Question

Factor Trinomials (a=1)
factor

x^2-10x+16

Answer 1

(x-8)(x-2)

Explanation:

factors of 16:

1 x 16

2 x 8

4 x 4

i'll select 2 and 8 as values because they can add up to 10

(x-8)(x-2)

i made them both negative so the middle term would be -10 but, when multiplied, would equal positive 16