SOLUTION: hello how do you factor this polynomial? x^2 - 20x + 100 thank you!

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Question 63972This question is from textbook algebra for college students
: hello
how do you factor this polynomial?
x^2 - 20x + 100
thank you! This question is from textbook algebra for college students

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2 - 20x + 100
(x____)(x_____)
We need to fill the blanks with two numbers that multiply to get the last term, 100. But add together to get the coefficient of the middle term, -20.
-10*-10=100
-10+-10=-20
(x-10)(x-10)
(x-10)^2
Happy Calculating!!!