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Lecture Factorisation
Lecture Factorisation
3. 14x – 7x2
Example 1: Factorize 3a + 6.
HCF = 3
3a + 6 = 3(a + 2)
4. 3a3 – 6a2 + 9a
Example 2: Factorize 8x + 12x.
2
HCF = 4x
8x2 + 12x = 4x(2x + 3)
a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a –
2. 25y2 – 1
b)
Example 1: Factorize 9 – x2
= 9 – x2
= 3 2 – x2
= (3 + x)(3 – x)
3. m2 – 17
Example 2: Factorize 4x2 – 25
= 4x2 – 25
= (2x)2 – 52
= (2x + 5)(2x – 5)
Example 4: Factorize x2 – 11
= x2 – 11
5. 3n2 – 75
= x2 – ( √ 11) 2
= (x + √ 11 )(x – √ 11 )
8. 25c2 – 20c + 4
2. x2 – 8x + 16