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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the expression x^2 + 2x - 24 as a product of two linear expressions. Show your work and justify each step.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@bibby please help me

OpenStudy (bibby):

that's a fancy way of asking you to factor the expression

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you help walk me through it?

OpenStudy (bibby):

I don't know how to explain factoring because it's been like 7 years since I had to learn it. As I understand it you list the factors of 24, find the combination that add up or subtract to 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@shamil98

OpenStudy (midhun.madhu1987):

|dw:1408851350480:dw| can u find 2 numbers such that their product is -24 and their sum is +2?

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