Factorisation NCERT Exercise 14.1 Solutions Q1: Find the Common Factors of the terms (i)   12x, 36 (ii)  2y, 22xy (iii)  14pq, 28p2q2 (iv) 2x, 3x2, 4 (v) 6abc, 24ab2, 12a2b (vi) 16x3, −4x2, 32x (vii) 10pq, 20qr, 30rp (viii) 3x2y3, 10x3y2, 6x2y2z Answer: (i) 12x = 2 ☓ 2 ☓ 3 ☓ x 36 = 2 ☓ 2 ☓ 3 ☓ 3 The common factors are 2, 2, 3. And, 2 ☓ 2 ☓ 3 = 12 (ii) 2y = 2 ☓ y 22xy = 2