Practice Factorisation Using Identities (12.2.3) - Factorisation

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Question 1.
Factor x² + 6x + 9.
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Look for perfect squares.
Question 2.
Factor 4y² + 8y + 4.
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Think of the identity (a + b)².
3Question 3.
What is the factored form of x² + 10x + 25?
- (x + 5)²
- (x - 5)²
- (x + 10)(x - 10)
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Identify if it's a perfect square trinomial.
4Question 4.
True or False: 49 - x² can be factored as (7 - x)(7 + x).
- True
- False
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Recall how the difference of squares works.
Question 5.
Factor x⁴ - 16.
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Use the difference of squares.
Question 6.
Factor 2y² - 8y + 6.
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First, look for common factors.

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