SOLUTION: x^2-11x+24

Question 442329: x^2-11x+24
Found 2 solutions by swincher4391, mananth:
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What adds up to -11 and multiplies to 24?
Since the product is positive, but the sum is negative, then we know that they are both going to be negative.
Here are the factors of 24.
Include the negative as well:
1 24
2 12
3 8
4 6
You notice -3 and -8 add up to -11.
Thus the linear factors are:

Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^2-11x+24
x^2-8x-3x+24
x(x-8)-3(x-8)
(x-3)(x-8)

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