Question

discuss why the problems were worked out incorrectly.

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Joe factors the trinomial x² - 5x-6 as (x-3)(x-2)

Lisa Factors: x² - 2x - 8 as the following:

x² - 2x - 8

(x - 4) (x + 2)

x-4 = 0, x+2=0

x=4, x= -2

Answer 1

1) The factors of is -

  

(break 5x )

(taking common)

(again taking common)

so are the factors .

2) The factors of is-

(break -2x)

(taking common)

(again taking common)

so are the factors.