Question

36x3y - 225xy3

Answer 1

factorise?

Answer 2

Yea

Answer 3

Pls can anyone help me with this I have to factorize it but I don't know how

Answer 4

what factors are common between the two terms?

Answer 5

Umm 36 and 225 I guess

Answer 6

the numbers dont have any common factors

Answer 7

X3 and y3

Answer 8

the first term 36x^3y has three factors of x

the second term -225xy^3 has only one factor of x

Answer 9

xy(36x2 - 225y2) is it this the answer

Answer 10

That's the first step , good work

now the terms in the brackets simplify a bit further

Answer 11

remember a difference of squares

\[A^2-B^2= (A+B)(A-B)\]

Answer 12

xy(6x+15y) (6x-15y) now is it correct

Answer 13

Excellent, it's fully factorized now.

Answer 14

Oh thank you so much :D

Answer 15

How did you give me a medal?