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What is the factorisation of xy − 2x + 4y − 8?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: (x + 4)(y − 2)

The direct answer is A: (x + 4)(y − 2). Use grouping. Put the first two terms together and the last two terms together: xy − 2x + 4y − 8 = (xy − 2x) + (4y − 8). Take x common from the first group, giving x(y − 2). Take 4 common from the second group, giving 4(y − 2). Since both terms contain the identical factor (y − 2), take it out: x(y − 2) + 4(y − 2) = (x + 4)(y − 2). Expanding option A gives xy − 2x + 4y − 8, exactly the original expression. Option B expands to xy + 2x − 4y − 8, so both middle signs are wrong. Option C expands to xy − 4x + 2y − 8, with the coefficients attached to x and y interchanged. Option D expands to xy + x − 8y − 8, which also does not match. A common confusion is to choose factors only because their product has the correct first and last terms; the middle terms must also agree. Memory cue: in grouping, search for the same binomial, including its signs, in both groups.

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GroupingCommon BinomialFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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