How do you factor the trinomial # x² + 3x - 10#? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer Ashish R. · Alan P. Nov 20, 2015 first find the discriminant which is equal to #d=b^2 - 4ac# then apply the formula #(-b+d^(1/2))/(2a)# and #(-b-d^(1/2))/(2a)# these will be the 2 factors; #a# is the coefficient of #x^2#, #b# of #x#, #c#c is the constant term Answer link Related questions How do you factor trinomials? What is factorization of quadratic expressions? How do you factor quadratic equations with a coefficient? What are some examples of factoring quadratic expressions? How do you check that you factored a quadratic correctly? How do you factor #x^2+16x+48#? How do you factor #x^2-9x+20#? Question #3fdac How do you factor #8+z^6#? There is no GCF to be factor out, so is there another method to complete this? How do you factor #2t^2+7t+3#? See all questions in Factorization of Quadratic Expressions Impact of this question 1402 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License