Question

$x2 - 10x - 24 = 0$
Please help me to find it​

Answer 1

$\rm{{x}^{2} - 10x - 24 }\\ \: \: \sf{ \underline{split \: the \: middle \: term}} \\ \: \: \: \bf{x {}^{2} - 2x - 12x - 24 }\\ \: \: \: \: \: \bf{x(x - 2) \: - 12(x - 2) }\\\huge{ \hookrightarrow \bf{ (x - 2) \: (x - 12)}}$