How do you factor the expression 10t^2 + 34t - 2410t2+34t24?

1 Answer
Mar 8, 2016

color(blue)( (10t-6) (t+4)(10t6)(t+4) is the factorised form of the expression.

Explanation:

10t^2 +34t-2410t2+34t24

We can Split the Middle Term of this expression to factorise it.

In this technique, if we have to factorise an expression like at^2 + bt + cat2+bt+c, we need to think of 2 numbers such that:

N_1*N_2 = a*c = 10*(-24) = -240N1N2=ac=10(24)=240

AND

N_1 +N_2 = b = 34N1+N2=b=34

After trying out a few numbers we get N_1 = 40N1=40 and N_2 =-6N2=6
40*(-6) = -24040(6)=240, and 40+(-6)= 3440+(6)=34

10t^2 +34t-24 =10t^2 +40t-6t-24 10t2+34t24=10t2+40t6t24

= 10t (t+4) - 6(t+4)=10t(t+4)6(t+4)

(t+4)(t+4) is a common factor to each of the terms

= (10t-6) (t+4)=(10t6)(t+4)

color(blue)( (10t-6) (t+4)(10t6)(t+4) is the factorised form of the expression.