a lvl maths pure

[plush hornet]

I cant for some reason simply this stupid ahh question, ill love some help T-T

[halcyon rune]

Factor out (2x-2)^-1/2

[plush hornet]

idk how to do that T-T,

[halcyon rune]

Ur cooked

[supple smelt]

How u year 13 and can’t factor 😭 you’re cooked frrrr

[plush hornet]

lmao, leave me alone T-T

[supple smelt]

Nah it’s relatable tho, I also be forgetting some simple maths 🤡

[plush hornet]

I just cant see how to factor it out like visually, i have the dusty ahh mark sheet, but its so vague T-T

[plush hornet]

Genuine if i sat an gcse paper, from the grade 8 i got, ill probably get 4 or 5 T-T

[halcyon rune]

Alright when you factor out something what are you doing to each term

[plush hornet]

IDK, i suck at explaining what i do, u divide by whatever u factored out?

[halcyon rune]

Yeahhh

And when you have something with the same base and you divide it what happens to the powers?

[plush hornet]

u take away

i get that...

is just i cant visually see how u facore it out T-T, LIKE I NEED A STEP BY STEP answer in a visual format

[halcyon rune]

Bruh u are cooked

[plush hornet]

pff u do it

[halcyon rune]

3x^2 + 2x

How do you factor out an x

[plush hornet]

x(3x+2) ...

[halcyon rune]

So you can factor out…

[plush hornet]

DID I NOT MENTION THAT I CANT FACTOR BASIC STUFF???

[halcyon rune]

ITS THE SAME IDEA

What’s (2x-2)^1/2 divided by (2x-2)^-1/2

[plush hornet]

I know how to factor, but if visually i struggle to see it in that questiom

(2x-2)

[halcyon rune]

Yes

Now what’s x(2x-2)^-1/2 divided by (2x-2)^-1/2

[plush hornet]

x?

[halcyon rune]

Yes

So since you factored out (2x-2)^-1/2 you have

(2x-2)^-1/2 (2x-2 -x)

On the numerator right?

[plush hornet]

i think so T-T

[halcyon rune]

What are you unsure about

[halcyon rune]

From here

[plush hornet]

I think i can see it

[halcyon rune]

In this case your x is your (2x-2)^-1/2

Your 3x is your 2x-2

And the 2 is x

[plush hornet]

i think u cooked