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Lesson 1 -- Identities and Factorization

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Type 1. Prove (or disprove) an identity

Example 1
Prove whether ( x 3)( x 4) x2 x 12 is an
identity.

Exercise 1
Prove whether ( x 1)2 2( x 1) x2 1 is an
identity.

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Type 2.1 Find coefficients by expansion

Example 2.1
Find the value of the constants A, B and C, if
(3x 5)(2x 1) Ax2 Bx C is an identity.

Exercise 2.1
Find the value of the constants p and q, if

9x2 qy2 ( px 4 y)(3x 4 y) is an identity.

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Type 2.2 Find coefficients by substitution

Example 2.2
If 3x2 ax 7 3( x 2)2 b , where a and b are
constants, find the value of a and b.

Exercise 2.2
If (2x 1)(x a) bx2 cx 4 , where a, b and c
are constants, find the value of a.

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Type 3.1 Factorization by taking common factors

Example 3.1
Factorize 5ab 10ac .

Exercise 3.1
Factorize 6a(y + 3) + 2(y + 3).

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Type 3.2 Factorization by grouping terms

Example 3.2
Factorize ax + bx ay by.

Exercises 3.2
Factorize 28r 6s + 21 8rs.

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Type 3.3 Factorization by identities

a2 b2 (a b)(a b)

a3 b3 (a b)(a 2 ab b 2 )
Example 3.3
Factorize 9x2 121y2 .

Exercises 3.3
Factorize 64x3 + 8.

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Type 3.4 Factorization by identity


a2 2ab b2 (a b)2
Example 3.4
Factorize 121a2 + 4b2 44ab.

Exercises 3.4
Factorize 16r2 + 81 72r.

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Type 3.5 Factorization by Cross-Method


FMLA01

Example 3.5
Factorize 4x2 4x 15.

Exercises 3.5
Factorize 6x2 + 19x 20.

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Type 3.6 Factorization by Factor Theorem*

Example 3.6
Which of the following must have (x+2) as a
factor?
I.

x2 4

II. x2 + 4x + 4
III. x(x+1) 2x + 2
Exercises 3.6
Which of the following must have (x+1) as a
factor?
I.

x2 + 1

II. x2 1
III. x4+6x3+11x2+6x

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Type 4.1 Fast Calculation by Identities

Example 4.1
Calculate 999,999,9992 1.

Exercises 4.1
Calculate 689,0002 311,0002.

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Type 4.2 Fast Calculation by Factorization

Example 4.2
Calculate 199919981998 199819991999 .

Exercises 4.2
Calculate
2014123412341234 1234 201420142014 .

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Factorization
Factorize the following. [1 50]
1.

3x + 6y

2.

4x 8

3.

xy 3x2y

4.

5x2 + 10x3

5.

3mp 5np

6.

6prs 9rst

7.

2xyz + 4y2z 5xyz2

8.

12ab2c3 36c2a + 6b2ac

9.

4(x + 1) 5a(x + 1)

10.

6a(y + 3) + 2(y + 3)

11.

5x(1 y) + 7(y 1)

12.

9a(c 1) 4c(1 c)

13.

3a2(2y 3) 2(2y 3)

14.

7y(x + 1)2 2(1 + x)2

15.

9c(2 x)2 12(x 2)2

16.

2x2 + 8ax + 6xa + 12a2

17.

15y2 9y 5y + 3

18.

28r 6s + 21 8rs

19.

-72x2 + 9x 1 + 8x

20.

1 + x + x2 + x3

21.

36x2 30xy 12x + 10y

22.

12x3 32x2 64x + 24x2

23.

2x2 x

1
+ 2x
x2

24.

12

25.

x2 + 2xy + y2

26.

6mx + 4nx 7x + 2x2 21m 14n

27.

a2 2ab + b2

28.

30y2 + 10xy2 + 33xy + 11x2y 20xy 22x2

29.

m2 n2

30.

6m2nr + 12mr2 2nr + 6mr + 3m2n mn2

31.

4x2 + 20x + 25

32.

49a2 b2

33.

9x2 6x + 1

34.

121a2 + 4b2 44ab

35.

16r2 + 81 72r

36.

-9y2 + 256x2

37.

16px + 64x2 + p2

38.

169s2 + 104rs + 16

39.

36a2 204a + 289

40.

4f2 49k2

41.

18m2 + 24m + 8

42.

320x2 240x + 45

43.

64m2 4

44.

8x4 32

45.

2x2

46.

27a2b2 3

2
y2

2 8 3
+
y2 y y

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More about Factorization


Factorize the following. [1 40]
1.

x3 + y3

2.

a3 b 3

3.

4m3 + 4n3

4.

abx3 aby3

5.

g3 8

6.

27y3 + 1

7.

128r3 + 54s3

8.

81a3 3

9.

2a 16a4

10.

