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Question 25

An irreducible factor of 24x2y2 is
(a) x2
(b) y2
(c) x
(d) 24x

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(c) x
A factor is said to be irreducible if it cannot be factorised further.
We have, 24x2y2 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x x x x x y x y
Hence, an irreducible factor of 24x2y2 is x.

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