HCF & LCM Practice Set

HCF & LCM [2 Marks]

1. Find the HCF of: a2 – b2 and a2 + 2ab + b2.

2. Find the HCF of: p3 – x, p2 – p – 2.

3. Find the HCF of: x2 – y2 + yz – z2 and x2 + 2xy + y2 -z2.

4. Find the HCF of: a2 + 2a + 1 and a2 + 3a + 2.

5. Find the HCF of: 4p2 – 1, 4p2 + 1 – 4p and 1 + 4p + 4p2.

6. Find the LCM of: 8a3 – 27 and 4a2 – 12a + 9.

7. Find the LCM of: a2 + a- 12 and a2 + 4a – 21.

8. Find the LCM of: 3a – 24, a2 – 64 and a2 + 5a – 14.

9. Find the LCM of: p2 + 2p – 3, p2 – 1 and (p – 1)2.

10. Find the LCM of: x2 – 11x + 10, x2 + 9x – 10 and x2 – 1.

Answers:

1. a + b

2. 1

3. (x + y)2 – z2

4. (a + 1)

5. 1

6. (2a – 3)2 (4a2 + 6a + 9)

7. (a + 4) (a – 3) (a + 7)

8. 3(a − 8) (a + 8) (a + 7) (a − 2)

9. (p + 3) (p + 1) (p − 1) (p − 1)

10. (x – 1) (x + 1) (x – 10) (x + 10)