SOLUTION: I need help on factorising quadratic expressions: It says to factorise fully - {{{ 2(x+3)^2-10 }}} The textbook answer is {{{ 2(x+3+sqrt(5))(x+3-sqrt(5)) }}} However I got a

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Question 978023: I need help on factorising quadratic expressions:
It says to factorise fully -
The textbook answer is
However I got an answer of
I used difference of two squares.
Thankyou

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You didn't divide the -10 by 2.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


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