Answer
(x+2)(x-1)
Work Step by Step
Expression : $x^{2} + x - 2$
$x^{2} + x - 2 = x^{2} -x + 2x - 2$ (split middle term)
$x^{2} -x + 2x - 2 = x(x-1) +2(x-1) $
Common factor = (x-1)
$x(x-1) +2(x-1) = (x-1)(x+2)$
Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition
by Larson, Ron
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
9781337271172
ISBN 13:
978-1-33727-117-2
Prerequisites - p.4 - Factoring Polynomials - Exercises - Page 39: 33
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