How do you factor: $y= x^2 + 6x – 27$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-11T17:22:24

To factor trinomials of the form y = $ax^2$ + bx + c, a = 1, find two numbers that multiply to c and that add to b.

Two numbers that multiply to -27 and add to +6 are +9 and -3.

So, y = #x^2 + 6x - 27
y = (x + 9)(x - 3)

Hopefully this helps!

How do you factor: y= x^2 + 6x – 27 y= x^2 + 6x – 27 ?