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Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
1.1 Factoring x2+10x+25
The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, +10x its coefficient is 10 .
The last term, "the constant", is +25
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • 25 = 25
Step-2 : Find two factors of 25 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 10 .
-25 | + | -1 | = | -26 | ||
-5 | + | -5 | = | -10 | ||
-1 | + | -25 | = | -26 | ||
1 | + | 25 | = | 26 | ||
5 | + | 5 | = | 10 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, 5 and 5
x2 + 5x + 5x + 25
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
x • (x+5)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
5 • (x+5)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(x+5) • (x+5)
Which is the desired factorization
Multiplying Exponential Expressions :
1.2 Multiply (x+5) by (x+5)
The rule says : To multiply exponential expressions which have the same base, add up their exponents.
In our case, the common base is (x+5) and the exponents are :
1 , as (x+5) is the same number as (x+5)1
and 1 , as (x+5) is the same number as (x+5)1
The product is therefore, (x+5)(1+1) = (x+5)2
Final result :
(x + 5)2
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