Solution - Simplification or other simple results
Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
(112x2 - 22x) + 1
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 121x2-22x+1
The first term is, 121x2 its coefficient is 121 .
The middle term is, -22x its coefficient is -22 .
The last term, "the constant", is +1
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 121 • 1 = 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
121x2 - 11x - 11x - 1
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
11x • (11x-1)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
1 • (11x-1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(11x-1) • (11x-1)
Which is the desired factorization
Multiplying Exponential Expressions :
2.2 Multiply (11x-1) by (11x-1)
The rule says : To multiply exponential expressions which have the same base, add up their exponents.
In our case, the common base is (11x-1) and the exponents are :
1 , as (11x-1) is the same number as (11x-1)1
and 1 , as (11x-1) is the same number as (11x-1)1
The product is therefore, (11x-1)(1+1) = (11x-1)2
Final result :
(11x - 1)2
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