Question
Factorise
12x2 - 7x + 1
Solution
12x2 - 7x+ 1
12x2 - 7x + 1 = 12x2 - 4x - 3x + 1
= 4x(3x - 1) - 1(3x - 1)
= (3x - 1) (4x - 1)