Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Special Products - Exercise Set - Page 369: 116

Answer

$(x-10)(x+2)$

Work Step by Step

We decompose the middle term and group terms: $x^2-8x-20$ $=x^2+2x-10x-20$ $x(x+2)-10(x+2)$ $(x-10)(x+2).$ Therefore two binomials that must be multiplied using the FOIL method to give the given product are $x-10$ and $x+2$.
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