Exercise
$5x^2-18x-20$
Step-by-step Solution
Learn how to solve problems step by step online. Factor the expression 5x^2-18x+-20. Use the complete the square method to factor the trinomial of the form ax^2+bx+c. Take common factor a (5) to all terms. Add and subtract \displaystyle\left(\frac{b}{2a}\right)^2. Factor the perfect square trinomial x^2+-\frac{18}{5}x+\frac{81}{25}. Simplify the addition \left(x- \frac{9}{5}\right)^2-4-\frac{81}{25}.
Factor the expression 5x^2-18x+-20
Final answer to the exercise
$5\left(x-\frac{9}{5}\right)^2-\frac{181}{5}$