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KC Sinha: Exercise 4.4 - Mathematics Solution Class 9 Chapter 4 Algebraic identities

[mathjax] Exercise 4.3 Type 6 Question 1 Factorize the following if : (i) (x+1) is a factor of 2x 3 - 3x 2 - 8x - 3 Sol : Step-1⇒2x 3 -3x 2 -8x-3 Step-2⇒2x 3 +2x 2 -5x 2 -5x-3x-3 Step-3⇒2x 2...

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Exercise 4.3

Type 6

Question 1

Factorize the following if :
(i) (x+1) is a factor of 2x3 - 3x2 - 8x - 3
Sol :
Step-1⇒2x3-3x2-8x-3
Step-2⇒2x3+2x2-5x2-5x-3x-3
Step-3⇒2x2(x+1)-5x(x+1)-3(x+1)
[After writing step 1 , jumped to 3 and written 3 times (x+1) and multiply it with suitable algebric expression or number so as to get the expression of step 1 . Now step 2 can be written down from step 3]
[Step 4 = Now taking common (x+1) ]
Step-4⇒(x+1)(2x2-5x-3)
Step-5⇒(x+1)(2x2+x-6x-3) [middle term split]
⇒(x+1)[x(2x+1)-3(2x+1)]
⇒(x+1)(x-3)(2x+1)


(ii) (2x+3) is a factor of 4x3+20x2+33x+18
Sol :
⇒4x3+20x2+33x+18
⇒4x3+6x2+14x2+21x+12x+18
⇒2x2(2x+3)+7x(2x+3)+6(2x+3)
[taking common (2x+3)]
⇒(2x+3)(2x2+7x+6)
[mid term split]
⇒(2x+3)(2x2+4x+3x+6)
⇒(2x+3)[2x(x+2)+3(x+2)]
⇒(x+2)(2x+3)(2x+3)


(iii)  (x+9) is a factor of x3+13x2+31x-45
Sol :
⇒x3+13x2+31x-45
⇒x3+9x2+4x2+36x-5x-45
⇒x2(x+9)+4x(x+9)-5(x+9)
[taking common (x+9)]
⇒(x+9)[x2+4x-5]
⇒(x+9)[x2+4x-5]
⇒(x+9)[x2-x+5x-5]
⇒(x+9)[x(x-1)+5(x-1)]
⇒(x+9)(x+5)(x-1)


(iv) (x-1) is a factor of 2x3-5x2+x+2
Sol :
⇒2x3-5x2+x+2
⇒2x3-2x2-3x2+3x-2x+2
⇒2x2(x-1)-3x(x-1)-2(x-1)
[taking common (x-1)]
⇒(x-1)(2x2-3x-2)
[mid-term split]
⇒(x-1)(2x2-4x+x-2)
⇒(x-1)[2x(x-2)+1(x-2)]
⇒(x-1)(2x+1)(x-2)


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Question 2

Find factors of the following :
(i) x3+2x2-6x+3
Sol :
Here c=3 and factors are ±1 , ±3
Also , p(1)=13+2×12-6×1+3
=1+2-6+3 = 0
∴(x-1) is factor of p(x)
⇒x3+2x2-6x+3
⇒x3-x2+3x2-3x-3x+3
⇒x2(x-1)+3x(x-1)-3(x-1)
[Taking common (x-1)]
⇒(x-1)(x2+3x-3)


(ii) x3-7x+6
Sol :
Here c=6 and factors are ±1 , ±2 and ±3
Also , p(1)=13-7×1+6=0
∴(x-1) is factor of p(x)
⇒x3-7x+6
⇒x3-x2+x2-x-6x+6
⇒x2(x-1)+x(x-1)-6(x-1)
[Taking common (x-1)]
⇒(x-1)(x2+x-6)
[mid term split]
⇒(x-1)(x2-2x+3x-6)
⇒(x-1)[x(x-2)+3(x-2)]
⇒(x-1)(x+3)(x-2)


(iii) x3-2x2-x+2
Sol :
Here c=2
Also , the factors are ±1 , ±2
p(1)=13-2×12-1+2
=1-2-1+2=0
∴(x-1) is factor of p(x)
⇒x3-2x2-x+2
⇒x3-x2-x2+x-2x+2
⇒x2(x-1)-x(x-1)-2(x-1)
[Taking common (x-1)]
⇒(x-1)[x2-x-2]
⇒(x-1)[x2+x-2x-2]
⇒(x-1)[x(x+1)-2(x+1)]
⇒(x-1)(x-2)(x+1)


(iv) x3+3x2-4
Sol :
Here c=-4 and numerical value is 4
Also , factors are ±1,±2
p(1)=13+3×12-4
=1+3-4=0
∴(x-1) is factor of p(x)
⇒x3+3x2-4
⇒x3-x2+4x2-4x+4x-4
⇒x2(x-1)+4x(x-1)+4(x-1)
[Taking common (x-1)]
⇒(x-1)[x2+4x+4]
[mid term split]
⇒(x-1)[x2+2x+2x+4]
⇒(x-1)[x(x+2)+2(x+2)]
⇒(x-1)(x+2)(x+2)


(v) x3-6x+4
Sol :
Here c=4 and factors are ±1 , ±2
Also , p(2)=23-6×2+4
=8-12+4=0
∴(x-2) is factor of p(x)
⇒x3-6x+4
⇒x3-2x2+2x2-4x-2x+4
⇒x2(x-2)+2x(x-2)-2(x-2)
[Taking common (x-2)]
⇒(x-2)(x2+2x-2)


(vi) x3-13x-12
Sol :
Here c=-12 and numerical value is 12
factors are ±1,±2,±3,±4,±6,±12
Also , p(-1)=13-13×-1-12
=-1+13-12=0
∴(x+1) factor of p(x)
⇒x3-13x-12
⇒x3+x2-x2-x-12x-12
⇒x2(x+1)-x(x+1)-12(x+1)
[Taking common (x-1)]
⇒(x+1)(x2-x-12)
[mid term split]
⇒(x+1)(x2+3x-4x-12)
⇒(x+1)[x(x+3)-4(x+3)]
⇒(x+1)(x+3)(x-4)


(vii) x3-8x2+17x-10
Sol :
Here c=-10 and numerical value is 10 and factors are ±1 , ±2 and ±5
Clearly , p(1)=13-8×12+17×1-10=0
∴(x-1) is a factor of p(x)
Also ,
⇒x3-8x2+17x-10
⇒x3-x2-7x2+7x+10x-10
⇒x2(x-1)-7x(x-1)+10(x-1)
[Taking common (x-1)]
⇒(x-1)(x2-7x+10)
[mid term split]
⇒(x-1)(x2-5x-2x+10)
⇒(x-1)[x(x-5)-2(x-5)]
⇒(x-1)(x-2)(x-5)


(viii) x3+13x2+31x-45
Sol :
Here c=-45 and numerical value is 45 and factors are ±1 , ±5 and ±3
Clearly , p(1)=13+13×12+31×1-45=0
∴(x-1) is a factor of p(x)
⇒x3+13x2+31x-45
⇒x3-x2+14x2-14x+45x-45
⇒x2(x-1)+14x(x-1)+45(x-1)
[Taking common (x-1)]
⇒(x-1)(x2+14x+45)
[mid term split]
⇒(x-1)(x2+9x+5x+45)
⇒(x-1)[x(x+9)+5(x+9)]
⇒(x-1)(x+5)(x+9)

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