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Standard VIII
Mathematics
Factorisation by Common Factors
x + y3 - x - ...
Question
(
x
+
y
)
3
−
(
x
−
y
)
3
can be factorised as
A
2
y
(
3
y
2
+
x
2
)
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B
2
y
(
3
x
2
+
y
2
)
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C
2
x
(
3
x
2
+
y
2
)
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D
2
x
(
x
2
+
3
y
)
2
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Solution
The correct option is
B
2
y
(
3
x
2
+
y
2
)
(
x
+
y
)
3
=
x
3
+
y
3
+
3
x
2
y
+
3
x
y
2
(
x
−
y
)
3
=
x
3
−
y
3
−
3
x
2
y
+
3
x
y
2
Subtracting,
(
x
+
y
)
3
−
(
x
−
y
)
3
=
2
y
3
+
6
x
2
y
=
2
y
(
3
x
2
+
y
2
)
So,
B
is correct
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