Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Factorise the following:
6 - 5x + 5y + (x - y)2
Advertisements
Solution
6 - 5x + 5y + (x - y)2
= 6 - 5(x - y) + (x - )2
= 6 - 3(x - y) - 2(x - y) + (x - y)2
= 3[2 - (x - y)] - (x - y)[2 - (x - y)]
= 3(2 - x + y) - (x - y)(2 - x + y)
= (2 - x + y)(3 - x + y).
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Factorise.
m2 − 23m + 120
Factorise : a2 + 10a + 24
Factorise:
6a2 - a - 15
Factorise: 5 - (3a2 - 2a) (6 - 3a2 + 2a)
Find trinomial (quadratic expression), given below, find whether it is factorisable or not. Factorise, if possible.
2x2 - 7x - 15
Find trinomial (quadratic expression), given below, find whether it is factorisable or not. Factorise, if possible.
3x2 + 4x - 10
Factorise : 7√2x2 - 10x - 4√2
Factorise the following by splitting the middle term:
x2 + 5x - 6
Factorise the following:
5x2 - 17xy + 6y2
Factorise the following:
`2x^2 + x/(6) - 1`
