Number of factors of (a + b)² is
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

Solution:

Correct option is (c).

If a dividend is exactly divisible by any divisor, then the divisor is a factor of that dividend. Every number has a common factor that is one and the number itself.

∴ Factors of (a + b)² = (a + b) × (a + b)

∴ Factors of (a + b)² is two.

✦ Try This: Number of factors of (a - b)² is (a) 2, (b) 3, (c) 42, (d) 1

Correct option is (a).

∴ Factors of (a - b)² = (a - b) × (a - b)

∴ Factors of (a - b)² is two.

☛ Also Check: NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 9

NCERT Exemplar Class 8 Maths Chapter 7 Problem 26

Number of factors of (a + b)² is (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

Summary:

Number of factors of (a + b)² is two

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