190,826 views
15 votes
15 votes
Factorise x squared - 2x - 35

User Keith Enlow
by
2.9k points

1 Answer

21 votes
21 votes
Write -2x as a difference
x^2 + 5x -7x - 35

Factor out x from the expression
x(x+5) -7x - 35

Factor out (x+5) from the expression
(x+5) (x-7)
User Shamil
by
3.1k points