In step 1, the commutative property of addition is used since x + 5 is just equal to 5 + x
In step 2, the associative property of addition is used since x is grouped to the last term.
In step 3, the distributive property of multiplication is used since 3 is multiplied to the terms inside the parenthesis.
In step 4, multiplication is done.
C. multiply because of the order of operations
-9 because-26 minus 10 is -36 and -36 divided by 4 is -9
Explanation:
Let the equation be
a
⋅
x
2
+
b
⋅
x
+
c
. To factorize multiplication of a and c i.e. ac so that sum of factors, if ac is positive (and difference if ac is negative) is equal to b. Now split b into these two components and factorization will be easy.
