Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 3 - Exponents, Polynomials and Functions - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 288: 47

Answer

(x+7)(x-5)

Work Step by Step

x$^2$+2x-35 Two numbers that multiply to equal -35 and and add up to 2 are 7 and -5. So the polynomial factors as (x+7)(x-5).
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