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 Please can someone help?

Factorise 9p squared - 16Q squared

 

And also, what does: write down an expression in terms of P mean 

 Mar 1, 2015

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9P^2 - 16Q^2   this is a difference of two squares...to factor it, take the square root of both terms

3P and 4Q

Write them once separated by a plus and once separated by a minus

(3p + 4Q) (3P - 4Q)      and there you go

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Suppose we had

30 = 2P + 5Q     to write this in terms of P, subtract 5Q from both sides

30 - 5Q  = 2P   now, we just want P by itself, so divide both sides by 2

[30 - 5Q] / 2   = P

And we've written this in terms of P......

 

 Mar 1, 2015
 #1
avatar+130516 
+5
Best Answer

9P^2 - 16Q^2   this is a difference of two squares...to factor it, take the square root of both terms

3P and 4Q

Write them once separated by a plus and once separated by a minus

(3p + 4Q) (3P - 4Q)      and there you go

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Suppose we had

30 = 2P + 5Q     to write this in terms of P, subtract 5Q from both sides

30 - 5Q  = 2P   now, we just want P by itself, so divide both sides by 2

[30 - 5Q] / 2   = P

And we've written this in terms of P......

 

CPhill Mar 1, 2015

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