Factorising Quadratics Wendy’s Way Factorise 6x2 + 25x 9 First Last 6 9 =54
Now try to Factorise 12x2 + 26x + 10 1 54 2 27 3 18 6 9 Find combination to give Write Factors of 54 +25 27 2 Split expression into 2 parts 6x2 +27x 2x 9 Factorise each part 3x(2x+9) 1(2x+9) This gives the factors (3x 1)(2x + 9) Now try to Factorise 12x2 + 26x + 10
12x2 + 26x +10 26 (6x + 10)(2x + 1) First Last 12 10 = 120 Factors of 120 1 120 2 60 3 40 4 30 5 24 6 20 8 15 10 12 Find factors which give 26 And split expression 12x2 + 6x + 20x + 10 Factorise 6x(2x + 1) + 10(2x + 1) (6x + 10)(2x + 1)
Now try these 6x2 + 5x - 6 6x2 - 17x - 14 6 6 = 36 6 14 = 84 1 84 2 24 3 28 4 21 6 14 7 12 1 36 2 18 3 12 4 9 6 6 9 - 4 = 5 4 21 = 17 6x2 + 9x 4x 6 3x(2x + 3) 2(2x + 3) (3x 2)(2x + 3) 6x2 +4x 21x 14 2x(3x + 2) 7(3x + 2) (2x 7)(3x + 2)