Q10 of 137 Page 99

Factorize:


(x + 5)2 – 4(x + 5)

(x + 5)2 – 4(x + 5)


 


Taking (x + 5) as common from the whole, we get,


 


= (x + 5){(x + 5) – 4}


 


= (x + 5)(x + 5 – 4)


 


= (x + 5)(x + 1)


 


So,


The factors of (x + 5)2 – 4(x + 5) are:  (x + 5) and (x + 1)


 

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