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Question 243060: can you help me factor
x^2-8x+15

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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can you help me factor
x^2-8x+15
Think of two numbers whose product is 15
and whose sum = -8.
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The numbers are -5 and -3.
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Rewrite the problem:
x^2-5x-3x+15
x(x-5)-3(x-5)
(x-5)(x-3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.