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📘 Class 8 Maths – Chapter 14: Factorisation

STEP 10: Important Exam Questions (VSA / SA / LA)


✍️ Very Short Answer (VSA)

Q1. What is factorisation?

Answer: Factorisation is the process of writing an algebraic expression as a product of its factors.

Q2. Write the identity for a² − b².

Answer: a² − b² = (a − b)(a + b)


✍️ Short Answer (SA)

Q3. Factorise: 8x + 16

Step 1: Take common factor 8
= 8(x + 2)

Answer: 8(x + 2)

Q4. Factorise: x² − 49

This is of the form a² − b²
= (x − 7)(x + 7)

Answer: (x − 7)(x + 7)


✍️ Long Answer (LA)

Q5. Factorise: x² + 11x + 30

Step 1: Find two numbers whose product is 30 and sum is 11
→ 5 and 6

Step 2: Split the middle term
= x² + 5x + 6x + 30

Step 3: Group terms
= x(x + 5) + 6(x + 5)

Step 4: Take common factor (x + 5)
= (x + 5)(x + 6)

Answer: (x + 5)(x + 6)


🎯 Examiner’s Tips

  • Write identities clearly
  • Do not skip steps in factorisation
  • Final answer must be in brackets
  • Neat presentation = more confidence to examiner

📌 Remember

✔ Common factor first
✔ Then identities
✔ Then grouping method

📘 Class 8 Mathematics – Complete Library

CBSE | NCERT | State Syllabus


Chapter 1: Rational Numbers

Chapter 2: Linear Equations in One Variable

Chapter 3: Understanding Quadrilaterals

Chapter 4: Practical Geometry

Chapter 5: Data Handling

Chapter 6: Squares and Square Roots

Chapter 7: Cubes and Cube Roots

Chapter 8: Comparing Quantities

Chapter 9: Algebraic Expressions and Identities

Chapter 10: Visualising Solid Shapes

Chapter 11: Mensuration

Chapter 12: Exponents and Powers

Chapter 14: Factorisation

Chapter 15: Introduction to Graphs

Chapter 16: Playing with Numbers

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