Lecture (3)
Lecture (3)
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Factorisation of Algebraic expressions
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2
22 is not in a factorised form
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while 2 2 1 is in a factorised form
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factorisation
Types of
1 Factorisation by taking the highest common factor
HCF
Example Factorise Completely
a 7 7 9
7 1 9
b 2x 6am
y
2x xy 3m
Example
write down the factors of E 2X
Answer
x2 2x
x 2
1,4ft
commonfactor of both
terms
2
b 2 3 2 9 39
21237 912
32
2 3 y
c
axtay bx by
take care the signchanges
a y b x
yf because we take
factor
ve common
Tty a b
d 20 3b Lexa 6xb
1 20 36 2 20 35
20 36 1 24
3 Factorisation of a difference
of two squares
a P2 92 Ptg P q
b 402 95 20 3 b 29 35
C m n 25K mn 5k mn 5k
2
d 2 50
2 25
2 5 x 5
e x X
x2 1
X 1 X 1
Remember
Answer
Y 16 1144 If squares
12 4 Y 2 9 2
type of
than factorisation
Mixing more one
X 9 a b
3 x 3 a b
Factorisation and evaluations without Calculator
Evaluate
a 132 72 13 7 13 7
20 6 120
b 992 1 992 99 1 99 1
100 98 9800
c 452 25 452 52 45 5 45 5
50 40 2000
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