Question

How do you write `y = 5x^3 - 5x^2 - 10x` in factored form?

Answer 1

`y=5x(x-2)(x+1)`

Explanation:

First, there is a factor of 5x so I would factorise that first. This yields; `y=5x(x^2-x-2)`

Then you need to factorise the quadratic function which will then take you to the final solution of `y=5x(x-2)(x+1)`

hope it helps :)