Factorise 4x^2-11x-20
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Answer:
(x - 4) (4x + 5)
Step-by-step explanation:
Reformatting the input :
Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:
(1): "x2" was replaced by "x^2".
Step by step solution :
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
(22x2 - 11x) - 20
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 4x2-11x-20
The first term is, 4x2 its coefficient is 4 .
The middle term is, -11x its coefficient is -11 .
The last term, "the constant", is -20
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 4 • -20 = -80
Step-2 : Find two factors of -80 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -11 .
-80 + 1 = -79
-40 + 2 = -38
-20 + 4 = -16
-16 + 5 = -11 That's it
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -16 and 5
4x2 - 16x + 5x - 20
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
4x * (x-4)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
5 * (x-4)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(4x+5) * (x-4)
Which is the desired factorization
Final result :
(x - 4) * (4x + 5)