Question 11 MarkFactorise : $1 - 2a - 3a^2$Answer$1 - 2a - 3a^2$ $= 1 - 3a + a - 3a2$ $=( 1 + a )( 1 - 3a )$View full question & answer→
Question 21 MarkFactorise : $a^2- 3a - 40$Answer$a^2 - 3a - 40$ $= a^2 - 8a + 5a - 40$ $= a( a - 8 ) + 5( a - 8 )$ $= ( a - 8 )( a + 5 )$View full question & answer→
Question 31 MarkFactorise : $a^2+ 10a + 24$Answer$a^2 + 10a + 24$ $= a^2 + 6a + 4a + 24$ $= a( a + 6 ) + 4( a + 6 )$ $= ( a + 6 )( a + 4 )$View full question & answer→
Question 41 MarkFactorise by the grouping method : $ab- 2b + a^2- 2a$Answer$ab- 2b + a^2 - 2a$ $= b( a - 2 ) + a( a - 2 )$ $= ( a + b )( a - 2 )$View full question & answer→
Question 51 MarkFactorise by the grouping method : $a^4- 2a^3- 4a + 8$Answer$a^4- 2a^3 - 4a + 8$ $= a^3( a - 2 ) - 4( a - 2 )$ $= ( a^3 - 4 )( a - 2 )$View full question & answer→
Question 61 MarkFactorise by the grouping method :$ a (a -4) - a + 4$Answer$a (a -4) - a + 4$ $= a( a - 4 ) -1( a - 4 )$ $= ( a - 4 )( a - 1 )$View full question & answer→