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Name 31/01/2018

Factorising Double Brackets

2012 New Specifcation 0 0 0 6
1MA01/2MB01 0%

Linear and Modular 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28

1380/2381 0 0 0 0%

Modular Multichoice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
2381 0 0 0%

2003 to 2007 3 Tier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

1387 0 0%

0%

Certificate Score 0
0%
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9 SPEC H NC Factorising Double Brackets 1MA01

(d) (i) Factorise 3y2 - 10y + 3 ( )( ) 0

Hence, or otherwise

(i) Factorise 3(x + 2)2 - 10(x + 2) + 3 ( )( ) 0

© Methodmaths.co.uk (Total 4 marks) 0

10 NOV 2010 2H Factorising Double Brackets 2MB01

(b) Factorise m2 + 3m - 40 ( )( ) 0

© Methodmaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

20 NOV 2011 NC Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(a) Factorise 2x2 - 9x + 4 ( )( ) 0

© Methodmaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

23 NOV 2011 C Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(a) Factorise x2 + px + qx + pq ( )( ) 0

(b) Factorise m2 - 4 ( )( ) 0

© Methodmaths.co.uk (Total 3 marks) 0

18 Mock H NC Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(i) Factorise x2 + 5x + 4 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

15 May 2008 NC Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(b) Factorise x2 - 36 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 marks) 0

16 JUNE 2009 NC Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(b) Factorise x2 + 5x - 6 ( )( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

18 4 C Spec Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(c) Factorise p2 - 16q2 ( )( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

11 JUNE 2008 C Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(e) Factorise y2 + 8y + 15 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

19 JUNE 2010 C Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(a) Factorise x2 - 7x + 10 ( ) ( ) 0

© Methodmaths.co.uk (Total 3 marks) 0

25 Mock H NC Factorising Double Brackets 1380H

(a) Factorise 6y2 – 5y – 6 0

(ii) write the expression 6(x + 2)2 – 5(x + 2) – 6

in the form (px + q)(rx + t) where p, q, r and t are integers.

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 4 marks) 0

12 3H M NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

(i) Factorise x2 + 8x - 33
( )( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

6 2H S C Factorising Double Brackets 2381

(b) Factorise y2 - 5y - 6 ( )( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

8 2H M C Factorising Double Brackets 2381

(a) Factorise y2 - 1 ( )( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 marks) 0

8 2H M09 C Factorising Double Brackets 2381

(a) Factorise x2 - y2 ( )( ) 0

Hence, or otherwise,

(b) Factorise (x + 1)2 - (y + 1)2 ( ) ( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 3 marks) 0

25 2H S NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise 6x2 + x - 12

(2x-3)(3x+4) (2x + 4)(3x - 3) (2x + 3)(2x- 4) (2x + 3)(3x - 4) (3x + 4)(2x - 3)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

16 2H M NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise x2 - 3x - 28

(x+4)(x-7) (x-7)(x+8) (x+3)(x-2) (x+4)(x+12) (x+7)(x-4)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

15 2H M08 NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise x2 - x - 6

(x-3)(x-2) (x+1)(x-6) (x+3)(x-2) (x-3)(x+2) (x-1)(x-5)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

16 2H J08 NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise x2 - 8x + 15

(x-4)(x+2) (x-15)(x+1) (x-3)(x+5) (x+3)(x-5) (x-3)(x-5)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

24 2H J08 NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise 12x2 - 7x - 10

(3x-2)(4x-5) (3x-2)(4x+5) (6x+5)(2x-2) (6x-5)(2x+2) (3x+2)(4x-5)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

22 2H N08 NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

One of the factors of 3x2 - 13x - 10 is (x - 5)

What is the other factor?

(3x + 2) (3x - 2) 3(x + 1) (x - 2) (3x - 5)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

19 2H M09 NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise x2 + 14x + 24

(x+8)(x+3) (x+6)(x+4) (x+14)(x+24) (x+12)(x+2) (x+12)(x+12)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

18 2H S NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise x2 - 25x

(x - 5)2 x(x2 - 25) x(x2 - 5) x(x - 25) (x - 5)(x + 5)

A B C D E
© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0
19 2H M NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise fully 8p2 + 12p4

4p2(2p+3p2) 4(2p2+3p4) 4p(2p+3p3) 4p2(2+3p2) 2p2(4p+6p2)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

23 2H M NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

Factorise 6x2 - 7xy - 20y2

(3x-4y)(2x-5y) (6x+4y)(x-5y) (3x+5y)(2-4y) (3x+4y)(2x-5y) (6x+5y)(x-4y)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

22 2H M09 NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

One factor of 4(x + 3)2 - 5(x + 3)

4x + 7 4x + 12 4x - 12 4x - 5 5x + 15

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

24 2H M09 NC Factorising Double Brackets 2381

8x2 - 29x + 15 =

(4x-3)(2x-5) (4x-5)(2x-3) (8x-3)(x-5) (8x-5)(x-3) (8x-15)(x-1)

A B C D E

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 mark) 0

17 3 Mock NC Factorising Double Brackets 1387

B (c) (i) Factorise x2 - 23x + 42

x2

42
0

B (d) Factorise (x + y)2 – 3(x + y)

(x+y)2 -3 (x+y)
0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 3 marks) 0

22 2004 JUNE NC Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(d) Factorise (p + q)2+ 5(p + q)

0
(p + q)2 + 5(p + q)

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 marks) 0

17 2004 NOV C Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(c) Factorise fully

x2 +7x + 6

2
x
0
+6

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

21 2005 June C Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(d) Factorise x2 - 9

2
x

-9
0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 1 marks) 0

22 2006 JUNE NC Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(a) Factorise x2 + 6x + 8

2
x

+8 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

22 2007 JUNE C Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(b) Factorise x2 + 7x + 10

2
x
10 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

33 2003 NOV C Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(a) Factorise 9x2 – 6x + 1

9 x2 2
+ 1 ( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 5 marks) 0

34 2004 JUNE NC Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(a) (i) Factorise 2x2– 35x +98

2 x2
+ 98 ( )( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

28 2005 JUNE C Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(d) Factorise a2 – 9b2 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

35 JUNE 2006 NC Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(a) Factorise 2x2 - 7x + 6

2
2x
6 ( )( ) 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0

25 NOV 2007 NC Factorising Double Brackets 1387

(d) Factorise 4p2 - 9q2

√( )=

√( )= 0

© MethodMaths.co.uk (Total 2 marks) 0