Question

Identify the factors of the function y = 3x2 - 7x – 10

Answer 1

Answer:

(x + 1)(3x - 10)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

3x² - 7x - 10

Consider the factors of the product of the x² term and the constant which sum to give the coefficient of the x- term.

product = 3 × - 10 = - 30 and sum = - 7

The factors are + 3 and - 10

Use these factors to split the x- term

3x² + 3x - 10x - 10 ( factor the first/second and third/fourth terms )

3x(x + 1) - 10(x + 1) ← factor out (x + 1) from each term

(x + 1)(3x - 10), thus

y = (x + 1)(3x - 10) ← in factored form