Can anyone help me? 100 points on this
Answers
(i) 7x = 7 × x
42 = 2 × 3 × 7
The common factor is 7.
∴ 7x − 42 = (7 × x) − (2 × 3 × 7) = 7 (x − 6)
(ii) 6p = 2 × 3 × p
12q = 2 × 2 × 3 × q
The common factors are 2 and 3.
∴ 6p − 12q = (2 × 3 × p) − (2 × 2 × 3 × q)
= 2 × 3 [p − (2 × q)]
= 6 (p − 2q)
(iii) 7a2 = 7 × a × a
14a = 2 × 7 × a
The common factors are 7 and a.
∴ 7a2 + 14a = (7 × a × a) + (2 × 7 × a)
= 7 × a [a + 2] = 7a (a + 2)
(iv) 16z = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × z
20z3 = 2 × 2 × 5 × z × z × z
The common factors are 2, 2, and z.
∴ −16z + 20z3 = − (2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × z) + (2 × 2 × 5 × z× z × z)
= (2 × 2 × z) [− (2 × 2) + (5 × z × z)]
= 4z (− 4 + 5z2)
(v) 20l2m = 2 × 2 × 5 × l × l × m
30alm = 2 × 3 × 5 × a × l × m
The common factors are 2, 5, l, and m.
∴ 20l2m + 30alm = (2 × 2 × 5 × l × l × m) + (2 × 3 × 5 × a × l × m)
= (2 × 5 × l × m) [(2 × l) + (3 × a)]
= 10lm (2l + 3a)
Step-by-step explanation: