Question

C) Write the equation in factored form. The equation is y= x^2 - 8x - 20 // Need answer ASAP

Answer 1

The first term will be an x because

x squared breaks down as x times x.

First look for factors of your constant that add to your

coefficient of the middle term in the trinomial.

Also note that the constant is negative and a negative

factors as the product of a positive and a negative.

The factors of -20 that add to -8 are -10 and +2.

So we have y = (x - 10)(x + 2).