Question

5. Find the factors for the given quadratic.
x2 -21x + 20

Answer 1

Answer:
`(x-1)(x-20)`

Explanation:

(x-1)(x-20)

`x^(2)`-20x-1x+20

`x^(2)`-21x+20

Answer 2

(x - 20)(x - 1)

Explanation:

Given

x² - 21x + 20

Consider the factors of the constant term (+ 20) which sum to give the coefficient of the x- term (- 21)

The factors are - 20 and - 1 , since

- 20 × - 1 = + 20 and - 20 - 1 = - 21 , thus

x² - 21x + 20 = (x - 20)(x - 1) ← in factored form