Question

factor the trinomial.
x^2 + 10x - 24

Answer 1

(x+12)(x-2)

Answer 2

How do you how to do that?

Answer 3

look at the start and end factors of x^2 and 24

Answer 4

which one is it?

Answer 5

why not (x-12)(x-2)

Answer 6

you need to numbers that when you multiply them together you will get -24 and when you add them you get 10

-2 and 12 are those two numbers

Answer 7

using the crab claw method to expand wat u just did, it urns out to be x^2 -14x +24

Answer 8

turns*

Answer 9

(x-2)(x+12)

Answer 10

thanks