Question

Factoring

Answer 1

@Hero im confused... I have to take a simplified problem and turn it back into a binomial.

Answer 2

Post one of the problems you're working on and we'll take it from there.

Answer 3

The expression \[x^2-6x+8\] is equivalent to
(x+8)(x-1)
(x-8)(x+1)
(x+4)(x+2)
(x+4)(x-2)

Answer 4

Okay, sorry, had to deal with chat issues, but anyway ...

Answer 5

What you want to do is take the original expression and "split the middle" term. I'll explain how to do that.

Answer 6

To split the middle term, you take the expression ax^2 + bx + c and you find two numbers that sum to get b yet those same two numbers multiply to get ac

Answer 7

That or you could try the F.O.I.L method on all of those terms.

Answer 8

Ha... kids..

Answer 9

FOIL scares meh

Answer 10

Except @tigerlover doing that does not help you learn how to factor.

Answer 11

Btw Enders, could you msg me? I want to apologize to you.

Answer 12

I unblocked you.

Answer 13

I like factoring, lemme draw it on my paper real quick.

Answer 14

@Hero

Answer 15

x^2 -6x +8 = ?

you need getting two numbers with sum equal -6 and product equal +8

can you getting ?

Answer 16

I’m confused by your wording.

Answer 17

how can you making -6 assuming two numbers so that than you multiply these two numbers will get 8 ?

Answer 18

a+b=-6
a*b=8

Answer 19

Yes. -2+-4=-6 and -2*-4=8

Answer 20

exactly very nice and easy

Answer 21

so than now how can you factorizing x^2 -6x +8 = (x ... )(x ...)

Answer 22

you wrote above -2-4=-6 and -2*-4=8

this mean that you solved it right

Answer 23

multiply these please (x-2)(x-4) = ?

Answer 24

@EndersWorld do you understand it now ?

Answer 25

Not perfectly, I may stumble a bit but yes.

Answer 26

yes you made it right

Answer 27

x^2 +4x +4 = ?

how you factoriz this ?

Answer 28

Lemme right it out.

Answer 29

i like seeing that you know the way

Answer 30

yes right

but than my be there

x^2 -4x +4 = ?

Answer 31

(x-2)(x+2)

Answer 32

in the second parentheses what is there plus or minus 2 ? bc i see plus 2

Answer 33

so than -2+2=0

Answer 34

two numbers with sum equal -4 and product +4 ?