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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what times what gives 30 but at the same time when u add them up you get -7?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

List the factors of 30

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

btw, did you mean -30 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10 and 3 10 and -3 30 and 1 2 and 15 5 and 6 6 and 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no just 30

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

now see which of those factors add to -7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait yeah - lol

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

can you find any?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it would be -10*3

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

that's -30 though

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

-10 times 3 = -30 -10 + 3 = -7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah sorry i ment -30 lol i timed wrong cause its 10*-3=-30

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

i gotcha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cause the problem is like this 10x^2-7x-3

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes, so -30 this means that -7x breaks down into -10x+3x

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

and that 10x^2-7x-3 becomes 10x^2-10x+3x-3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah thats what i thought ;)

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