Factorise: $x^{2} - 6 x + 5$ .

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Solution

We have,
$x^{2} - 6 x + 5$
$= x^{2} - 5 x - x + 5$
$= x (x - 5) - 1 (x - 5)$
$= (x - 1) (x - 5)$ .

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