Question

factors of x^2 - 10x - 24

Answer 1

hmm.. try breaking the middle term down..

\[\implies x^2 - 12x + 2x - 24\]
does that help?

Answer 2

Just factor the equation..
1) Just think what number multiplied by what number equals -24, but also adds up to -10?
2) Knowing these 2 numbers you will figure out that both the numbers can't be positive so one must be positive and the other negative... or they are both negative.

Answer 3

Once you find out what these 2 numbers are.. you plug em into this... (x +/- ?) ( x +/- ?) then set each one equal to 0 and solve for x to get your factors. And you can check the 2 numbers by using the FOIL method.