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X2 + 3Ox - 400please factories it I will mark as brainliest |
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Answer» The first term is, X2 its coefficient is 1 . The MIDDLE term is, -30x its coefficient is -30 . The last term, "the constant", is -400 Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • -400 = -400 Step-2 : Find two factors of -400 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -30 . -400 + 1 = -399 -200 + 2 = -198 -100 + 4 = -96 -80 + 5 = -75 -50 + 8 = -42 -40 + 10 = -30 Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -40 and 10 x2 - 40x + 10x - 400 Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors : x • (x-40) Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors : 10 • (x-40) Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 : (x+10) • (x-40) Which is the desired factorization |
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