Answer
$(x+0.4)(x-0.1)$.
Work Step by Step
The given expression is
$=x^2+0.3x-0.04$
Rewrite $0.3x$ as $0.4-0.1$.
$=x^2+0.4x-0.1x-0.04$
Factor.
$=x(x+0.4)-0.1(x+0.4)$
$=(x+0.4)(x-0.1)$.
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 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 362: 94
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