Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Prerequisites - p.4 - Factoring Polynomials - Exercises - Page 39: 36

Answer

$(t+2)(t-3)$

Work Step by Step

$t^2-t-6=t^2+2t-3t-6$ (notice that $-t=2t-3t$) $t^2-t-6=t(t)+2(t)+(-3)t+(-3)2=t(t+2)-3(t+2)=(t+2)(t-3)$
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