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Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
(2x2 + 7x) + 5
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 2x2+7x+5
The first term is, 2x2 its coefficient is 2 .
The middle term is, +7x its coefficient is 7 .
The last term, "the constant", is +5
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 2 • 5 = 10
Step-2 : Find two factors of 10 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 7 .
-10 | + | -1 | = | -11 | ||
-5 | + | -2 | = | -7 | ||
-2 | + | -5 | = | -7 | ||
-1 | + | -10 | = | -11 | ||
1 | + | 10 | = | 11 | ||
2 | + | 5 | = | 7 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, 2 and 5
2x2 + 2x + 5x + 5
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
2x • (x+1)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
5 • (x+1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(2x+5) • (x+1)
Which is the desired factorization
Final result :
(x + 1) • (2x + 5)
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