left(8y^2-2\right)  

10.

Factor the difference of squares. *Check for GCF.
 49x3xy249x^3-xy^2  

a)

Prime

b)

 x(49x2y2)x\left(49x^2-y^2\right)  

c)

 x(7x+y)(7xy)x\left(7x+y\right)\left(7x-y\right)  

d)

 x(7xy)(7xy)x(7x-y)(7x-y)  

11.

Factor the trinomial. *Check for GCF.
 p213p+30p^2-13p+30  

a)

 (p+10)(p+3)\left(p+10\right)\left(p+3\right)  

b)

 (p10)(p+3)\left(p-10\right)\left(p+3\right)  

c)

 (p3)(p10)\left(p-3\right)\left(p-10\right)  

d)

Prime

12.

Factor the trinomial. *Check for GCF.
 n28n65n^2-8n-65  

a)

 (n+5)(n13)\left(n+5\right)\left(n-13\right)  

b)

 (n+5)(n+13)\left(n+5\right)\left(n+13\right)  

c)

 (n+5)(n+13)\left(n+5\right)\left(n+13\right)  

d)

Prime

13.

Factor the trinomial. *Check for GCF.
 x2+6x+9x^2+6x+9  

a)

 (x+3)(x3)\left(x+3\right)\left(x-3\right)  

b)

 (x+3)2\left(x+3\right)^2  

c)

 (x3)2\left(x-3\right)^2  

d)

Prime

14.

Factor the trinomial. *Check for GCF.
 5w215w205w^2-15w-20  

a)

 5(w+4)(w1)5\left(w+4\right)\left(w-1\right)  

b)

 5(w+1)(w4)5\left(w+1\right)\left(w-4\right)  

c)

 5(w+4)(w+1)5\left(w+4\right)\left(w+1\right)  

d)

Prime

15.

Factor the trinomial. *Check for GCF.
 2v222v+202v^2-22v+20  

a)

 2(v+10)(v1)2\left(v+10\right)\left(v-1\right)  

b)

 2(v10)(v+1)2\left(v-10\right)\left(v+1\right)  

c)

 2(v10)(v1)2\left(v-10\right)\left(v-1\right)  

d)

Prime

16.

Factor the trinomial. *Check for GCF.
 a3+8a284aa^3+8a^2-84a  

a)

 a(a+14)(a6)a\left(a+14\right)\left(a-6\right)  

b)

 a(a+14)(a+6)a\left(a+14\right)\left(a+6\right)  

c)

 a(a14)(a+6)a\left(a-14\right)\left(a+6\right)  

d)

Prime

17.

Factor completely. *Check for GCF.
 3n215n+183n^2-15n+18  

a)

 3(n+3)(n2)3\left(n+3\right)\left(n-2\right)  

b)

 3(n3)(n2)3\left(n-3\right)\left(n-2\right)  

c)

 (3n9)(n2)\left(3n-9\right)\left(n-2\right)  

d)

Prime

18.

Factor completely. *Check for GCF.
 15t227t615t^2-27t-6  

a)

 3(5t1)(t+2)3\left(5t-1\right)\left(t+2\right)  

b)

 3(5t+1)(t+2)3\left(5t+1\right)\left(t+2\right)  

c)

 3(5t+1)(t2)3\left(5t+1\right)\left(t-2\right)  

d)

Prime

19.

Factor completely. *Check for GCF.
 3a2+4a+13a^2+4a+1  

a)

 (3a1)(a+1)\left(3a-1\right)\left(a+1\right)  

b)

 (3a1)(a1)\left(3a-1\right)\left(a-1\right)  

c)

 (3a+1)(a+1)\left(3a+1\right)\left(a+1\right)  

d)

Prime

20.

Factor completely. *Check for GCF.
 3x24x73x^2-4x-7  

a)

 (3x7)(x+1)\left(3x-7\right)\left(x+1\right)  

b)

 (3x7)(x1)\left(3x-7\right)\left(x-1\right)  

c)

 (3x+7)(x+1)\left(3x+7\right)\left(x+1\right)  

d)

Prime