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1)

a) x2 - y2
x2 - y2 = (x + y)(x - y)

b) 100 - x2y6 = (10 + xy3) (10 – xy3)

√100 = 10
√y 6
= y3

√x = x
2

= 102 - (xy3)2
= (10 + xy3) (10 – xy3)

c) 1- 9a2b4c6d8 = (1 + 3 ab2c3d4) (1 - 3 ab2c3d4)

√1 = 1
√9 a b c d2 4 6 8
= 3 ab2c3d4

= 12 – (3 ab2c3d4)
= (1 + 3 ab2c3d4)(1 - 3 ab2c3d4)

d) a10- 49b6 = (a5 + 7b3) (a5 - 7b3)

√a 10
= a5

√49b 6
= 7b3

= (a5)2 – (7b3)2
= (a5 + 7b3) (a5 - 7b3)
e) 25x2y4 – 121 = (5xy2 + 11) (5xy2 - 11)

√25x y = 5xy
2 4 2

√121 = 11
= (5xy2)2 - 112
= (5xy2 + 11) (5xy2 - 11)

f) (x - y)2 – a2 = (x - y + a) (x - y – a)

√(x - y) 2
=x - y

√a =a
2

g) 4 - (a – 1)2 = (a + 1) (- a + 3)
= 22 - (a – 1)2
= (2 + (a – 1)) (2 – (a – 1))
= (a + 1) (- a + 3)

h) 9 – (m - n) 2 = (3 – m – n) (3 + m + n)

√9 = 3
= (3 – m – n) (3 + m + n)

i) (x + y) 2 – 9x2 = (4x + y) (- 2x + y)

√9x = 3x
2

= (x + y) 2 – (3x)2
= ((x + y) + 3x) ((x + y) – 3x)
= (4x + y) (- 2x + y)

j) (2a – c)2 – (a + c)2 = (2a – c - a + c) (2a – c + a + c)

√ (2a – c) = 2a – c
2

√ (a + c) = a + c
2

= (2a – c - a + c) (2a – c + a + c)

3)
a) z2 + 4z +4 = (z + 2) (z + 2)

√ z =z
2

= (z + 2) (z + 2)

b) y2 – 18y + 81 = (y – 9) (y – 9)

√ y =y
2

= (y – 9) (y – 9)

c) a2 - 2a – 15 = (a – 5) (a +3)

√a =a2

= (a – 5) (a +3)

d) m2 – 12m +11 = (m – 11) (m - 1)

√m =m2
= (m – 11) (m - 1)

e) x2 – 7x – 30 = (x – 10) (x +3)

√x =x
2

= (x – 10) (x +3)

f) x2 – 3x + 2 = (x – 2) (x - 1)

√x =x
2

= (x – 2) (x - 1)

g) a2 + 4a +3 = (a + 3) (a + 1)

√a =a
2

= (a + 3) (a + 1)

h) n2 - 6n – 40 = (n – 10) (n + 4)

√n =n
2

= (n – 10) (n + 4)

i) y2 + y – 30 = (y + 6) (y – 5)

√y =y
2

= (y + 6) (y – 5)
j) x2 – 17x + 60

√x =x2

60 2
34 2 12
15 3
5 5
1

= (x – 12) (x – 5)

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