Question

Help with factoring?? Find the error then solve.

Answer 1

The top of the attachment is the problem, and the rest is another persons way of solving. I need to identify what they did wrong and then complete it correctly.

Answer 2

factors yu found are 6 and 4 and their sum is 10 and not -10

Answer 3

the equation is x^2-10x-24, so wouldn't that mean I need to find numbers that have a sum equal to -10 and a product of -24?

Answer 4

@Coolsector

Answer 5

no..yu dont need to think like that...will cause problem when the factors are not real...just solve this using the formula for finding roots of quadratic equation

Answer 6

I don't know that formula..

Answer 7

\[(-b+\sqrt{b^2-4ac})/2a \]

Answer 8

other root will be "-" in place of "+"

Answer 9

with a ,b and c in equation as ax^2+bx+c