Answer:
I would go with letter B. -7
Explanation:
The two factors of a quadratic equation can be multiplied to form the original equation. Let the missing term be a:
y² + 15y + 56 = (y + 7)(y + a)
y² + 15y + 56 = y² + (7 + a)y + 7a
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STEP 1 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
1.1 Factoring y2+14y+49
The first term is, y2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, +14y its coefficient is 14 .
The last term, "the constant", is +49
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • 49 = 49
Step-2 : Find two factors of 49 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 14 .
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, 7 and 7
y2 + 7y + 7y + 49
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
y • (y+7)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
7 • (y+7)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(y+7) • (y+7)
The solution is:
y = -7
The solution is:
y = -14 / 2 = -7