Polynomials and Rational Expressions

9000101705

Level: 
B
Factor the following polynomial expression. \[ 16a^{2}b^{2} - 4a^{2}c^{2} - 16b^{2}d^{2} + 4c^{2}d^{2} \]
\(4\left (a - d\right )\left (a + d\right )\left (2b + c\right )\left (2b - c\right )\)
\(4\left (a + b\right )^{2}\left (2b + c\right )^{2}\)
\(4\left (a - b\right )\left (a + b\right )\left (2b + c\right )\left (2b - c\right )\)
\(4\left (a - c\right )\left (a + c\right )\left (2b + d\right )\left (2b - d\right )\)

9000101707

Level: 
C
Factor the following polynomial. \[ x^{6} - 1 \]
\(\left (x - 1\right )\left (x + 1\right )\left (x^{2} + x + 1\right )\left (x^{2} - x + 1\right )\)
\(\left (x - 1\right )\left (x + 1\right )\left (x^{2} + x + 1\right )\left (x^{2} - x - 1\right )\)
\(\left (x - 1\right )\left (x + 1\right )\left (x^{2} + 2x + 1\right )\left (x^{2} - 2x + 1\right )\)
\(\left (x - 1\right )\left (x + 1\right )\left (x^{2} + x - 1\right )\left (x^{2} - x + 1\right )\)

9000101710

Level: 
B
Factor the following polynomial. \[ x^{2}y - x^{2}z - 4xyz + 4xy^{2} + 4y^{3} - 4y^{2}z \]
\(\left (y - z\right )\left (x + 2y\right )^{2}\)
\(\left (y - z\right )\left (x - 2y\right )^{2}\)
\(\left (y - z\right )\left (x^{2} + 4y + 4y^{2}\right )\)
\(\left (y + z\right )\left (x - 2y\right )^{2}\)

9000101704

Level: 
B
Factor the following polynomial. \[ 16x^{2}y^{4} - 25x^{4}y^{2} \]
\(\left (4xy^{2} - 5x^{2}y\right )\left (4xy^{2} + 5x^{2}y\right )\)
\(\left (4xy - 5x^{2}y\right )\left (4xy^{2} + 5xy\right )\)
\(\left (4x^{2}y^{2} - 5xy\right )\left (4x^{2}y^{2} + 5xy\right )\)
\(\left (4xy^{2} - 5x^{2}y\right )^{2}\)