Question

Factor g^2-11g-26

Answer 1

(g - 13)(g + 2)

Answer 2

ive noticed you've been asking a lot of factoring problems, is there something you're having trouble understanding?

Answer 3

Yes .

Answer 4

g^2-13g+2g-26
g(g-13) + 2(g-13)
(g+2) (g-13)

Answer 5

what do you need help with?

Answer 6

I just dont understand the process . Methods.

Answer 7

okay, well for any factoring problem you have to first take out the GCF

Answer 8

- Then what ?

Answer 9

for the foil problems you have to find the product-sum

Answer 10

for example, in this problem you have to fin two numbers that add to -11 and multiply to -26

Answer 11

since the multiplication part is negative, there is one negative and one positive, and since the addition part is negative, the negative number is larger

Answer 12

then you can factor out the 26, what two number multiply to 26?
1,26 and 2,13