End-of-Chapter Exercises
End-of-Chapter Exercises
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Question 3 (i) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (i) 4๐ฆ^2+1+1/(16๐ฆ^2 ) Here, we can write 4๐ฆ^2=(๐๐)^๐ 1/(16๐ฆ^2 )=(๐/๐๐)^๐ And, since there +1 i.e. positive sign, we use (a + b)2 Now, 4๐ฆ^2+1+1/(16๐ฆ^2 ) = 4๐ฆ^2+1/(16๐ฆ^2 )+1 = (๐๐)^๐+(๐/๐๐)^๐+๐ ร ๐๐ ร๐/๐๐ = (๐๐+๐/๐๐)^๐ Using (๐+๐)^2 = ๐^2 + ๐^2 + 2ab Where ๐ = 2๐ฆ, b = 1/4๐ฆ Question 3 (ii) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (ii) 9๐^2โ1/(25๐^2 ) We can use ๐^๐โ๐^๐ formula here 9๐^2โ1/(25๐^2 )=(๐๐)^๐โ(๐/๐๐)^๐ =(๐๐+๐/๐๐)(๐๐โ๐/๐๐) Using ๐^2โ๐^2=(๐+๐)(๐โ๐) Where ๐ = 3๐, b = 1/5๐ Question 3 (iii) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (iii) 27๐^3โ1/(64๐^3 ) We can use ๐^๐โ๐^๐ formula here 27๐^3โ1/(64๐^3 ) =(๐๐)^๐โ(๐/๐๐)^๐ =(3๐โ1/4๐)((3๐)^2+3๐ ร1/4๐+(1/4๐)^2 ) =(๐๐โ๐/๐๐)(๐๐^๐+๐/๐+๐/(๐๐๐^๐ )) Using ๐^3โ๐^3=(๐โ๐)(๐^2+๐๐+๐^2) Where ๐ = 3๐, b = 1/4๐ Question 3 (iv) โ Method 1 Factor the following algebraic expressions: (iv) ๐ฅ^2+5๐ฅ/6+1/6 ๐ฅ^2+5๐ฅ/6+1/6 Factorising by splitting the middle term = ๐ฅ^2+๐/๐ ๐+๐/๐ ๐+1/6 = ๐ฅ(๐ฅ+1/2)+1/3 (๐ฅ+1/2) = (๐+๐/๐)(๐+๐/๐) Splitting the middle term method We need to find two numbers whose Sum = 5/6 Product = 1 ร 1/6 = 1/6 Since both sum and product are positive. Thus, both numbers are positive Question 3 (iv) โ Method 2 Factor the following algebraic expressions: (iv) ๐ฅ^2+5๐ฅ/6+1/6 Question 3 (iv) โ Method 2 Factor the following algebraic expressions: (iv) ๐ฅ^2+5๐ฅ/6+1/6 ๐ฅ^2+5๐ฅ/6+1/6 Since there are fraction terms, we multiply and divide by 6 in all terms = 6/6 (๐ฅ^2+5๐ฅ/6+1/6) = 1/6 (6๐ฅ^2+6 ร 5๐ฅ/6+6 ร 1/6) = ๐/๐ (๐๐^๐+๐๐+๐) Factorising by splitting the middle term = 1/6(6๐ฅ^2+๐๐+๐๐+1) Splitting the middle term method We need to find two numbers whose Sum = 5 Product = 6 ร 1/6 = 6 Since both sum and product are positive. Thus, both numbers are positive = 1/6 (6๐ฅ^2+๐๐+๐๐+1) = 1/6 (2๐ฅ(3๐ฅ+1)+1(3๐ฅ+1)) = ๐/๐ (๐๐+๐)(๐๐+๐) = 1/6 ร 2(2๐ฅ/2+1/2) ร 3(3๐ฅ/3+1/3) = 1/6 ร 2(๐ฅ+1/2) ร 3(๐ฅ+1/3) = 6/6 ร(๐ฅ+1/2)(๐ฅ+1/3) = (๐+๐/๐)(๐+๐/๐) Question 3 (v) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (v) 27๐ข^3โ1/125โ(27๐ข^2)/5+9๐ข/25 Here, There are 2 cube terms: ใ27๐ใ^3=(3๐)^3 and 1/125=(1/5)^3 Since it is (โ๐)/๐๐๐ is negative, thus we use (a โ b)3 Now, 27๐ข^3โ1/125โ(27๐ข^2)/5+9๐ข/25 = 27๐ข^3โ(27๐ข^2)/5+9๐ข/25โ1/125 =(๐๐)^๐โ๐ ร (๐๐)^๐ ร๐/๐+๐ ร ๐๐ฎ ร (๐/๐)^๐โ(๐/๐)^๐ =(๐๐ฎโ๐/๐)^๐ Using (๐โ๐)^3=๐^3โ3๐^2 ๐+3๐๐^2โ๐^3 Putting ๐ = 3๐ข, ๐ = 1/5 Question 3 (vi) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (vi) 