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Factorise \(5x^2-20\).

Answer and explanation

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

Direct answer: A, \(5(x-2)(x+2)\). First identify the greatest common factor of both terms: \(5x^2-20=5(x^2-4)\). Then recognise \(x^2-4=x^2-2^2\), a difference of squares. Applying \(u^2-v^2=(u-v)(u+v)\) gives \(x^2-4=(x-2)(x+2)\). Hence the complete factorisation is \(5(x-2)(x+2)\). Option A is correct. B only takes out 5 and stops before fully factorising; also its inside expression is incorrectly written as \(x^2-20\). C uses 4 instead of the square root 2, so it would produce \(x^2-16\). D expands to \(5x^2-15x-20\), not the given expression. Memory cue: remove a common factor first, then look again for an identity; factorisation may require more than one step.

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Common FactorDifference Of SquaresFactorisationAlgebraic IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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