Answer
$(x-8)(x+3)$.
Work Step by Step
The given expression is
$=x^2-5x-24$
Rewrite the middle term $-5x$ as $3x-8x$.
$=x^2-8x+3x-24$
Group terms.
$=(x^2-8x)+(3x-24)$
Factor each term-.
$=x(x-8)+3(x-8)$
Factor out $(x-8)$.
$=(x-8)(x+3)$.
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 5 - Mid-Chapter Check Point - Page 364: 19
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