ashleypayne123
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  • 16-12-2020
  • Mathematics
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what is the correct factorization of x^2 - 2x - 15?

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Mibo
Mibo Mibo
  • 16-12-2020

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

x2 - 2x - 15

x2 - 5x + 3x - 15

x(x - 5) + 3(x - 5)

(x - 5) and (x + 3) are the factors

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mcherr9
mcherr9 mcherr9
  • 16-12-2020
(x-5)(x+3) is the correct factorization of the above equation.

if this needs to be solved further, you will need to set both of these equations equal to 0.

x-5=0 and x+3=0

this will give you x=5 and x=-3

i hope this helped :)
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