Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Factorise the following:
6 - 5x + 5y + (x - y)2
Sum
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).
shaalaa.com
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Factorise : a2 - 3a - 40
Factorise : 3a2 - 1 - 2a
Factorise : (3x - 2y)2 + 3 (3x - 2y) - 10
Factorise : 5 - (3a2 - 2a) (6 - 3a2 + 2a)
Factorise : 7√2x2 - 10x - 4√2
Factorise the following by splitting the middle term:
x2 + 5x - 6
Factorise the following by splitting the middle term:
3x2 + 19x - 14
Factorise the following by splitting the middle term:
7x2 + 40x - 12
Factorise the following:
5x2 - 17xy + 6y2
Factorise the following:
`2x^2 + x/(6) - 1`
