SOLUTION: Factor completely:
x^2 - 7x - 8
My answer: prime (no common factors)
I am not sure this is correct, I am just now learning the factoring process, could someone please check
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-> SOLUTION: Factor completely:
x^2 - 7x - 8
My answer: prime (no common factors)
I am not sure this is correct, I am just now learning the factoring process, could someone please check
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Question 74231This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
: Factor completely:
x^2 - 7x - 8
My answer: prime (no common factors)
I am not sure this is correct, I am just now learning the factoring process, could someone please check my answer and possibly help?
Milliron This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You're basically looking for 2 numbers that add to -7 and multiply to -8. So you could have 1,8 (1*8=8 1+8=9) -1,8 ((-1)8=-8 8-1=7) etc. You would continue this until you have the right combo. So you could factor it to
If you were to foil it, you would get Which is our original problem and this verifies our answer.
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