Factorisation
Short Answer Type Questions:
1. Express the following as in
the form of (a+b)(a-b)
(i) a2 – 64
(ii) 20a2 – 45b2
(iii) 32x2y2 – 8
(iv) x2 – 2xy + y2 – z2
(v) 49x2 – 1
2. Verify whether the following
equations are correct. Rewrite the
incorrect equations correctly.
(i) (a + 6)2 = a2 + 12a + 36
2
(ii) (2a) + 5a = 4a + 5a
Long Answer Type Questions:
4. Find the common factors of the
following:
(i) 6 xyz, 24 xy2 and 12 x2y
(ii) 3x2 y3, 10x3 y2 and 6x2 y2 z
5. Factorize the following
expressions:
(i) 54x3y + 81x4y2
(ii) 14(3x – 5y)3 + 7(3x – 5y)2
(iii) 15xy + 15 + 9y + 25x
Algebraic identities
(a+b)² = a²+2ab+b²
(a-b)² = a²-2ab+b²
(a)²-(b)² = (a+b