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What is the factorised form of \(2a^2 − 11a + 15\)?

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Correct answer: (2a − 5)(a − 3)

The direct answer is A. For \(2a^2−11a+15\), multiply the leading coefficient and constant: \(2×15=30\). We need two numbers whose product is 30 and whose sum is −11. Those numbers are −5 and −6. Split the middle term as \(−5a−6a\): \(2a^2−5a−6a+15\). Group the terms: \(a(2a−5)−3(2a−5)\). Taking the common binomial gives \((2a−5)(a−3)\), which is A. B expands to \(2a^2−13a+15\), so its middle coefficient is wrong. C expands to \(a^2−11a+30\), changing both the leading and constant terms. D gives positive middle and constant contributions, not the signs in the question. A useful check is to multiply the two binomials: the outer and inner products are \(−6a\) and \(−5a\), adding to \(−11a\). Memory cue: for \(ax^2+bx+c\), find factors of \(ac\) whose sum is \(b\).

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Quadratic FactorisationAc MethodGroupingFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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