Question

Factorise completely 12xy - 3x^2​

Answer 1

12xy -3x^2

*Step 1*
Find at the common terms in both
Both have x and 3 common
= 3x(4y - x)

Answer 2

Explanation:

We need to factorise 3x

2

−12xy

Here we can take 3x common.

Thus we have 3x

2

−12xy=3x(x−4y)

Hence, factors are 3x,(x−4y).