Question

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Answer 1

split the middle term, do you know how to do that?

Answer 2

kind of but could you please walk me through the steps

Answer 3

I'll try
when you split the middle term of a quadratic polynomial
\[p(x)=ax^2+bx+c\]
you are looking to split b into two numbers say, f and g such that
\[b=f+g\]
and
\[f \times g =a \times c\]
Do you understand this?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Ok now calculate \[a \times c\]
for the polynomial u r given