Question

Factor 2x^2-x-10. Rewrite the trinomial with the x term expanded using 2 factors.Then group the first 2 and last 2 terms together and find the Gcf of each

Trinomial (2x- ___) + (4x-10)
Gcf __ (2x-5) + __ (2x-5)

Answer 1

Trinomial: (2x² – 5x) + (4x – 10)

GCF: x (2x – 5) + 2 (2x – 5)

Explanation:

2x² – x – 10

The equation above can be factorised as follow:

2x² – x – 10

Multiply the first term (i.e 2x²) and the last term (i.e –10) together.

2x² × (–10) = –20x²

Find two factors of –20x² such that when we add them together, it will result to the 2nd term in the equation (i.e –x).

The factors are 4x and –5x.

Next, replace –x in the equation above with 4x and –5x. This is illustrated below:

2x² – x – 10

2x² – 5x + 4x – 10

Next, factorise

2x² – 5x + 4x – 10

Trinomial: (2x² – 5x) + (4x – 10)

GCF: x (2x – 5) + 2 (2x – 5)