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🧮 Factorising Quadratics – GCSE

Maths · GCSE — practise factorising quadratic expressions and solving quadratic equations by factorising

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Factorise x² + 5x + 6:

(x + 2)(x + 3)
(x + 1)(x + 6)
(x + 5)(x + 1)
(x − 2)(x − 3)
20s

Fully factorise 6x² + 9x:

3x(2x + 9)
x(6x + 9)
3(2x² + 3x)
3x(2x + 3)
20s

Factorise x² − 49:

(x − 7)²
(x − 7)(x + 1)
(x + 7)(x − 7)
(x + 7)²
20s

Factorise x² − 2x − 15:

(x − 15)(x + 1)
(x − 5)(x − 3)
(x − 5)(x + 3)
(x + 5)(x − 3)
30s

Solve x² − 7x + 12 = 0:

x = −3 or x = −4
x = 3 or x = 4
x = −2 or x = −6
x = 2 or x = 6
30s

Solve x² = 5x:

x = 5 only
x = 0 or x = 5
x = √5 only
x = 0 or x = −5
30s

A quadratic equation has roots x = 2 and x = −5. Which equation is it?

x² − 3x + 10 = 0
x² + 3x − 10 = 0
x² − 3x − 10 = 0
x² + 3x + 10 = 0
30s

Factorise 2x² + 7x + 3:

(2x − 1)(x − 3)
(2x + 1)(x + 3)
(2x + 6)(x + 1)
(2x + 3)(x + 1)
30s

Fully factorise 9x² − 16y²:

(3x − 4y)²
(3x + 4y)(3x − 4y)
(3x + 8y)(3x − 2y)
(9x + 4y)(x − 4y)
30s

Solve 3x² − 10x − 8 = 0:

x = 4 or x = −3/2
x = −4 or x = 2/3
x = 8 or x = −1/3
x = 4 or x = −2/3
60s