Question

Factor the polynomial completely using the X method. x2 + 13x – 48 What is the four-term polynomial and factored form of the polynomial?

Answer 1

The factored form comes from breaking each term up x2 = x times x
-48 has numerous possibilities for two factors but the to factors that multiply and get -48 while adding to get +13 are +16 and -3 so the answer in factored form is (x + 16) (x -3)