64๐ฆ^3+1/125 ๐ง^3 We can use ๐^๐+๐^๐ formula here 64๐ฆ^3+1/125 ๐ง^3 =(๐๐)^๐+(๐/๐ ๐)^๐ =(4๐ฆ+1/5 ๐ง)((4๐ฆ)^2โ4๐ฆ ร1/5 ๐ง+(1/5 ๐ง)^2 ) =(๐๐+๐/๐ ๐)(๐๐๐^๐โ๐/๐ ๐๐+๐/๐๐ ๐^๐ ) Using ๐^3+๐^3=(๐+๐)(๐^2โ๐๐+๐^2) Where ๐ = 4๐ฆ, b = 1/5 ๐ง Question 3 (vii) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (vii) ๐^3+27๐^3+๐^3โ9๐๐๐ Since there are 3 cubes, we use ๐^๐+๐^๐+๐^๐formula Now, ๐^3+27๐^3+๐^3โ9๐๐๐ = ๐^๐+(๐๐)^๐+๐^๐โ๐ ร ๐ ร ๐๐ ร ๐ = (๐+3๐+๐)(๐^2+(3๐)^2+๐^2โ ๐ ร 3๐ โ๐ ร ๐โ3๐ ร ๐) = (๐+๐๐+๐)(๐^๐+๐๐^๐+๐^๐โ๐๐๐ โ๐๐โ๐๐๐) Using ๐^๐+๐^๐+๐^๐โ๐๐๐๐=(๐+๐+๐)(๐^๐+๐^๐+๐^๐โ๐๐โ๐๐โ๐๐) Putting x=๐,๐ฆ=3๐,๐ง=๐ Question 3 (viii) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (viii) 9๐^2โ12๐+4 Here, we can write 9๐^2=(๐๐)^๐ 4=๐^๐ And, since there โ12๐ i.e. negative sign, we use (a โ b)2 Now, 9๐^2โ12๐+4 = 9๐^2+4โ12๐ = (๐๐)^๐+๐^๐โ๐ ร ๐๐ ร ๐ Using (๐โ๐)^2 = ๐^2 + ๐^2 โ 2ab Where ๐ = 3๐, b = 2 =(๐๐โ๐)^๐ Question 3 (ix) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (ix) 9๐ฅ^3โ8/3 ๐ฆ^3+๐ง^3/3+6๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง Since there are 3 cubes, we use ๐^๐+๐^๐+๐^๐formula But, ๐๐^๐ isnโt a cube for any number, but ๐๐๐^๐ is So, we multiply and divide the full expression with 3 Now, 9๐ฅ^3โ8/3 ๐ฆ^3+๐ง^3/3+6๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง = ๐/๐ (๐๐^๐โ๐/๐ ๐^๐+๐^๐/๐+๐๐๐๐) = 1/3 (3 ร 9๐ฅ^3โ3 ร 8/3 ๐ฆ^3+3 ร ๐ง^3/3+3 ร 6๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง) = ๐/๐ (๐๐๐^๐โ๐๐^๐+๐^๐+๐๐๐๐๐) Factorising the expression now = 1/3 ((3๐ฅ)^3+(โ2๐ฆ)^3+๐ง^3โ3 ร 3๐ฅ ร (โ2๐ฆ) ร ๐ง ) = 1/3 (3๐ฅ+(โ2๐ฆ) +๐ง) (ใ(3๐ฅ)ใ^2+(โ2๐ฆ)^2+๐ง^2โ3๐ฅ ร (โ2๐ฆ) โ3๐ฅ ร ๐งโ(โ2๐ฆ) ร ๐ง) = 1/3 (๐๐โ๐๐+๐)(๐๐^๐+๐๐^๐+๐^๐+๐๐๐โ๐๐๐+๐๐๐) Using ๐^๐+๐^๐+๐^๐โ๐๐๐๐=(๐+๐+๐)(๐^๐+๐^๐+๐^๐โ๐๐โ๐๐โ๐๐) Putting x=3๐ฅ,๐ฆ=โ2๐ฆ,๐ง=๐ง Question 3 (x) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (x) 4๐ฅ^2+9๐ฆ^2+36๐ง^2+12๐ฅ๐ง+36๐ฆ๐ง+24๐ฅ๐ฆ Here, There are 3 square terms, so we use (a + b + c)2 Our square terms would be ๐๐^๐, ๐๐^๐ , ใ๐๐๐ใ^๐ Now, 4๐ฅ^2+9๐ฆ^2+36๐ง^2+12๐ฅ๐ง+36๐ฆ๐ง+24๐ฅ๐ฆ = (๐๐)^๐+(๐๐)^๐+ใ(๐๐)ใ^๐ + ๐ ร (๐๐)ร(๐๐) + ๐ ร (๐๐) ร(๐๐) +๐ ร(๐๐) ร (๐๐) Using (๐+๐+๐)^2=๐^2+๐^2+๐^2+2๐๐+2๐๐+2๐๐ Putting ๐ = 2๐ฅ, ๐ = 3๐ฆ & ๐ = 6๐ง = (๐๐+๐๐+๐๐)^๐ Question 3 (xi) Factor the following algebraic expressions: (xi) 27๐ข^3โ1/216โ(9๐ข^2)/2+๐ข/4 Here, There are 2 cube terms: ใ27๐ใ^3=(3๐)^3 and 1/216=(1/6)^3 Since it is (โ๐)/๐๐๐ is negative, thus we use (a โ b)3 Now, 27๐ข^3โ1/216โ(9๐ข^2)/2+๐ข/4 = 27๐ข^3โ(9๐ข^2)/2+๐ข/4โ1/216 =(๐๐)^๐โ๐ ร (๐๐)^๐ ร๐/๐+๐ ร ๐๐ฎ ร (๐/๐)^๐โ(๐/๐)^๐ =(๐๐ฎโ๐/๐)^๐ Using (๐โ๐)^3=๐^3โ3๐^2 ๐+3๐๐^2โ๐^3 Putting ๐ = 3๐ข, ๐ = 1/6