Factorise Quadratic F33163
1. The problem is to fully factorise the quadratic expression $20 + x - x^2$.
2. First, rewrite the expression in standard quadratic form:
$$20 + x - x^2 = -(x^2 - x - 20)$$
3. Now, focus on factorising the quadratic inside the parentheses: $x^2 - x - 20$.
4. To factorise $x^2 - x - 20$, find two numbers that multiply to $-20$ and add to $-1$ (the coefficient of $x$).
5. The numbers are $-5$ and $4$ because $-5 \times 4 = -20$ and $-5 + 4 = -1$.
6. So, factor the quadratic as:
$$x^2 - x - 20 = (x - 5)(x + 4)$$
7. Substitute back into the original expression:
$$20 + x - x^2 = -(x - 5)(x + 4)$$
8. Therefore, the fully factorised form is:
$$-(x - 5)(x + 4)$$