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Factor completely.x^2−10x−24 Enter your answer in the box.

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Given:


x^2-10x-24

To factorize:

It can be written as,


\begin{gathered} x^2-10x-24=x^2-12x+2x-24 \\ =x(x-12)+2(x-12) \\ =(x-12)(x+2) \end{gathered}

Therefore, the factorized form is,


(x-12)(x+2)

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