Factoring Polynomials worksheet with 12 algebraic expressions to solve.
Worksheet titled "Factoring Polynomials" with 12 polynomial expressions to factor, including quadratic and cubic terms, from Math Monks.
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Final Answer:
1. $ (3x + 5)(x - 1) $
2. $ (5m + 3)(2m + 2) $ or simplified: $ (5m + 3)(m + 1) \cdot 2 $, but best as $ (5m + 3)(2m + 2) $ — wait, let’s factor properly:
$10m^2 + 17m + 6$: find two numbers multiplying to $10 \cdot 6 = 60$, adding to 17 → 12 and 5
So: $10m^2 + 12m + 5m + 6 = 2m(5m + 6) + 1(5m + 6) = (2m + 1)(5m + 6)$ ✔
Let me redo all carefully:
1. $3x^2 - 2x - 5$
Multiply $3 \cdot (-5) = -15$. Need two numbers multiply to $-15$, sum to $-2$: $-5$ and $+3$
$3x^2 - 5x + 3x - 5 = x(3x - 5) + 1(3x - 5) = (x + 1)(3x - 5)$
✔️ Check: $(x+1)(3x-5) = 3x^2 -5x + 3x -5 = 3x^2 -2x -5$
2. $10m^2 + 17m + 6$
$10 \cdot 6 = 60$, need two numbers multiply to 60, sum to 17 → 12 and 5
$10m^2 + 12m + 5m + 6 = 2m(5m + 6) + 1(5m + 6) = (2m + 1)(5m + 6)$
✔️ Check: $(2m+1)(5m+6) = 10m^2 + 12m + 5m + 6 = 10m^2 + 17m + 6$
3. $2m^2 + 63m + 145$
$2 \cdot 145 = 290$. Need two numbers multiply to 290, sum to 63.
Factors of 290: 1&290, 2&145, 5&58, 10&29 → 10 + 29 = 39, 5 + 58 = 63! ✔
So: $2m^2 + 5m + 58m + 145 = m(2m + 5) + 29(2m + 5) = (m + 29)(2m + 5)$
✔️ Check: $(m+29)(2m+5) = 2m^2 + 5m + 58m + 145 = 2m^2 + 63m + 145$
4. $3x^7 + 36x^5 + 108x^3$
Factor out GCF: $3x^3$
$= 3x^3(x^4 + 12x^2 + 36)$
Now $x^4 + 12x^2 + 36 = (x^2)^2 + 12x^2 + 36 = (x^2 + 6)^2$
So full: $3x^3(x^2 + 6)^2$
5. $12v^2 - 4v - 16$
First factor out GCF 4: $4(3v^2 - v - 4)$
Now factor $3v^2 - v - 4$: $3 \cdot (-4) = -12$, need numbers multiply to -12, sum to -1 → -4 and +3
$3v^2 - 4v + 3v - 4 = v(3v - 4) + 1(3v - 4) = (v + 1)(3v - 4)$
So total: $4(v + 1)(3v - 4)$
6. $3x^2 - 8x + 4$
$3 \cdot 4 = 12$, need two numbers multiply to 12, sum to -8 → -6 and -2
$3x^2 - 6x - 2x + 4 = 3x(x - 2) - 2(x - 2) = (3x - 2)(x - 2)$
✔️ Check: $(3x-2)(x-2) = 3x^2 -6x -2x +4 = 3x^2 -8x +4$
7. $10u^3 - 130u^2 + 400u$
GCF: $10u$
$= 10u(u^2 - 13u + 40)$
Factor quadratic: need two numbers multiply to +40, sum to -13 → -5 and -8
$u^2 -13u +40 = (u - 5)(u - 8)$
So: $10u(u - 5)(u - 8)$
8. $121a^2 - 66ab + 9b^2$
Looks like perfect square: $(11a)^2 = 121a^2$, $(3b)^2 = 9b^2$, middle term: $2 \cdot 11a \cdot 3b = 66ab$ → yes, minus sign → $(11a - 3b)^2$
9. $4w^2 - 17w - 15$
$4 \cdot (-15) = -60$, need two numbers multiply to -60, sum to -17 → -20 and +3
$4w^2 -20w + 3w -15 = 4w(w - 5) + 3(w - 5) = (4w + 3)(w - 5)$
✔️ Check: $(4w+3)(w-5) = 4w^2 -20w +3w -15 = 4w^2 -17w -15$
10. $2k^2 + 19k - 10$
$2 \cdot (-10) = -20$, need two numbers multiply to -20, sum to 19 → 20 and -1
$2k^2 + 20k - k -10 = 2k(k + 10) -1(k + 10) = (2k - 1)(k + 10)$
✔️ Check: $(2k-1)(k+10) = 2k^2 +20k -k -10 = 2k^2 +19k -10$
11. $2m^2 + 63m + 145$ — same as #3 → $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
12. $15a^2 + 45ab + 60ab^2$
Wait: expression is $15a^2 + 45ab + 60ab^2$
First, factor GCF: all terms have $15a$?
