Question

What are the two factor of the the quadratic x^2 -10x-39?

Answer 1

Answer:

(x-13)(x+3)

Step-by-step explanation:

Trinomials are three term algebraic expressions typically featuring variables to exponent powers. To break these trinomials down we factor them using the diamond method or GCF. The diamond method states that for a trinomial $ax^2+bx+c$ multiply a*c then find two numbers which multiply to this number and add to b. When you find those numbers, write them as $(x-/+ number)(x-/+number)$.

$x^2-10x-39$

a=1, c=-39

ac=-39 and add to b=-10 which -13 and 3 satisfy

(x-13)(x+3)