Explanation: 3 x 2 + 10 x + 3 We can Split the Middle Term of this expression to factorise it. In this technique, if we have to factorise an expression like a x 2 + b x + c , we need to think of 2 numbers such that: N 1 ⋅ N 2 = a ⋅ c = 3 ⋅ 3 = 9 and, N 1 + N 2 = b = 10 After trying out a few numbers we get: N 1 = 9 and N 2 = 1 9 ⋅ 1 = 9 , and 9 + ( 1 ) = 10 3 x 2 + 10 x + 3 = 3 x 2 + 9 x + 1 x + 3 = 3 x ( x + 3 ) + 1 ( x + 3 ) ( 3 x + 1 ) ( x + 3 ) is the factorised form for the expression.
c , we need to think of 2 numbers such that: N 1 ⋅ N 2 = a ⋅ c = 3 ⋅ 3 = 9
and, N 1 + N 2 = b = 10 After trying out a few numbers we get: N 1 = 9 and N 2 = 1
9 ⋅ 1 = 9 , and 9 + ( 1 ) = 10 3 x 2 + 10 x + 3 = 3 x 2 + 9 x + 1 x + 3
= 3 x ( x + 3 ) + 1 ( x + 3 ) ( 3 x + 1 ) ( x + 3 ) is the factorised form for the expression.