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Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
1.1 Factoring x2-3x-130
The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, -3x its coefficient is -3 .
The last term, "the constant", is -130
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • -130 = -130
Step-2 : Find two factors of -130 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -3 .
| -130 | + | 1 | = | -129 | ||
| -65 | + | 2 | = | -63 | ||
| -26 | + | 5 | = | -21 | ||
| -13 | + | 10 | = | -3 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -13 and 10
x2 - 13x + 10x - 130
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
x • (x-13)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
10 • (x-13)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(x+10) • (x-13)
Which is the desired factorization
Final result :
(x + 10) • (x - 13)
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