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Standard IX
Mathematics
Taking Out Common Factors
Factorize: a ...
Question
Factorize:
a
3
+
a
−
3
a
2
−
3
A
(
a
2
+
1
)
(
a
−
3
)
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B
(
a
+
1
)
(
a
−
3
)
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C
(
a
+
1
)
(
a
−
3
)
2
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D
(
a
2
+
1
)
(
a
2
+
3
)
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Solution
The correct option is
A
(
a
2
+
1
)
(
a
−
3
)
⇒
a
3
+
a
−
3
a
2
−
3
⇒
a
(
a
2
+
1
)
−
3
(
a
2
+
1
)
Taking out
(
a
2
+
1
)
common, we get,
⇒
(
a
2
+
1
)
(
a
−
3
)
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