Exercise 1A

x 2  64 64  x 2
1 
x 2  36 x 2  36
x 2  64 x 2  36
= 2 
x  36 64  x 2
( x  8) ( x  8) ( x  6) ( x  6)
= 
( x  6) ( x  6) (8  x) (8  x)
( x  8)
=
(8  x)
( x  8)
=
( x  8)
= −1

2 x 2  11x  40 x 2  8 x  16 8 x 2  20 x  48
2  
x 2  4 x  32 6 x 2  3 x  45 10 x 2  45 x  45
2 x 2  11x  40 x 2  8 x  16 10 x 2  45 x  45
 2  
x  4 x  32 6 x 2  3 x  45 8 x 2  20 x  48
(2 x  5) ( x  8) ( x  4) ( x  4) 5 (2 x  3) ( x  3)
  
( x  4) ( x  8) 3 (2 x  5) ( x  3) 4 (2 x  3) ( x  4)
1 5
= 1 
3 4
5
=
12
a = 5, b = 12

x 2  2 x  24 x 2  3x
3  2
2 x 2  10 x x  3x  18
( x  6) ( x  4) x ( x  3)
= 
2 x ( x  5) ( x  6) ( x  3)
( x  4)
=
2( x  5)
x4
=
2 x  10

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 2 x 2  3x  2 x2
4 a f(x) =  2
6x  8 3x  14 x  24
2 2
2 x  3 x  2 3 x  14 x  24
= 
6x  8 x2
(2 x  1) ( x  2) (3 x  4) ( x  6)
= 
2 (3 x  4) x2
(2 x  1)( x  6)
=
2
2
2 x  13x  6
=
2

13
b f(x) = x 2  x3
2
13
f ′(x) = 2 x 
2
13 29
f ′(4) = 2  4  =
2 2

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