Factorisation of Algebraic Expressions
Grade:8
MCQ
1. The factors of 4m3n – 7m2n2 are
(a) m2n & (4m – 7n) (b) mn & (4m-7n) (c) 4m & 7n (d) m & n
2. The two numbers whose sum is 9 and the product is -10 are
(a) -10 & 1 (b) 10 & -1 (c) -10 & -1 (d) 10 & 1
3. 16x2 – 25y2 is equal to
(a) (4x + 5y) (4x – 5y) (b) (4x +5y)2 (c) (4x -5y)2 (d) (16x +25y) (16x –25y)
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4. The factors of (x – 9x- 36) are :
(a) x +12 & x +3 (b) x-12 & x-3 (c) x+12 & x-3 (d) x-12 & x +3
5. (2a3-8a) ÷ 2a (a-2)
(a) a (a+2) (b) (a – 2) (c) a(a-2) (d) (a+2)
Group 1
Factorise the following:
6. 6x2 – 54
7. 5p (5 - z) + 2(z-5)
8. m2 - np + mn – mp
9. The area of rectangle is a2 + 7a + 12 .What can be its length and breadth?
10. Factorise and then divide: (4a2 + 12ab + 9b2 ) ÷ (2a +3b)
Group 2
11. If one factor of the expression x2 + 5x – 24 is (x + 8), find the other factor
12. Factorise : (x – 7)2 + (7 – x)
13. Factorise : a2 + b2 -2(ab – ac +bc )
14. Factorise :a2 – b + ab – a
15. Factorise and then divide: (2a2 – 3a -2) ÷ (a - 2)
Group 3
16. The area of a square paper is x2 +18x+81.Find the length of the side of the paper.
. Factorise the following:
17. 16p2 – 24qr– 9q2 – 16r 2
18. x4 – 81y4
19. a2 - 4a + 4b – b2
20. Factorise and then divide :(12m2 – 17mn + 6n2) ÷ (4m-3n)
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ANSWERS: 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. d 5.d
GROUP-1
6. 6(x-3)(x +3) 7. (5-z) (5p-2) 8. (m+n)(m -p) 9. Length= (a+4) ,breadth=(a+3) 10. (2a+3b)
GROUP -2
11. (x - 3) .12. (x-7)(x-8) 13.(a-b) (a-b +2c) 14. (a–1) (a+b) 15.(2a+1)
GROUP -3
16.(x+9) 17.(4p+3q+4r)(4p–3q–4r) 18.(x-3y)(x+3y)(x2 +9y2) 19.(a-b)(a+b-4) 20. (3m -2n)