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Factories: (x- 3x)(x- 3x - 1) - 20.

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Solution

(x- 3x)(x- 3x - 1) - 20
= (x2 - 3x)[(x2 - 3x) - 1] - 20
= a[a - 1] - 20                        ….( Taking x2 - 3x = a )
= a2 - a - 20
= a2 - 5a + 4a - 20
= a(a - 5) + 4(a - 5)
= (a - 5)(a + 4)
= (x2 - 3x - 5)(x2 - 3x + 4)

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Chapter 5: Factorisation - Exercise 5 (B) [Page 71]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 5 Factorisation
Exercise 5 (B) | Q 17 | Page 71
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