Answer: 14
Step-by-step explanation: Factoring x2-2x+9
The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, -2x its coefficient is -2 .
The last term, "the constant", is +9
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • 9 = 9
Step-2 : Find two factors of 9 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -2 .
The first term is, 4x2 its coefficient is 4 .
The middle term is, -5x its coefficient is -5 .
The last term, "the constant", is +15
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 4 • 15 = 60
Step-2 : Find two factors of 60 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -5 .
-60 + -1 = -61
-30 + -2 = -32
-20 + -3 = -23
-15 + -4 = -19
-12 + -5 = -17
-10 + -6 = -16
For tidiness, printing of 18 lines which failed to find two such factors, was suppressed
4x2 - 5x + 15= x=14
