Question

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

Answer 1

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)`