Solution - Simplification or other simple results
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Simplification or other simple resultsStep by Step Solution
Reformatting the input :
Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:
(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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