Question

factor. 8x^2 -26x - 45

Answer 1

Thats a quadratic equation — respectively ax^2-bx-c

Answer 2

thanks

Answer 3

Do you know what the first step will be?

Answer 4

@xloverofmine is offline so she may have already got an Answer or just guessed...

Answer 5

oh nvm

Answer 6

@xloverofmine you winning?

Answer 7

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Florisalreadytaken
@xloverofmine you winning?
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
probaly

Answer 8

Ok so firstly we have to rewrite 26x as 2 numbers, whoms sum is 26, and their product is 8 times -45

Answer 9

yup

Answer 10

what is the 2 numbers?

Answer 11

hint: getting a negative number as the product, but a positive number as their sum, cannot be possible by 2 positive numbers or vice versa

Answer 12

It’s got to be a positive number, and another negative one