Question

Factor the expression completely.
x^2-5w+6
how do i do this?

Answer 1

First find

ac = 6
a + c = -5

Answer 2

Find the value of a and c

Have any idea?

Answer 3

Okay, well

a = -2
b = -3

(-2)(-3) = 6
-2 + (-3) = -5

Answer 4

Now that we know this, we can use that to split the middle term so x^2 - 5w + 6 becomes:

x^2 - 2w - 3w + 6

Now we have four factors so we can factor by grouping.

Answer 5

Oh, wait a minute. I just noticed that you have x and w mixed. You can only have one variable here in order for it to be solveable.

Is the original problem

w^2 -5w + 6 ?