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Factor completely 5x2 − 5x − 100.

5(x - 5)(x + 4)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

5x² - 5x - 100 ← factor out 5 from each term

= 5(x² - x - 20) ← factor the quadratic

Consider the factors of the constant term (- 20) which sum to give the coefficient of the x- term (- 1)

The factors are - 5 and + 4, since

- 5 × 4 = - 20 and - 5 + 4 = - 1, then

x² - x - 20 = (x - 5)(x + 4) and

5x² - 5x - 100 = 5(x - 5)(x + 4)

, and

for

step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

, and for