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Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
1.1 Factoring x2-22x+121
The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, -22x its coefficient is -22 .
The last term, "the constant", is +121
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • 121 = 121
Step-2 : Find two factors of 121 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -22 .
-121 | + | -1 | = | -122 | ||
-11 | + | -11 | = | -22 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -11 and -11
x2 - 11x - 11x - 121
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
x • (x-11)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
11 • (x-11)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(x-11) • (x-11)
Which is the desired factorization
Multiplying Exponential Expressions :
1.2 Multiply (x-11) by (x-11)
The rule says : To multiply exponential expressions which have the same base, add up their exponents.
In our case, the common base is (x-11) and the exponents are :
1 , as (x-11) is the same number as (x-11)1
and 1 , as (x-11) is the same number as (x-11)1
The product is therefore, (x-11)(1+1) = (x-11)2
Final result :
(x - 11)2
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