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Factorise:

(i) 4x2 + 9y2 + 16z2 + 12xy - 24yz - 16xz

(ii) 2x2 + y2 + 8z2 - 222\sqrt{2}xy + 424\sqrt{2}yz - 8xz

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(i) 4x2 + 9y2 + 16z2 + 12xy - 24yz - 16xz

= (2x)2 + (3y)2 + (-4z)2 + 2(2x)(3y) + 2(3y)(-4z) + 2(-4z)(2x)

= (2x + 3y - 4z)2 [∵ (x + y + z)2 = x2 + y2 + z2 + 2xy + 2yz + 2zx]

Hence, 4x2 + 9y2 + 16z2 + 12xy - 24yz - 16xz = (2x + 3y - 4z)(2x + 3y - 4z)

(ii) 2x2 + y2 + 8z2 - 222\sqrt{2}xy + 424\sqrt{2}yz - 8xz

[∵ (a + b + c)2 = (a)2 + (b)2 + (c)2 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca]

=(2x)2+(y)2+(22z)2+2(2x)(y)+2(y)(22z)+2(22z)(2x)=(2x+y+22z)2= (-\sqrt{2}x)^2 + (y)^2 + (2\sqrt{2}z)^2 + 2(-\sqrt{2}x)(y) + 2(y)(2\sqrt{2}z) + 2(2\sqrt{2}z)(-\sqrt{2}x) \\[1em] = (-\sqrt{2}x + y + 2\sqrt{2}z)^2

Hence, 2x2 + y2 + 8z2 -222\sqrt{2}xy + 424\sqrt{2}yz - 8zx = (-2\sqrt{2}x + y + 222\sqrt{2}z)(-2\sqrt{2}x + y + 222\sqrt{2}z)

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