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Algebra
Chapter 2
Highest common factor and least common multiple of polynomials.
Exercise 2.1
Factorise the following polynomials.
1. 25x2 - 36a2
2. 8x3+125 y3
3. x2 + 3x 18
4. 2a2 a 1
5. 2a3y 54b3y
6. 4x2 11x +6
7. 2y2 11y + 15
8. 5a2 + 3ab 14b2
9. m6 64n6
10, 2x2 7xy + 6y2
11. 7x3 28x2 + 21x
12. (x2 4x)2 + 7 (x2 4x) + 12
13. 4m3 4m2 3m
Exercise 2.2
Factorize the following polynomial.
1. x3 + 2x2 21x + 18
2. 2x3 8x2 + 10x 4
3. y3 + 6y2 + 11y + 6
4. m3 13m 12
5. y3 + 3y2 y 3
6. y4 5y2 + 4
7. 2m3 7m2 + 9
8. x3 x2 37x - 35
9. 6x3 + 7x2 7x 6
10.4x3 16x2 + 20x 8
11. y3 27y + 26
12. 2m3 5m2 - 22m 15
13. x3 4x2 + 9x 10
14. x3 + 5x2 + x 15
Exercise 2.3
1. Find the H.C.F. (G.C.D) of the following polynomials.
(i)
24x2a; 36x3a
(ii) 15x2 ; 17y3
(iii) 6 (y 2) (y + 1) (y 1)3; 8(y + 1)3 (y 1)2 (y + 5)
(iv) 4x2 9 y2 ;
8x3 + 27y3; (2x 3y)2
(v) x3 + y3; x4 + xy3; x2 (x + y)2 (x2 xy + y2)
(vi) m2 m 2; m2 4m + 4; 2m4 32
(vii) 6(a2 - 9); 2a2 + 6a 30; 2m2 12a
(viii) y3 + 2y2 3y; 2y3 + 5y2 3y.
(ix) 5x2 40x + 75; x2 10x + 25; x3 125
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
x2 3x + 2; x2 + x - 2; x2 2x + 1
12 (x3 + x2 + x + 1); 18( x5 x)
x2 4x + 3; x3 2x2 5x + 6
8x4 16x3 40x2 + 48x; 16x5 + 64x4 + 80x3 + 32x2
6x2y (x2 + 5xy + 4y2); x5y2 + 64x2y5; 8x2(x2 + 2xy 8y2)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
4y2 9 ;
x2 4y2;
6x2 24;
2y2 y -6
x2 - xy- 2y2; x2 3xy + 2y2
x3 + 8;
2(x + 3 ) (x + 2)