64x3 + 8

11.

x2 + 4x + 3

12.

x2 5x + 6

13.

x2 7xy + 12y2

14.

x2 + 10xy + 16y2

15.

x2 + 12x + 36

16.

x2 + 8x 20

17.

x2 + 2x 24

18.

x2 8x 48

19.

2x2 + 5x + 3

20.

3x2 + 20x + 12

21.

5x2 + x 4

22.

3x2 25x + 28

23.

4x2 4x 15

24.

6x2 + 19x 20

25.

12x2 + 7x 12

26.

6x2 17x + 12

27.

4x2 + 22x + 30

28.

4x2 + 12x 216

29.

6x2 + 51x 351

30.

18x2 + 60x + 42

31.

(x + 9)2 9

32.

49 4(b + 2c)2

33.

x2 8x + 16 2x

34.

(2x + 1)2 + 2(2x + 1)(x + 2) + (x +


2)2

35.

1 (6x 5)2

36.

x2 8x + 16 25y2

37.

a2 x2 b2 2bx

38.

x6 y6

39.

x2 + xy + 1 + 2x + y

40.

a2 a b 2 b

41.

a) Factorize x4 + 4x2 + 4.
b) Hence, factorize x4 + 4.

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Answers
1.

3(x + 2y)

2.

4(x 2)

3.

xy(1 3x)

4.

5x2(1 + 2x)

5.

p(3m 5n)

6.

3rs(2p 3t)

7.

yz(2x + 4y 5xz)

8.

6ac(2b2c2 6c + b2)

9.

(x + 1)(4 5a)

10.

2(3a + 1)(y + 3)

11.

(1 y)(5x 7)

12.

(c 1)(9a + 4c)

13.

(2y 3)(3a2 2)

14.

(x + 1)2(7y 2)

15.

3(3c 4)(x 2)2

16.

(x + 4a)(2x + 3a)

17.

(3y 1)(5y 3)

18.

(4r + 3)(7 2s)

19.

(1 9x)(8x 1)

20.

(x2 + 1)(x + 1)

21.

2(3x 1)(6x 5y)

22.

4x(3x 8)(x + 2)

23.

1
1
(x + )(2x )
x
x

24.

2
1
( + 3)(4 )
y
y

25.

(x + y)2

26.

(2x 7)(3m + 2n + x)

27.

(a b)2

28.

(11x + 10y)(3y 2x + xy)

29.

(m + n)(m n)

30.

(mn + 2r)(6mr n + 3m)

31.

(2x + 5)2

32.

(7a + b)(7a b)

33.

(3x + 1)2

34.

(11a 2b)2

35.

(4r 9)2

36.

(16x + 3y)(16x 3y)

37.

(p + 8x)2

38.

(13s + 4)2

39.

(6a 17)2

40.

(2f + 7k)(2f 7k)

41.

2(3m + 2)2

42.

5(8x 3)2

43.

4(4m + 1)(4m 1)

44.

8(x2 + 2)(x2 2)

45.

1
1
2(x + )(x )
y
y

46.

3(3ab + 1)(3ab 1)

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Answers
1.

(x + y)(x2 xy + y2)

2.

(a b)(a2 + ab + b2)

3.

4(m + n)(m2 mn + n2)

4.

ab(x y)(x2 + xy + y2)

5.

(g 2)(g2 + 2g + 4)

6.

(3y + 1)(9y2 3y + 1)

7.

2(4r + 3s)(16r2 12rs + 9s2)

8.

3(3a 1)(9a2 + 3a + 1)

9.

2a(1 2a)(1 + 2a + 4a2)

10.

8(2x + 1)(4x2 2x + 1)

11.

(x + 3)(x + 1)

12.

(x 2)(x 3)

13.

(x 4y)(x 3y)

14.

(x + 2y)(x + 8y)

15.

(x + 6)2

16.

(x + 10)(x 2)

17.

(x + 6)(x 4)

18.

(x + 4)(x 12)

19.

(2x + 3)(x + 1)

20.

(x + 6)(3x + 2)

21.

(5x 4)(x + 1)

22.

(3x 4)(x 7)

23.

(2x + 3)(2x 5)

24.

(x + 4)(6x 5)

25.

(3x + 4)(4x 3)

26.

(2x 3)(3x 4)

27.

2(x + 3)(2x + 5)

28.

4(x + 9)(x 6)

29.

3(2x 9)(x + 13)

30.

6(x + 1)(3x + 7)

31.

(x + 12)(x + 6)

32.

(7 + 2b + 4c)(7 2b 4c)

33.

(x 8)(x 2)

34.

9(x + 1)2

35.

12(3x 2)(1 x)

36.

(x 4 + 5y)(x 4 5y)

37.

(a + b + x)(a b x)

38.

(x + y)(x y)(x2 + xy + y2)(x2 xy +


y2)

39.

(x + 1)(x + 1 + y)

40.

(a + b)(a b 1)

41.

a) (x2 + 2)2

b) (x2 + 2x + 2)(x2 2x + 2)

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