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Let’s resolve into factors:

ax2-(a2 + 1)x + a


ax2-(a2 + 1)x + a


=ax2-a2x-x + a


=ax(x-a)-1(x-a)


=(ax-1)(x-a)


∴ the factors of ax2-(a2 + 1)x + a are (ax-1)(x-a)


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3 A

Let’s resolve into factors:

ax2 + (a2 + 1)x + a


 3 B

Let’s resolve into factors:

x2 + 2ax + (a + b)(a-b)


 3 D

Let’s resolve into factors:

ax2 + (a2-1)x-a


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Let’s resolve into factors:

ax2-(a2-2)x-2a