How to Factor Trinomial with Leading Coefficient of One, Part Two
Subject:
Algebra [1]
After determining the signs of the resulting binomials, we need to determine the numbers that belong in each binomial. Because the leading coefficient is one, the leading coefficient of each binomial will be one. This is how your factored trinomial will look like: (x+3)(x-2) . To determine the numbers, we must look again at the second sign between terms in the trinomial. If positive, we must find two factors of the last term that add up to the coefficient of the second term. These numbers will be the ones that go in the binomials. (See part one to determine which number goes in which binomial.) If the second sign is negative, then you must find two factors of the last term that subtract to the coefficient of the middle term.