Question 14 Marks
Resolve of the folloeing quadratic equation trinomials into factor: $15 x^2-16 x y z-15 y^2 z^2$
Answer
View full question & answer→The given expression is $15 x^2-16 x y z-15 y^2 z^2$ (co-effcient of $x^2=15$, co-effcient of $x=16 y z$ and the constant term $=$ $-15 y^2$ )
We will split the co-efficient of $x$ into two parts such that thier sum in is $-16 y z$
and thier product equals to the product of the co-efficient of $x^2$ and the constant term,
i.e., $15 \times\left(-15 y^2 z^2\right)=-225 y^2 z^2$
Now, $(-25 y z)+(9 y z)=(-16 y z)$ And $(-25 y z) \times(9 y z)=-225 y^2 z^2$ Replacing the middle term $-16 x y z$ by $-25 x y z+9 x y z$,
we have: $15 x^2-16 x y z-15 y^2 z^2=$
$15 x^2-25 x y z+9 x y z-15 y^2 z^2$
$=\left(15 x^2-25 x y z\right)+\left(9 x y z-15 y^2 z^2\right)$
$=5 x(3 x-5 y z)+3 y z(3 x-5 y z)$
$=(3 x-15 y z)(5 x+3 y z)$
We will split the co-efficient of $x$ into two parts such that thier sum in is $-16 y z$
and thier product equals to the product of the co-efficient of $x^2$ and the constant term,
i.e., $15 \times\left(-15 y^2 z^2\right)=-225 y^2 z^2$
Now, $(-25 y z)+(9 y z)=(-16 y z)$ And $(-25 y z) \times(9 y z)=-225 y^2 z^2$ Replacing the middle term $-16 x y z$ by $-25 x y z+9 x y z$,
we have: $15 x^2-16 x y z-15 y^2 z^2=$
$15 x^2-25 x y z+9 x y z-15 y^2 z^2$
$=\left(15 x^2-25 x y z\right)+\left(9 x y z-15 y^2 z^2\right)$
$=5 x(3 x-5 y z)+3 y z(3 x-5 y z)$
$=(3 x-15 y z)(5 x+3 y z)$