What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can factorise a quadratic such as x² + 5x + 6 into two brackets
- I can recognise and factorise a perfect square
- I can factorise the difference of two squares, e.g. x² − 9 = (x + 3)(x − 3)
Practise this topic
2 resources⚙️ Worksheet
Factorise the Quadratic
x² + bx + c through to a > 1, a < 0 and hidden quadratics. Five difficulty levels, timed, click to reveal.
⬢ BlockbustersFactorise the Quadratic Blockbusters
Blockbusters with the questions from the Factorise the Quadratic worksheet: choose its levels for the ordinary hexagons and for the harder ★ ones. Show the answer and the worked solution, or play against the computer with…
These are the pages for Factorising in the Year 8 scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel Maths Progress Delta 2. Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.