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Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
(52x2 + 10x) + 1
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 25x2+10x+1
The first term is, 25x2 its coefficient is 25 .
The middle term is, +10x its coefficient is 10 .
The last term, "the constant", is +1
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 25 • 1 = 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
25x2 + 5x + 5x + 1
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
5x • (5x+1)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
1 • (5x+1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(5x+1) • (5x+1)
Which is the desired factorization
Multiplying Exponential Expressions :
2.2 Multiply (5x+1) by (5x+1)
The rule says : To multiply exponential expressions which have the same base, add up their exponents.
In our case, the common base is (5x+1) and the exponents are :
1 , as (5x+1) is the same number as (5x+1)1
and 1 , as (5x+1) is the same number as (5x+1)1
The product is therefore, (5x+1)(1+1) = (5x+1)2
Final result :
(5x + 1)2
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