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(j2)(j5)
(j-2)*(j-5)

Step by Step Solution

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 (1): "j2"   was replaced by   "j^2". 

Step  1  :

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 1.1     Factoring  j2-7j+10 

The first term is,  j2  its coefficient is  1 .
The middle term is,  -7j  its coefficient is  -7 .
The last term, "the constant", is  +10 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   1 • 10 = 10 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  10  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   -7 .

     -10   +   -1   =   -11
     -5   +   -2   =   -7   That's it


Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above,  -5  and  -2 
                     j2 - 5j - 2j - 10

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
                    j • (j-5)
              Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
                    2 • (j-5)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
                    (j-2)  •  (j-5)
             Which is the desired factorization

Final result :

  (j - 2) • (j - 5)

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