Week Five - Paraire 21st Mei

Today was our final day exploring factorising. We looked at factorising with a letter (or more than one letter) as our factor. Because we always choose the highest common factor we much choose the most letters possible. Examples:

• ab + ac = a(b + c)
• 2p + pq = p(2 + q)
• x^2 + 3x = x(x + 3) since x^2 is the same as x times x
• x^5 + 3x^4 = x^4 (x + 3) since x^4 is the highest power that is part of both terms

Homework: 9.06