Answer
$(x+3)(x-8)$
Work Step by Step
Using the rules of factoring trinomials to factor the polynomial, we obtain:
$x^{2}-5x-24$
=$x^{2}+3x-8x-24$
=$x(x+3)-8(x+3)$
=$(x+3)(x-8)$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 6 - Factoring, Solving Equations, and Problem Solving - Chapter 6 Test - Page 275: 2
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