$15a^2$, $45ab = 15a \cdot 3b$, $60ab^2 = 15a \cdot 4b^2$ → yes, GCF = $15a$
So: $15a(a + 3b + 4b^2)$
Rearranged: $15a(4b^2 + 3b + a)$ — but that’s not standard; better write as $15a(a + 3b + 4b^2)$
However, maybe it's meant to be $15a^2 + 45ab + 60b^2$? But as written: $60ab^2$, so variable mix.
Let’s double-check original: “15a² + 45ab + 60ab²” — yes, last term has $ab^2$.
So factoring: $15a(a + 3b + 4b^2)$ is correct, but we can reorder inside: $15a(4b^2 + 3b + a)$ — no further factoring unless treat as quadratic in b:
$60ab^2 + 45ab + 15a = 15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
Ah! Yes — group as: $15a^2 + 45ab + 60ab^2 = 15a(a + 3b + 4b^2) = 15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
Now factor $4b^2 + 3b + 1$: discriminant $9 - 16 = -7$ → not factorable over reals.
But wait — maybe typo? In many worksheets, #12 is $15a^2 + 45ab + 60b^2$, which factors nicely:
$15a^2 + 45ab + 60b^2 = 15(a^2 + 3ab + 4b^2)$ — still not factorable (discriminant $9b^2 - 16b^2 = -7b^2$).
Alternatively, if it's $15a^2 + 45ab + 30b^2$, then yes. But as given: $60ab^2$, so we must go with $15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$.
However, let’s verify if $4b^2 + 3b + 1$ factors: try (4b+1)(b+1)=4b²+4b+b+1=4b²+5b+1 ✘
(2b+1)(2b+1)=4b²+4b+1 ✘
So indeed irreducible. So answer: $15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
But wait — looking back at problem 3 and 11 are identical. Likely intentional for practice.
Now compile final answers clearly:
1. $(x + 1)(3x - 5)$
2. $(2m + 1)(5m + 6)$
3. $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
4. $3x^3(x^2 + 6)^2$
5. $4(v + 1)(3v - 4)$
6. $(3x - 2)(x - 2)$
7. $10u(u - 5)(u - 8)$
8. $(11a - 3b)^2$
9. $(4w + 3)(w - 5)$
10. $(2k - 1)(k + 10)$
11. $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
12. $15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
All verified.
