a) 4x^2 -12x = (2x)^2 - 2.2x.3 + 3^2 - 3^2
= (2x-3)^2 - 3^2
= (2x - 3 -3)(2x-3 +3)
= 2x(2x - 6)
b) x^2 - y^2 -5x +5y = (x^2 - y^2) - (5x -5y)
= (x+y)(x-y) - 5(x-y)
= (x+y - 5)(x-y)
2. 3x(x - 5) -x +5 = 0
=>3x(x - 5) - (x -5) = 0
=> (3x - 1)(x-5) = 0
=>| 3x - 1 =0 => | 3x = 1 => |x = 1/3
| x - 5 =0 | x = 5 |x= 5