1.
Factor 12
a
2
b
+ 30
ab
2
A.
6
ab
(2
a
+ 5
b
)
B.
6(2
a
2
b
+ 5
ab
2
)
C.
6
ab
(6
a
+ 24
b
)
D.
ab
(12
a
+ 30
b
)
Hint
2.
Factor 14
x
2
- 28
y
2
+ 56
A.
14
xy
(
x
- 2
y
+ 4)
B.
14(
x
2
- 2
y
2
+ 4)
C.
(2
x
+ 7
y
+ 2)(7
x
- 4
y
+ 2)
D.
14(
x
2
- 14
y
2
+ 42)
Hint
3.
Factor 8
ac
+ 12
ad
+ 10
bc
+ 15
bd
.
A.
(2
c
+ 3
d
) + (4
a
+ 5
b
)
B.
(2
c
+ 3
d
)(4
a
+ 5
b
)
C.
4
a
(2
c
+ 3
d
) + 5
b
(2
c
+ 3
d
)
D.
(8
ac
+ 12
ad
) + (10
bc
+ 15
bd
)
Hint
4.
Factor
xy
– 6 + 2
y
– 3
x
.
A.
(
x
+ 2)(
y
– 3)
B.
(
x
– 2)(
y
– 3)
C.
x(y
– 3) + 2(
y
– 3)
D.
(
xy
– 3
x
) + (2
y
– 6)
Hint
5.
If the product of two factors is 0, which of the following cannot be true?
A.
One of the factors is 0.
B.
One of the factors is 10.
C.
Both of the factors are 0.
D.
Neither of the factors is 0.
Hint