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Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
1.1 Factoring x2+4x-5
The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, +4x its coefficient is 4 .
The last term, "the constant", is -5
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • -5 = -5
Step-2 : Find two factors of -5 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 4 .
-5 | + | 1 | = | -4 | ||
-1 | + | 5 | = | 4 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -1 and 5
x2 - 1x + 5x - 5
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
x • (x-1)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
5 • (x-1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(x+5) • (x-1)
Which is the desired factorization
Final result :
(x + 5) • (x - 1)
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