1.
Factor 12
a
2
b
+ 30
ab
2
A.
6
ab
(2
a
+ 5
b
)
B.
ab
(12
a
+ 30
b
)
C.
6(2
a
2
b
+ 5
ab
2
)
D.
6
ab
(6
a
+ 24
b
)
Hint
2.
Factor 8
ac
+ 12
ad
+ 10
bc
+ 15
bd
.
A.
4
a
(2
c
+ 3
d
) + 5
b
(2
c
+ 3
d
)
B.
(2
c
+ 3
d
) + (4
a
+ 5
b
)
C.
(2
c
+ 3
d
)(4
a
+ 5
b
)
D.
(8
ac
+ 12
ad
) + (10
bc
+ 15
bd
)
Hint
3.
Factor
xy
– 6 + 2
y
– 3
x
.
A.
x(y
– 3) + 2(
y
– 3)
B.
(
x
– 2)(
y
– 3)
C.
(
xy
– 3
x
) + (2
y
– 6)
D.
(
x
+ 2)(
y
– 3)
Hint
4.
An expression for the area of a rectangle is
xy
– 2
x
+ 3
y
– 6. Express this area in factored form.
A.
(
x
+ 3)(
y
– 2)
B.
x
(
y
– 2) + 3(
y
– 2)
C.
(
x
– 2)(
y
+ 3)
D.
(
xy
– 2
x
)( 3
y
– 6)
Hint
5.
What is the factored form of the polynomial 23
x
2
– 69
x
?
A.
23
x
(
x
– 3)
B.
23
x
(
x
2
– 3)
C.
23
x
(
x
+ 3)
D.
23
x
(
x
2
+ 3)
Hint