Question

Factor the expression.
x^2 + 13xy - 68y^2

Answer 1

your answer is (x + 17y) • (x - 4y)

Explanation:

x2+13xy-68y2

Final result :

(x + 17y) • (x - 4y)

Step by step solution :

Step 1 :

Equation at the end of step 1 :

((x2) + 13xy) - (22•17y2)

Step 2 :

Trying to factor a multi variable polynomial :

2.1 Factoring x2 + 13xy - 68y2

Try to factor this multi-variable trinomial using trial and error

Found a factorization : (x + 17y)•(x - 4y)

Final result :

(x + 17y) • (x - 4y)