Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Factorise: 2(x + 2y)2 − 5(x + 2y) + 2
Sum
Advertisements
Solution
2(x + 2y)2 − 5(x + 2y) + 2
Let x + 2y = a, then
2a2 − 5a + 2
⇒ 2a2 − a − 4a + 2
= a(2a − 1) − 2(2a − 1)
= (2a − 1)(a − 2)
= {2(x + 2y − 1)} {(x + 2y) − 2} ...(a = x + 2y)
= (2x + 4y − 1)(x + 2y − 2)
shaalaa.com
Factorisation by Grouping
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Factorise by the grouping method : a4 - 2a3 - 4a + 8
Factorise : - x2y - x + 3xy + 3
Factorise : 2ab2c - 2a + 3b3c - 3b - 4b2c2 + 4c
factorise: x2 + 6x + 8
factorise: 2a2 - 17ab + 26b2
factorise: a2 - 23a -108
factorise: 1 - 18x - 63x2
factorise: 12(a + b)2 - (a+ b) - 35
factorise: 3a2x - bx + 3a2 - b
Factorise the following by grouping the terms:
x + y + m(x + y)
