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Factor completely and then place the factors in the proper location on the grid.

a2 - a - 20

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a² - a - 20 =
= a² - 5 a + 4 a - 20 =
= a ( a - 5 ) + 4 ( a - 5 ) =
= ( a - 5 ) ( a + 4 )
The zeroes are: a = -4, a = 5.
User Alexander Ekdahl
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For this case we have the following polynomial:


a ^ 2 - a - 20

We must factor the polynomial.

To do this we look for two numbers that are added equal to -1 and multiplied equal to -20.

Factoring we have:


a ^ 2 - a - 20 = (a-5) (a + 4)

Answer:

The factored expression is given by:


a ^ 2 - a - 20 = (a-5) (a + 4)


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