Algebra Examples

$m^{2} - 9 m + 8$

Step 1

Consider the form $x^{2} + b x + c$ . Find a pair of integers whose product is $c$ and whose sum is $b$ . In this case, whose product is $8$ and whose sum is $- 9$ .

$- 8, - 1$

Step 2

Write the factored form using these integers.

$(m - 8) (m - 1)$