Algebraic Expressions : Factorisation (Basic Skills Practice)

BASIC SKILLS
PRACTICE :
FACTORISATION :
(Algebraic Expressions :
F3)

SECON
D

THIRD

a 2 b 2 a b a b
Factorise completely each
of the following
expressions :

FIRST
=
Factorise completely each
of the following
expressions :

1.

cd ce

2.

2x 2 y

3.

4a 2b

4.

6 s 9t

5.

vw wy

6.

st 3t

7.

4r 10e

8.

8ef 6 fg

9.

FOURTH

x bx c
x p x p
2

Factorise completely each

of the following
expressions :

ax ay bx by
a x y b x y
x y a b

2.

c2 d 2

1.

x 2x 1

Factorise :
1. x a b y a b

3.

e2 f

2.

y2 2y 1

2.

4.

g 2 h2

3.

a 2 4a 4

3.

5.

k 2 m2

4.

b 2 4b 4

4.

6.

p2 q2

5.

5.

7.

r 2 1

c 2 6c 9

6.

d 2 6d 9

6.

7.

e 2 8e 16

7.

8.

9.

g 2 10 g 25

10.

h 2 10h 25

11.

j 2 12 j 36

12.

k 2 12k 36

13.

m 2 14m 49

14.

n 2 14n 49

15.

p 2 16 p 64

16.

q 2 16q 64

1.

x2 y2

t 1
9. 1 s 2
10. 1 v 2
11. w 2 4
2

8.

8.

8 f 16

9.

x a b y a b

x a b y a b

x a b y a b

m p q n p q

m p q n p q

m p q n p q

m p q n p q

e g h g h

10. e g h g h

11. e g h g h

12.

y 9

13.

x 2 xy

4 z2

14.

10. km m 2

15.

11. 2 p p

16.
18.

9 a2
b 2 16
c 2 25
36 d 2
49 e 2

19.

64

17.

r 2 18r 81

20.

g 2 81

18.

s 2 18s 81

Factorise completely each

of the following
expressions :

21. 100 m 2
22. 121 n 2

19.

v 2 20v 100

1.

20.

w 20 w 100

2.

23.

p 144

21.

24.

q 169

a 2 2ab b 2

22.

x 2 2 xy y 2

25.

2x 2 2 y 2

23.

26.

4c 2 4 d 2

p 2 2 pq q 2

27.

3e 2 3 f

24.

m 2 2mn n 2

28.

2 g 2 8h 2

25.

r 2rs s

29.

3k 2 27 m 2
5r 2 5
6 6s 2
3w 2 12
32 2a 2

26.

g 2 gh h

27.

e 2 2ef f

28.

v 2vw w

29.

s 2 st t

30.

c 2cd d

31.

k 2 2km m 2

12.

w 2 3w 2

13.

12 4r

13.

5n 10n 2

14.

3b 2 bc

15.

vw 2 5v

16.

y 2 z yz

17.

1
1
a b
2
2

18.

1 1
k
3 3

19.

6j 3j
2

20.

9 st 21tu

21.

g h gh
2

1 2
n
4

22.

np

23.

10c 2 8cd

17.

30.
31.
32.
33.

PMR Mathematics Paper 2 (New Format 2004)

2
2

12. e g h g h
13. a1 v 1 v

14. a 1 v 1 v

15. a 1 v 1 v

16. a 1 v 1 v

6.

ac ad bc bd
ac ad bc bd
sx sy tx ty
sx sy tx ty
mp mq np nq
mp mq np nq

7.

av aw v 2 vw

8.

av aw v 2 vw

9.

x 2 xy 3 x 3 y

3.
4.
5.

10. x 2 xy 5 x 5 y
11. de df e 2 ef
12. de df e 2 ef

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Algebraic Expressions : Factorisation (Basic Skills Practice)

PMR Mathematics Paper 2 (New Format 2004)

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