SOLUTION: Rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms and then factor complately x^2+x-56

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Question 94218: Rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms and then factor complately x^2+x-56
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms and then factor complately x^2+x-56
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x^2+8x-7x-56
x(x+8)-7(x+8)
(x+8)(x-7)
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Stan H.