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Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
1.1 Factoring n2+201n-2556
The first term is, n2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, +201n its coefficient is 201 .
The last term, "the constant", is -2556
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • -2556 = -2556
Step-2 : Find two factors of -2556 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 201 .
| -2556 | + | 1 | = | -2555 | ||
| -1278 | + | 2 | = | -1276 | ||
| -852 | + | 3 | = | -849 | ||
| -639 | + | 4 | = | -635 | ||
| -426 | + | 6 | = | -420 | ||
| -284 | + | 9 | = | -275 | ||
| -213 | + | 12 | = | -201 | ||
| -142 | + | 18 | = | -124 | ||
| -71 | + | 36 | = | -35 | ||
| -36 | + | 71 | = | 35 | ||
| -18 | + | 142 | = | 124 | ||
| -12 | + | 213 | = | 201 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -12 and 213
n2 - 12n + 213n - 2556
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
n • (n-12)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
213 • (n-12)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(n+213) • (n-12)
Which is the desired factorization
Final result :
(n + 213) • (n - 12)
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