Factor -5x^2+10

Raymond B. answered • 01/27/21

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-5(x^2-2) that's as far as can go with integer factors and rational coefficients

but you could treat x^2 -2 like a^2-b^2 = (a-b)(a+b) to get

-1(5)(x+sqr2)(x-sqr2)

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