Final Answer:
1. $(x + 1)(3x - 5)$
2. $(2m + 1)(5m + 6)$
3. $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
4. $3x^3(x^2 + 6)^2$
5. $4(v + 1)(3v - 4)$
6. $(3x - 2)(x - 2)$
7. $10u(u - 5)(u - 8)$
8. $(11a - 3b)^2$
9. $(4w + 3)(w - 5)$
10. $(2k - 1)(k + 10)$
11. $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
12. $15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
1. $ (3x + 5)(x - 1) $
2. $ (5m + 3)(2m + 2) $ or simplified: $ (5m + 3)(m + 1) \cdot 2 $, but best as $ (5m + 3)(2m + 2) $ — wait, let’s factor properly:
$10m^2 + 17m + 6$: find two numbers multiplying to $10 \cdot 6 = 60$, adding to 17 → 12 and 5
So: $10m^2 + 12m + 5m + 6 = 2m(5m + 6) + 1(5m + 6) = (2m + 1)(5m + 6)$ ✔
Let me redo all carefully:
1. $3x^2 - 2x - 5$
Multiply $3 \cdot (-5) = -15$. Need two numbers multiply to $-15$, sum to $-2$: $-5$ and $+3$
$3x^2 - 5x + 3x - 5 = x(3x - 5) + 1(3x - 5) = (x + 1)(3x - 5)$
✔️ Check: $(x+1)(3x-5) = 3x^2 -5x + 3x -5 = 3x^2 -2x -5$
2. $10m^2 + 17m + 6$
$10 \cdot 6 = 60$, need two numbers multiply to 60, sum to 17 → 12 and 5
$10m^2 + 12m + 5m + 6 = 2m(5m + 6) + 1(5m + 6) = (2m + 1)(5m + 6)$
✔️ Check: $(2m+1)(5m+6) = 10m^2 + 12m + 5m + 6 = 10m^2 + 17m + 6$
3. $2m^2 + 63m + 145$
$2 \cdot 145 = 290$. Need two numbers multiply to 290, sum to 63.
Factors of 290: 1&290, 2&145, 5&58, 10&29 → 10 + 29 = 39, 5 + 58 = 63! ✔
So: $2m^2 + 5m + 58m + 145 = m(2m + 5) + 29(2m + 5) = (m + 29)(2m + 5)$
✔️ Check: $(m+29)(2m+5) = 2m^2 + 5m + 58m + 145 = 2m^2 + 63m + 145$
4. $3x^7 + 36x^5 + 108x^3$
Factor out GCF: $3x^3$
$= 3x^3(x^4 + 12x^2 + 36)$
Now $x^4 + 12x^2 + 36 = (x^2)^2 + 12x^2 + 36 = (x^2 + 6)^2$
So full: $3x^3(x^2 + 6)^2$
5. $12v^2 - 4v - 16$
First factor out GCF 4: $4(3v^2 - v - 4)$
Now factor $3v^2 - v - 4$: $3 \cdot (-4) = -12$, need numbers multiply to -12, sum to -1 → -4 and +3
$3v^2 - 4v + 3v - 4 = v(3v - 4) + 1(3v - 4) = (v + 1)(3v - 4)$
So total: $4(v + 1)(3v - 4)$
6. $3x^2 - 8x + 4$
$3 \cdot 4 = 12$, need two numbers multiply to 12, sum to -8 → -6 and -2
$3x^2 - 6x - 2x + 4 = 3x(x - 2) - 2(x - 2) = (3x - 2)(x - 2)$
✔️ Check: $(3x-2)(x-2) = 3x^2 -6x -2x +4 = 3x^2 -8x +4$
7. $10u^3 - 130u^2 + 400u$
GCF: $10u$
$= 10u(u^2 - 13u + 40)$
Factor quadratic: need two numbers multiply to +40, sum to -13 → -5 and -8
$u^2 -13u +40 = (u - 5)(u - 8)$
So: $10u(u - 5)(u - 8)$
8. $121a^2 - 66ab + 9b^2$
Looks like perfect square: $(11a)^2 = 121a^2$, $(3b)^2 = 9b^2$, middle term: $2 \cdot 11a \cdot 3b = 66ab$ → yes, minus sign → $(11a - 3b)^2$
9. $4w^2 - 17w - 15$
$4 \cdot (-15) = -60$, need two numbers multiply to -60, sum to -17 → -20 and +3
$4w^2 -20w + 3w -15 = 4w(w - 5) + 3(w - 5) = (4w + 3)(w - 5)$
✔️ Check: $(4w+3)(w-5) = 4w^2 -20w +3w -15 = 4w^2 -17w -15$
10. $2k^2 + 19k - 10$
$2 \cdot (-10) = -20$, need two numbers multiply to -20, sum to 19 → 20 and -1
$2k^2 + 20k - k -10 = 2k(k + 10) -1(k + 10) = (2k - 1)(k + 10)$
✔️ Check: $(2k-1)(k+10) = 2k^2 +20k -k -10 = 2k^2 +19k -10$
11. $2m^2 + 63m + 145$ — same as #3 → $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
12. $15a^2 + 45ab + 60ab^2$
Wait: expression is $15a^2 + 45ab + 60ab^2$
First, factor GCF: all terms have $15a$?
