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Imagine you are teaching a younger student how to factor. Describe in full sentences what you would say to teach the young stude

nt how to factor the trinomial $x^{2}$ + 4x - 21 into (x - 3)(x + 7). Your description must include at least 3 different steps.

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djyliett [7]2 years ago

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Answer:

$x^2+ 4x - 21$ =(x-3)(x+7)

Step-by-step explanation:

To factor the trimonial: $x^2+ 4x - 21$ , we follow these steps:

Step 1: Multiply the first and last term

$-21 \times x^2=-21x^2$

Step 2: List out product factors of the term derived above

$-21=-1 \times 21\\ -21=-3 \times 7\\-21=3 \times -7\\-21=1 \times -21$

Step 3: Determine which of the factors sum up to the middle term 4x

The required product is: -3 and 7

Therefore: -3x+7x=4x

Step 4: Replace the middle term by the expression derived in step 3 and factorize.

$x^2+ 7x -3x- 21\\=x(x+7)-3(x+7)\\=(x-3)(x+7)$

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