Sunday 25 September 2016

How to factorize x^4 + 5x^2 + 9 ?

x4 + 5x2 + 9
= x4 + 5x2 + 9 + x2 - x2, adding and subtracting x2
= x4 + 5x2 + x2 + 9 - x2, using commutativity
= (x4 + 6x2 +9) - x, adding 5xand x2
= [ (x2)2 + 2.x2.3 + 32 ] - x2,  using (Am)n = Amn and factorizing 6
= (x2 + 3) 2 - x2, using (A + B)2 = A2 + 2AB + B2
= (x2 + 3 - x)(x2 + 3 + x), using (A - B)2 = (A - B)(A + B)
= (x2 - x + 3)(x2 + x +3), Ans. , using commutativity


Saturday 3 September 2016

How to factorize 9x^2 - 4a^2 + 4ay - y^2

9x2 - 4a2 + 4ay - y2
= 9x2 - (4a2 - 4ay + y2), taking ' - ' common
= (3x)2 - (2a - y) 2 , since A2 - 2AB + B2 = (A - B)2
= [3x - (2a -y)][3x + (2a - y)], using A2 - B2 = (A - B)(A + B)
= (3x - 2a + y)(3x + 2a - y) Ans. , using commutativity

Factorization of (x - 2)(x + 2) + 3

(x - 2)(x + 2) + 3
= (x^2 - 2^2) + 3, since (A -B)(A + B) = A^2 - B^2
=  x^2 - 4 + 3
= x^2 - 1
= x^2 - 1^2, since 1^2 = 1
= (x - 1)(x + 1) Ans. using A^2 - B^2 = (A -B)(A + B)

How to factorize x^2 + 1/x^2 - 11

x^2 + 1/x^2 - 11
= x^2 + 1/x^2 - 9 - 2
= (x^2 - 2 + 1/x^2) - 9 , using commutativity and associativity
= (x^2 - 2x * 1/x + 1/x^2) - 3^2, since x * 1/x = 1
= (x - 1/x)^2 - 3^2, using A^2 -2AB + B^2 = (A - B)^2
= (x - 1/x + 3)(x - 1/x -3), Ans. using A^2 - B^2 = (A + B)(A - B)