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Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
(52x2 + 20x) + 4
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 25x2+20x+4
The first term is, 25x2 its coefficient is 25 .
The middle term is, +20x its coefficient is 20 .
The last term, "the constant", is +4
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 25 • 4 = 100
Step-2 : Find two factors of 100 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 20 .
| -100 | + | -1 | = | -101 | ||
| -50 | + | -2 | = | -52 | ||
| -25 | + | -4 | = | -29 | ||
| -20 | + | -5 | = | -25 | ||
| -10 | + | -10 | = | -20 | ||
| -5 | + | -20 | = | -25 | ||
| -4 | + | -25 | = | -29 | ||
| -2 | + | -50 | = | -52 | ||
| -1 | + | -100 | = | -101 | ||
| 1 | + | 100 | = | 101 | ||
| 2 | + | 50 | = | 52 | ||
| 4 | + | 25 | = | 29 | ||
| 5 | + | 20 | = | 25 | ||
| 10 | + | 10 | = | 20 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, 10 and 10
25x2 + 10x + 10x + 4
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
5x • (5x+2)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
2 • (5x+2)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(5x+2) • (5x+2)
Which is the desired factorization
Multiplying Exponential Expressions :
2.2 Multiply (5x+2) by (5x+2)
The rule says : To multiply exponential expressions which have the same base, add up their exponents.
In our case, the common base is (5x+2) and the exponents are :
1 , as (5x+2) is the same number as (5x+2)1
and 1 , as (5x+2) is the same number as (5x+2)1
The product is therefore, (5x+2)(1+1) = (5x+2)2
Final result :
(5x + 2)2
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