Given the following trinomial expression:
[tex]x^2-x-2[/tex]We will factor the trinomial as follows:
We need two numbers the product = -2, and the difference = -1
First the factor of 2 = 2 * 1
So,
[tex]x^2-x-2=(x-2)(x+1)[/tex]So, the answer will be: (x-2)(x+1)
