SOLUTION: Factor each polynomial V^2 - 22v - 75

Algebra ->  Polynomials-and-rational-expressions -> SOLUTION: Factor each polynomial V^2 - 22v - 75      Log On


   

Question 35562: Factor each polynomial
V^2 - 22v - 75
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What two factors multiply to give you 75, and the difference is -22?? If you started with 25 that's good, and the other factor would be 3. In order to subtract to give a difference of -22, try using -25 and +3. It looks like this:

(x __)(x __)
(x-25)(x+3)

If you FOIL it out, it checks!!

R^2 at SCC