Solved on Feb 07, 2024

Find the two missing values in the equation g24g21=(g)(g+)g^{2}-4 g-21=(g-\square)(g+\square) to show equivalent expressions.

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. We are given a quadratic expression g24g21g^{2}-4g-21.
2. We need to factor this expression into the form (g)(g+)(g-\square)(g+\square).
3. The symbol \square represents the numbers we need to find.

STEP 2

Recognize that the given quadratic expression is in the standard form ax2+bx+cax^2 + bx + c, where a=1a=1, b=4b=-4, and c=21c=-21.

STEP 3

Understand that factoring a quadratic expression involves finding two numbers that multiply to acac (which is 1×21=211 \times -21 = -21) and add up to bb (which is 4-4).

STEP 4

List the pairs of factors of ac=21ac=-21 considering both positive and negative factors because the product is negative.
1×21=211×21=213×7=213×7=21 \begin{align*} 1 \times -21 &= -21 \\ -1 \times 21 &= -21 \\ 3 \times -7 &= -21 \\ -3 \times 7 &= -21 \\ \end{align*}

STEP 5

Identify the pair of factors from the list in STEP_4 that add up to b=4b=-4.
3+(7)=4 3 + (-7) = -4

STEP 6

Use the identified pair of factors to write the quadratic expression as two binomials.
g24g21=(g7)(g+3) g^{2}-4g-21 = (g-7)(g+3)

STEP 7

Now we can fill in the squares in the original equation with the numbers we found.
g24g21=(g7)(g+3) g^{2}-4g-21=(g-7)(g+3)
So the complete equation with the equivalent expressions is:
g24g21=(g7)(g+3) g^{2}-4g-21=(g-7)(g+3)

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