What is the second step in the process for factoring the trinomial x^2-3x-40

Write the factors and add them up.

Step-by-step explanation:

To factorize the given trinomial , you first need to find the factors of -40 such that when multiplied they give -40 and when added they give a result of -3.

The second step in the process of factoring is to write the add the factors up in place of '-3x' to get:

step-by-step explanation:

given that ab is divided into equal parts as

ac, cd, de, ef, fg, gh, hi, ib.

from this we find that f is the midpoint of ab.

so using mid point formula we find

f = (3,7)

similarly considering fb, we get

h = mid point of fb = ((6,6) and g, mid point of fh is

g = (9/2, 13/2)

i is mid point of hb

so i =(15/2,11/2)