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Which is the factorised form of \(10x^2-15x\)?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: \(5x(2x-3)\)

The direct answer is B: \(5x(2x-3)\). To factor by taking out a common factor, find what every term shares. The numbers 10 and 15 have greatest common factor 5, and both terms contain x. Therefore the greatest common factor is \(5x\). Divide each term by \(5x\): \(10x^2\div5x=2x\), and \(-15x\div5x=-3\). Thus \(10x^2-15x=5x(2x-3)\). Option A has a plus sign and expands to \(10x^2+15x\), not the given expression. Option C expands to \(10x^2-30x\), so its second coefficient is wrong. Option D expands to \(30x^2-15x\), so its first coefficient is wrong. Option B can be checked by distribution: \(5x\cdot2x=10x^2\) and \(5x\cdot(-3)=-15x\). Memory cue: take out the numerical common factor and the smallest power of each variable present in every term.

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FactorisationCommon FactorAlgebraic ExpressionsPolynomialsClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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