Question

Easiest way to do "Splitting the middle term" in maths​

Answer 1

Hey mate ☺️

Certainly, there is an approach to correctly find the split of the middle term to factor a quadratic equation.

And before even we attempt to start factoring a quadratic, we need to check the discriminant of the quadratic

${b}^{2} - 4ac$

If the discriminant is not a perfect square then we cannot use the factorization method.

The shortcut method is to write the product of first and last terms as product of prime factors.

I Hope it helps you ☺️✌️✌️