Question

Use the following trinomial to answer the questions. x^2-6x-27 When going through the process of determining the factors, the two factors need to : add up to ___ multiply to ___

Answer 1

The factors are 3 and -9

Explanation:

The given trinomial is
`x^2-6x-27`.

We need to find two factors. We know that,

3(9) = 27

So,

`x^2-6x-27` can be written as :

`x^2+3x-9x-27` as two factors add up to get -6 and multiply to get -27.

Hence, the factors are 3 and -9.