Is it possible to factor $y= x^2 - 9x +14$ ? If so, what are the factors?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-14T02:31:02

The factored form is $(x-7)(x-2)$ .

We need to find two numbers that multiply to $14$ and add up to $-9$ .

After playing around with the factor pairs of $14$ , you will find that these two numbers are $-7$ and $-2$ . Now, we can rewrite the polynomial:

$color(white)=x^2-9x+14$

$=(x-7)(x-2)$

This is the factored form. Hope this is the answer you were looking for!

Is it possible to factor y= x^2 - 9x +14 y= x^2 - 9x +14 ? If so, what are the factors?