1.
Factor 12
a
2
b
+ 30
ab
2
A.
6
ab
(6
a
+ 24
b
)
B.
6
ab
(2
a
+ 5
b
)
C.
ab
(12
a
+ 30
b
)
D.
6(2
a
2
b
+ 5
ab
2
)
Hint
2.
Factor 8
ac
+ 12
ad
+ 10
bc
+ 15
bd
.
A.
(8
ac
+ 12
ad
) + (10
bc
+ 15
bd
)
B.
(2
c
+ 3
d
) + (4
a
+ 5
b
)
C.
(2
c
+ 3
d
)(4
a
+ 5
b
)
D.
4
a
(2
c
+ 3
d
) + 5
b
(2
c
+ 3
d
)
Hint
3.
Factor
xy
– 6 + 2
y
– 3
x
.
A.
(
x
+ 2)(
y
– 3)
B.
(
xy
– 3
x
) + (2
y
– 6)
C.
x(y
– 3) + 2(
y
– 3)
D.
(
x
– 2)(
y
– 3)
Hint
4.
What is the factored form of the polynomial 23
x
2
– 69
x
?
A.
23
x
(
x
2
– 3)
B.
23
x
(
x
+ 3)
C.
23
x
(
x
– 3)
D.
23
x
(
x
2
+ 3)
Hint
5.
If the product of two factors is 0, which of the following cannot be true?
A.
Both of the factors are 0.
B.
Neither of the factors is 0.
C.
One of the factors is 10.
D.
One of the factors is 0.
Hint