Question

Factor completely.
a 2 + 28 a + 27

Answer 1

(a+27)(a+1)

Solution,

`{a}^(2) + 28a + 27 \\ = {a}^(2) + (27 + 1)a + 27 \\ = {a}^(2) + 27a + a + 27 \\ = a(a + 27) + 1(a + 27) \\ = (a + 27)(a + 1)`

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Answer 2

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Answer:

(x + 27)(x + 1)

Explanation:

Given:

a² + 28a + 27

Find numbers that add up to 28 and multiply to 27:

We can find that the numbers 27 and 1 add up to 28 and multiply to form 27. Therefore, the equation in factored form is:

(x + 27)(x + 1)