Review Exercises: Factoring Polynomials

Mathematics 441: Algebra II

1. Factor each of the following polynomials with respect to the rationals.
(a) 4x2 3x 1

(n) 12x2 + 33x + 18

(b) x2 5x 36

(o) 28x2 72x 36

(c) 24x2 + 14x + 1

(p) 16x2 y 4 1

(d) 10x2 + 7x 6

(q) 21x2 + 2x 3

(e) 5x2 12x 9

(r) 8x2 22x + 9

(f) 8x2 18x + 7

(s) 25 4y 2

(g) 9x2 25y 2

(t) 36x2 + 51x 15

(h) 12x2 + 15x + 3

(u) 2x2 + 21x + 27

(i) 5x4 y 2 20x2

(v) 4x2 20x + 9

(j) 8x2 + 21x 9

(w) 2x3 10x2 28x

(k) 6x2 x 12

(x) 8x2 32y 2

(l) 9x2 + 12x + 4

(y) 4x2 15xy 25y 2

(m) 7x2 + 2x 5

(z) 24x2 42xy 12y 2

2. Find all integer values of k such that the polynomial factors with respect
to the rationals. Construct these polynomials, then factor them.
(a) x2 + kx + 32

(d) 4x2 + kx + 15

(b) 18x2 + kx 1

(e) 25x2 + kx + 4

(c) 12x2 + kx 6

(f) 4x2 + kx 9

3. Determine if the polynomial is irreducible with respect to the rationals. If

it is, indicate that. Otherwise, factor it.
(a) 6x2 25x 9

(i) 5x2 7x + 6

(b) 4x2 + 9

(j) 3x2 + 16x 12

(c) 12x2 16x + 5

(k) 4x2 34x 18

(d) 5x2 + 18x 8

(l) 8x2 + 29xy 12y 2

(e) 6x2 + 3x 11

(m) 16x2 81y 2

(f) 11x2 30x 9

(n) 12x2 21x 6

(g) 8x2 + 8x 6

(o) 3x2 + 4x 15

(h) 4x2 13x 12

(p) 3x2 26x 16

4. Factor each of the cubic polynomials with respect to the rationals by

grouping.
(a) 3x3 + 6x2 12x 24

(f) 2x3 5x2 + 8x + 20

(b) 4x3 7x2 + 4x 7

(g) 36x3 20x2 9x + 5

(c) 5x3 + 3x2 + 10x + 6

(h) x3 + x2 x 1

(d) 72x3 36x2 18x + 9

(i) 3x3 + 5x2 48x 80

(e) 20x3 15x2 4x + 3

(j) 7x3 9x2 56x + 72

5. Factor each of the biquadratic polynomials with respect to the rationals.

(a) x4 + 5x2 + 4

(f) 25x4 + 21x2 4

(b) x4 13x2 + 36

(g) 9x4 35x2 4

(c) 4x4 16x2 9

(h) 4x4 20x2 + 16

(d) x4 4x2 96

(i) 4x4 + 13x2 y 2 + 9y 4

(e) 9x4 10x2 + 1

(j) 9x4 5x2 y 2 4y 4

6. Factor completely with respect to the rationals.

(a) 4x4 + 5x3 36x2 45x

(f) 36 16y 2 y 4

(b) 2x3 y 6x2 y 50xy + 150y

(g) 4x4 13x2 + 9

(c) 12x3 + 5x2 36x 15

(h) 36x4 81y 4

(d) 24x3 + 28x2 6x 7

(i) 81x4 16y 4

(e) x4 8x2 9

(j) 4x4 9x2 y 2 9y 4

7. Solve the polynomial equation by factoring.

(a) x2 + 3x + 2 = 0

(k) 6x2 47x 8 = 0

(b) 2x2 9x 5 = 0

(l) 9x2 18x + 5 = 0

(c) 25x2 10x + 1 = 0

(m) 4x2 22x 12 = 0

(d) 3x2 + x 14 = 0

(n) 5x2 + 52x + 20 = 0

(e) 7x2 2x 9 = 0

(o) 64x2 20x + 1 = 0

(f) 4x2 + 12x + 9 = 0

(p) 36x2 5x 1 = 0

(g) 4x2 21x 18 = 0

(q) 9x2 18x + 8 = 0

(h) 36x2 1 = 0

(r) 4x2 + 15x + 9 = 0

(i) 10x2 27x + 5 = 0

(s) x2 + 6x 16 = 0

(j) 20x2 + 4x 3 = 0

(t) 16x2 81 = 0