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Mathematics · May / June 2025 · Paper 42 · Question 14

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0580/42/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 14 Factorise. x ¿x ¿ 5 10 2 Â Â É [2]

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(x – 2)(5 – a) final answer [2]

M1 for 5(x – 2) – a (x – 2) or for x(5 – a) – 2 (5 – a) or –5(2 – x) + a (2 – x) or 2(a – 5) – x(a – 5) or for correct answer seen then spoilt

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