CLASS -8th CBSE
FACTORISATION PRACTICE SHEET
Objective (Q.1 – Q3):
1. The greatest common factor of the monomial 4a2b2, -12a3b, 18a4b3 is
a. 4a2b b. -2a2b2 c. 2a2b d.6a2b
2. The expression 2a10b8 + 4a6b7 – 8a3b6 can be factorized as
a. 2a3b6(a7b2 + 2a3b - 4) b. 2b3a6(a7b2 + a3b + 4)
c. 2a3b6(a7b2 + a3b + 4) d. 2a3b6(a7b2- a3b - 4)
3. The expression -4m2 + 4mn - 4nl can be factorized as
a. -4m(m +n – 4nl) b. -4m(m – n + nl)
c. -4n ( m2 – m + l) d. 4 ( -m2 + mn – nl)
4. Find the degree of following polynomial :
(a) 4m3 + 8m2 – 2m (b) 8m2 - m5 – m6
(c) 4x2y2 + 5x6 – x5y2 (d) 2x2(y3 – 4x-1y5)
5. Factorize (9b2 + 12b + 4).
6. Write the following polynomials in factored form: (using common factor)
(a) 42pq2 + 30pq (b) 6a3b + 6a3b3
(c) 63xy + 36x2y2 (d) 99p2q2 + 110pq
7. Find factors of polynomial (9p2 + 12pq + 4q2 - 9r2 )
8. Factorize (25b2 - 16)
9. Find factors of following polynomial ( using grouping )
(a) 4q2 - 7pq - 20q + 35p (b) -6q2 - 18pq + 7q + 21p
10. Factorize the following by splitting the middle term:
(a) 3x2 + 11x + 10 (b) 22x2 - 93x - 52 (c) 4x2 - 13x + 10
(d) a2 + 11a + 30 (e) y4 - 8y2 + 16
11. If x + 1/x = 2 , and find x2 + 1/x2
12. If 3x + 4y = 12 and 9x2 + 16y2 = 28 find the value of xy
13. If x + y = 2 and xy = -6 find x2 + y2
14. If x - 1/x = 3 , find x2 + 1/x2
15. Expand :
(a) (2x + 3y)3 (b)(3x – 4y)3 (c) (3x + 4y + 5z)2
(d) (8x – 2y)2 (e) (7x + 4y)2
16. Factorize:
(a) 81(x-y)2 – 324(x+y)2 (b) 64(x-y)3 – 27y3 (c) a2 + b2 – 2ab – 1
(d) 162x2 - 18y2 (e) 3 – 12(a-b)2 (f) 25a2b -
17. Factorize the following by using a suitable identity:
(a) 2a5 – 54a2 (b) x5- x (c) x6 – y6
(d) (a-b)3 + (b-c)3 +(c-a)3 (e) xy9 – yx9
18. If x - y = 3, x2 + y2 = 6 , find x3 – y3
19. If x + y = 6, xy = 8 , find x3+ y3
20. If x + 1/x =3 find x3 + y3
ANSWERS
1. c. 2a2b 2. a. 2a3b6(a7b2 + 2a3b - 4) 3. d. 4 ( -m2 + mn – nl) 4. (a)3 (b)6 (c) 7 (d) 6
5. (3b +2)2 6. (a).6pq(7q+5) (b). 6a3b(1 + b2) (c).9xy(7+4xy) (d).11pq(9pq + 10)
7. (3p +2q – 2r)(3p+2q+2r) 8. (5b-4)(5b+4) 9. (a) (4q-7p)(q-5) (b).(-6q +7)(q+3p)
10. (a) (3x+5)(x+2) ,(b) (2x+1)(11x-52), (c) (x-2)(4x-5), (d) (a+6)(a+5) , (e) (y-2)2 (y+2)2
11. 2 12. 58 13.16 14.11
15. (a )8x3 + 27y3 + 36x2y + 54xy2 ,(b)27x3 – 64y3 -108x2y + 144xy2,
(c) 9x2 + 16y2 + 25z2 + 24xy + 40yz + 30zx , (d) 64x2 +4y2 - 32xy (e) 49x2 + 16y2 + 56xy
16. (a)81(x+3y)(y - 3x) (b)(4x- 7y) (16x2 +13y2 -20xy) (c) (a – b - 1)(a – b + 1 )
(d) 18(3x - y) (3x+y) (e) 3( 1 – 2a +2b)(1+2a-2b) (f) b(5a – ) ( 5a +
17. (a)2a2 (a -3)( a2 + 9+ 3a) (b) x(x2 + 1) ( x – 1)(x + 1) (c) (x- y)(x+y) (x2 + y2 –xy)(x2+y2 +xy)
(d) 3(a-b)(b-c)(c-a) (e) xy(y4 + x4)(y2 +x2)(y-x)(y+x)
18. 27/2 19. 72 20. 18
