Answer: (x - 5)(x + 9)
If you have to solve, x=5 or x= -9
Step-by-step explanation: You need two numbers that multiply to be 45.
(could be 3 × 15 or 5 × 9) . The difference between the two factors needs to be 4, the coefficient of the middle term.
9 - 5 =4, so use those. -45 has a negative sign, so one of the factors must be + and the other - Since the 4 has the + sign, the larger factor has to be + so the difference will be positive.
So (x -5)(x + 9) are your factors. You can FOIL to be sure
x × x += x² . x × 9 = 9x . -5 × x = -5x . -5 × 9 = -45 .
Combine the x terms: 9x -5x = +4x
