Question

3. Factor the following trinomial. x^2 - 15x + 56.

Answer 1

Answer:

(x-7) (x-8)

Step-by-step explanation:

Break the expression into groups:

= x(x-7) -8(x-7)

Factor out x from:

x^2-7x     x(x-7)

Factor out -8 from -8x+56:

-8(x-7)

=x\left(x-7\right)-8\left(x-7\right)

Answer 2

Answer:

(-7, -8)

Step-by-step explanation:

Yes, this is the same answer as the other person, but I just included the other factors, a picture of my table, and the answer to part two is "The pair (-7, -8) equal the coefficient of the x-term in the trinomial."

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