Q2 of 52 Page 127

Let’s resolve into factors

(x + 1) (x + 3) (x-4) (x-6) + 24


= (x + 1)(x-4)(x + 3)(x-6) + 24


= (x2-4x + x-4)(x2–6x + 3x-18) + 24


= (x2-3x-4)(x2–3x-18) + 24


Let x2 – 3x = a


= (a-4)(a-18) + 24


= a2-18a-4a + 72 + 24


= a2-22a + 96


= a2-16a-6a + 96


= a(a-16)-6(a-16)


= (a-6)(a-16)


Putting back the values of a we get,


= (x2 – 3x -6)( x2 – 3x -16)


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