How do you factor #x^2-5x+6#?
2 Answers
take the product to be 6 and sum to be -5
so you will get the factors as
so you take like
then take the common factor from any two terms
Use middle term splitting.
Explanation:
Consider the given equation:
Here
sum = -5
product = 6
Consider the pair of numbers which when multiplied gives a product (6) and sum (-5).
Since the product is positive, either both numbers should be positive or both numbers should be negative.
The options are:
So,
Now, group the terms.
Then,