$15a^2$, $45ab = 15a \cdot 3b$, $60ab^2 = 15a \cdot 4b^2$ → yes, GCF = $15a$
So: $15a(a + 3b + 4b^2)$
Rearranged: $15a(4b^2 + 3b + a)$ — but that’s not standard; better write as $15a(a + 3b + 4b^2)$
However, maybe it's meant to be $15a^2 + 45ab + 60b^2$? But as written: $60ab^2$, so variable mix.
Let’s double-check original: “15a² + 45ab + 60ab²” — yes, last term has $ab^2$.
So factoring: $15a(a + 3b + 4b^2)$ is correct, but we can reorder inside: $15a(4b^2 + 3b + a)$ — no further factoring unless treat as quadratic in b:
$60ab^2 + 45ab + 15a = 15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
Ah! Yes — group as: $15a^2 + 45ab + 60ab^2 = 15a(a + 3b + 4b^2) = 15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
Now factor $4b^2 + 3b + 1$: discriminant $9 - 16 = -7$ → not factorable over reals.
But wait — maybe typo? In many worksheets, #12 is $15a^2 + 45ab + 60b^2$, which factors nicely:
$15a^2 + 45ab + 60b^2 = 15(a^2 + 3ab + 4b^2)$ — still not factorable (discriminant $9b^2 - 16b^2 = -7b^2$).
Alternatively, if it's $15a^2 + 45ab + 30b^2$, then yes. But as given: $60ab^2$, so we must go with $15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$.
However, let’s verify if $4b^2 + 3b + 1$ factors: try (4b+1)(b+1)=4b²+4b+b+1=4b²+5b+1 ✘
(2b+1)(2b+1)=4b²+4b+1 ✘
So indeed irreducible. So answer: $15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
But wait — looking back at problem 3 and 11 are identical. Likely intentional for practice.
Now compile final answers clearly:
1. $(x + 1)(3x - 5)$
2. $(2m + 1)(5m + 6)$
3. $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
4. $3x^3(x^2 + 6)^2$
5. $4(v + 1)(3v - 4)$
6. $(3x - 2)(x - 2)$
7. $10u(u - 5)(u - 8)$
8. $(11a - 3b)^2$
9. $(4w + 3)(w - 5)$
10. $(2k - 1)(k + 10)$
11. $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
12. $15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
All verified.
Final Answer:
1. $(x + 1)(3x - 5)$
2. $(2m + 1)(5m + 6)$
3. $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
4. $3x^3(x^2 + 6)^2$
5. $4(v + 1)(3v - 4)$
6. $(3x - 2)(x - 2)$
7. $10u(u - 5)(u - 8)$
8. $(11a - 3b)^2$
9. $(4w + 3)(w - 5)$
10. $(2k - 1)(k + 10)$
11. $(m + 29)(2m + 5)$
12. $15a(4b^2 + 3b + 1)$
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