x square + 1x - 56 factories
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, -x its coefficient is -1 .
The last term, "the constant", is -56
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • -56 = -56
Step-2 : Find two factors of -56 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -1 .
-56 + 1 = -55
-28 + 2 = -26
-14 + 4 = -10
-8 + 7 = -1 That's it
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -8 and 7
x2 - 8x + 7x - 56
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
x • (x-8)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
7 • (x-8)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(x+7) • (x-8)
Which is the desired factorization
Equation at the end of step
1
:
(x + 7) • (x - 8) = 0
Step-by-step explanation: