Algebra 2 Common Core

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 8 - Rational Functions - Get Ready! - Page 495: 5

Answer

$(x+3)(x-2)$

Work Step by Step

Recall: $x^2+bx+c=(x+d)(x+e)$ where $b=d+e$ and $c=d\cdot e$. The given trinomial has $b=1$ and $c=-6$. Note that: $6=3(-2)$ and $1=3+(-2)$. This means that $d=3$ and $e=-2$. Hence, the factored form of the given trinomial is: $$x^2+x-6=(x+3)(x-2)$$
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