How do you factor 56x3+70x2−280x−350?
1 Answer
Apr 26, 2016
Explanation:
Separate out the common scalar factor
a2−b2=(a−b)(a+b)
with
56x3+70x2−280x−350
=14(4x3+5x2−20x−25)
=14((4x3+5x2)−(20x+25))
=14(x2(4x+5)−5(4x+5))
=14(x2−5)(4x+5)
=14(x2−(√5)2)(4x+5)
=14(x−√5)(x+√5)(4x+5)