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Factorisation is the process of breaking down an expression into a product of factors. There are several methods of factorisation including common factor method, grouping method, difference of two squares, and factorising trinomials. These methods allow complex expressions to be simplified by taking out common factors or grouping like terms. Factorisation is an important mathematical skill as it allows for solving difficult equations by simplifying long expressions.

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Factorisation is the process of breaking down an expression into a product of factors. There are several methods of factorisation including common factor method, grouping method, difference of two squares, and factorising trinomials. These methods allow complex expressions to be simplified by taking out common factors or grouping like terms. Factorisation is an important mathematical skill as it allows for solving difficult equations by simplifying long expressions.

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FACTORISATION

By:
Aditi Rai
VIII C
What is factorisation?

In Mathematics, factorisation or factoring is defined as the breaking or


decomposition of an entity (for example a number, a matrix, or
a polynomial) into a product of another entity, or factors, which when
multiplied together give the original number or a matrix, etc
Or in simple words factorisation is the reverse process of multiplication.
Types Of Factorisation

▪ Common Factors Method


▪ Grouping Terms Method
▪ Difference of Two Squares
▪ Factorisation of Trinomials
Common Factor Method

In this method, we simply take out the common factors among each term of
the given expression.
Example: Factorise 2x +4 .
Since, 2 is the common factor for both the terms 2x and 4, thus taking 2 as a
common factor we get;
2x + 4 = 2(x+2).
Grouping Method

Grouping means rearranging the given expression based on the like terms or similar terms.
For example, 2xy + 3x + 2y + 3 can be rearranged as:
2xy + 3x + 2y + 3 
Expanding the terms into factor form.
= 2 × x × y + 3 × x + 2 × y + 3 
Rearrange to get the common factor
= x × (2y + 3) + 1 × (2y + 3)
Now (2y + 3) is the common factor we can take out.
= (2y + 3) (x + 1) 
Difference of Two Square

By using the common identities, we can factorise the given


expression.
Example: Factorise 4x2 – 9.
Solution: By using the algebraic identities, we know;
a2 – b2 = (a – b) (a+b)
Hence, we can write,
4x2 – 9 
= (2x)2 – 32
= (2x + 3) (2x – 3)
Factorisation of Trinomials

If a given expression is in the form of x2 + (a + b) x + ab, then the factors will be (x+a) and (x + b).
Example: Factorise x2 + 5x + 6.
Solution: If we compare the given expression with x2 + (a + b) x + ab, then;
a+b = 5   ….(i)
ab = 6  ….(ii)
Now we will try putting the values for a and b such that they satisfy the above two equations.
If we put a = 4 and b = 1, then a + b = 5 satisfies the eq.(i) but a.b = 4, does not satisfy eq.(ii).
Again, if a = 2 and b = 3, then a + b = 5 satisfies eq.(i) but a.b = 6, does not satisfy eq.(ii).
x2 + 5x + 6 
= x2 + (2 + 3)x + 2.3 
= x2 + 2x + 3x + 2.3
= x(x+2) + 3(x+2)
= (x+2) (x+3)
Importance of Factorisation

Factorisation is a very important part of mathematics. Without factorisation, it


would be very difficult to solve difficult equations, as it helps us simplify long
equations.
Conclusion

This project helped me understand factorisation, the different methods of


factorisation and how to solve sums with those methods.
THANK YOU

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