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In which expression is 7x a common factor of both terms?

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Correct answer: 7x² + 21x

The correct answer is A: 7x² + 21x. A quantity is a common factor only if it divides every term of the expression. Divide both terms in A by 7x: 7x² ÷ 7x = x and 21x ÷ 7x = 3. Therefore 7x² + 21x = 7x(x + 3), proving that 7x is common to both terms. In option B, 14x is divisible by 7x, but the constant term 7 is not divisible by x. In option C, 7x² is divisible by 7x, but 14 has no factor x. In option D, 21x² is divisible by 7x, but the constant 7 is not. Thus each wrong option fails because one term lacks x. Memory cue: test a proposed common factor against every term, not just the first one.

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Common FactorFactorisationAlgebraic ExpressionsDistributive PropertyExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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