Unit# 5 Factorization

Exercise # 5.2
Question # 4:
(i)

(x2 + 5x + 4) (x2 + 5x + 6) 3

Solution:
(x2 + 5x + 4) (x2 + 5x + 6) 3
Let
x2 + 5x = y
(y + 4) (y + 6) 3
=

y(y + 6) + 4(y + 6) 3

y2 + 6y + 4y + 24 3

y2 + 10y + 21

y2 + 3y + 7y + 21

y(y + 3) + 7(y + 3)

(y + 7) (y + 3)

(x2 + 5x + 7) (x2 + 5x + 3)

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(ii)

(x2 4x) (x2 4x 1) 20

Solution:
(x2 4x) (x2 4x 1) 20
Let
x2 4x = y
(y) (y 1) 20

(iii)

y2 y 20

y2 + 5y 4y 20

y(y + 4) 5(y + 4)

(y 5) (y + 4)

(x2 4x 5) (x2 4x + 4)

(x + 2) (x + 3) ( x + y) (x + 5) 15

Solution:
(x + 2) (x + 3) ( x + 4) (x + 5) 15
As 2 + 5 = 3 + 4
=

(x + 2) (x + 5) (x + 3) (x + 4) 15

[x(x+ 5) + 2(x + 5)] [x(x+ 4) + 3(x + 4)] 15

[x2 + 5x + 2x + 10] [x2 + 4x + 3x + 12] 15

(x2 + 7x + 10) (x2 + 7x + 12] 15

Let
x2 + 7x = t
=

(t + 10) (t + 12) 15

t(t + 12) + 10(t + 12) 15

t2 + 12t + 10t + 120 15

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(iv)

t2 + 22t + 105

t2 + 7t + 15t + 105

t(t + 7) + 15(t + 7)

(t + 15) (t + 7)

(x2 + 7x + 15) (x2 + 7x + 7)

(x + 4) (x 5) (x + 6) (x 7) 504

Solution:
(x + 4) (x 5) (x + 6) (x 7) 504
As 4 5 = 6 7
=

[x(x 5) + 4(x 5)] [x(x 7) + 6(x 7)] 504

[x2 5x + 4x 20] [x2 7x + 6x 42] 504

(x2 x 20) (x2 x 42) 504

Let
x2 x = t
=

(t 20) (t 42) 504

t(t 42) 20(t 42) 504

t2 42t 20t + 840 504

t2 62t + 336

t2 6t 56t + 336

t(t 6) 56(t 6)

(t 56) (t 6)

(x2 x 56) (x2 x 6)

(x2 + 7x 8x 56) (x2 + 2x 3x 6)

[x(x + 7) 8(x + 7)] [x(x + 2) 3(x + 2)]

(x 8) (x + 7) (x + 3) (x + 2)

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(v)

(x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 3) (x + 6) 3x2

Solution:
(x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 3) (x + 6) 3x2
As 1

6=2

(x + 1) (x + 6) (x + 2) (x + 3) 3x2

[x(x + 6) + 1(x + 6)] [x(x + 3) + 2(x + 3)] 3x2

[x2 + 6x + x + 6] [x2 + 3x + 2x + 6] 3x2

(x2 + 7x + 6) (x2 + 5x + 6) 3x2

(x2 + 6 + 7x) (x2 + 6 + 5x) 3x2

Let
x2 + 6 = y
=

(y + 7x) (y + 5x) 3x2

y(y + 5x) + 7x(y + 5x) 3x2

y2 + 5xy + 7xy + 35x2 3x2

y2 + 12xy + 32x2

32x2 + 12xy + y2

32x2 + 4xy + 8xy + y2

4x(8x + y) + y(8x + y)

(4x + y) (8x + y)

(4x + x2 + 6) (8x + x2 + 6)

( x2 +4x + 6) ( x2 +8x + 6)

x(x + 4 + ) . x(x2 + 8 + )

x2(x +

+ 4)(x2 + + 8)

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Question # 5:
(i)

x3 + 48x 12x2 64

Solution:
x3 + 48x 12x2 64

(ii)

(x)3 3(x)2(4) (4)3

(x 4)3

8x3 + 60x2 + 150x + 125

Solution:
8x3 + 60x2 + 150x + 125

(iii)

(2x)3 + 3(2x)2(5) + 3(2x)(5)2 + (5)3

(2x + 5)3

x3 18x2 + 108x 216

Solution:
x3 18x2 + 108x 216

(iv)

(x)3 3(x)2(6) + 3(x)(6)2 (6)3

(x 6)3

8x3 + 125y3 60x2y + 150xy2

Solution:
8x3 + 125y3 60x2y + 150xy2
=

(2x)3 3(2x)2(5y) + 3(2x)(5y)2 (5Y)3

(2x 5y)3

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