factorise

plz factorise tis one for me

2m'2 - mm' - m2

okay i know the ans...bt plz do d steps fr me..

thanks in advance!!!

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Abhisek ·

Hey just do the middle-term-factorisation method !

2m'2 - mm' -m2
= 2m'2 - 2mm' + mm' - m2
= 2m'(m'-m) + m(m'-m)
= (2m' + m)(m'-m)

Guess that's it. :)

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Lokesh Verma ·

there are 2 options either to solve the quadratic in m' or to try to express it as the difference of perfect squares..

2m'2-2.(√2m')(1/2√2m)+m2/8 - 9m2/8

= (√2m'-m/2√2)2-(3/2√2m)2

Which can be further factorized..

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Abhisek ·

@ Nishant Sir :

I have a slight confusion about this type of factorisation.....
I was given this type of a sum, but the maths teacher said that I CANNOT use the quadratic formula to solve it...

Why ? :-|

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Lokesh Verma ·

I dont know why he said that

i would have done this..

let m'=y

so the equation is 2y2-xy-x2

when we put x=y we get a zero..

so y-x is a factor of this we can find the other factor...

I guess you need to give some basic maths lessons to your sir ;)

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Abhisek ·

Haha thanx sir ! :D

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