Is it possible to factor y=x29x+14? If so, what are the factors?

1 Answer
Mar 14, 2018

The factored form is (x7)(x2).

Explanation:

We need to find two numbers that multiply to 14 and add up to 9.

After playing around with the factor pairs of 14, you will find that these two numbers are 7 and 2. Now, we can rewrite the polynomial:

=x29x+14

=(x7)(x2)

This is the factored form. Hope this is the answer you were looking for!