Factorise:

Question:

Factorise:

$2 x^{2}-x+\frac{1}{8}$

 

Solution:

$2 x^{2}-x+\frac{1}{8}=2 x^{2}-\frac{1}{2} x-\frac{1}{2} x+\frac{1}{8}$

$=2 x\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)-\frac{1}{2}\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)$

$=\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)\left(2 x-\frac{1}{2}\right)$

Hence, factorisation of $2 x^{2}-x+\frac{1}{8}$ is $\left(x-\frac{1}{4}\right)\left(2 x-\frac{1}{2}\right)$.

 

 

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