n^2-11n+10?

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2007-10-07 06:28:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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You just have to think of what two factors of ten add up to -11. There are only two: -1 and -10.

So factored, it is
(n - 1)(n - 10)

2007-10-07 06:33:27 · answer #1 · answered by supensa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

(n-10 ) (n -1 )

F>O>I>L
first terms <> N^2

outside terms <>
( plus) +
inside terms << n times -10>> -11N

last terms << -1 times -11 >> +10

N ^2 -11N+10

2007-10-07 06:42:22 · answer #2 · answered by x1yofuzzy1x 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋

(n - 10)(n - 1)

2007-10-07 06:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by Como 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