Precalculus Examples

$- 8 t^{2} + 50 t - 25$

Step 1

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 8 t^{2}$ .

$- (8 t^{2}) + 50 t - 25$

Step 2

Factor $- 1$ out of $50 t$ .

$- (8 t^{2}) - (- 50 t) - 25$

Step 3

Rewrite $- 25$ as $- 1 (25)$ .

$- (8 t^{2}) - (- 50 t) - 1 (25)$

Step 4

Factor $- 1$ out of $- (8 t^{2}) - (- 50 t)$ .

$- (8 t^{2} - 50 t) - 1 (25)$

Step 5

Factor $- 1$ out of $- (8 t^{2} - 50 t) - 1 (25)$ .

$- (8 t^{2} - 50 t + 25)$