Question

How do you factor the trinomial `a^2-10ab-24b^2`?

Answer 1

`(a-12b)(a+2b)`

Explanation:

`a^2-10ab-24b^2=a^2-12ab+2ab-24b^2 =a(a-12b)+2b(a-12b)=(a-12b)(a+2b)`[Ans]