Factorise:

Question:

Factorise:
(2a + 3b)2 − 16c2

Solution:

We have:

$(2 a+3 b)^{2}-16 c^{2}=(2 a+3 b)^{2}-(4 c)^{2}$

$=\{(2 a+3 b)+4 c\}\{(2 a+3 b)-4 c\}$

$=(2 a+3 b+4 c)(2 a+3 b-4 c)$

$\therefore(2 a+3 b)^{2}-16 c^{2}=(2 a+3 b+4 c)(2 a+3 b-4 c)$

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