#4. Trinomials (a = 1)
Factor the trinomial below:
2
x -3x+-4
To factor the trinomial x^2 - 3x - 4, we need to find two numbers that multiply to -4 and add up to -3.
The two numbers are -4 and +1.
Therefore, we can write the trinomial as:
(x - 4)(x + 1)