The first step in the process for factoring the trinomial x^2-3x-40 is to

= (x - 8)(x + 5)

If it is an equation which just means it is equal to zero e.g. x^2 - 3x - 40 = 0

then we would continue and write our x values!

So assuming it was an equation here is the rest of the working:

x - 8 = 0        x + 5 = 0

x = 8                    x = -5

x = 8, x = -5  

Hope this helped!

Step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

add the time and multiply by 2