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Topic: Algebraic Manipulation and Formulae (Higher - Unit 2)
Specification References: N5.2h
N5.2h
Factorise quadratic expressions, including the difference of two squares.
Candidates should be able to:
factorise quadratic expressions using the sum and product method or by inspection (FOIL)
factorise quadratics of the form
ax
2
+
bx
+
c
factorise expressions written as the difference of two squares,
Examples
Factorise
x
2
- 7
x
+ 10
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Factorise
y
2
- 9
49
k
2
-
m
2
5
w
2
- 20
t
2
Factorise
6
h
2
- 23
h
- 18
Factorise
2
n
2
+ 5
n
+ 3
Hence, or otherwise, write
253
as the product of two prime factors.