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Photon
I think it's to find the sum of the factors of −40.

Hope this helps !

Photon

Answer:

Second step  x( x +5 ) -8 (x+ 5 ) in process of factoring .

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Trinomial x²-3x-40 .

To find : The second step in the process for factoring .

Solution : We have x²-3x-40 .

On factoring x²+ 5x - 8x - 40 .

Taking common x from first two terms and -8 from last two terms.

x( x +5 ) -8 (x+ 5 ) .

Therefore , Second step  x( x +5 ) -8 (x+ 5 ) in process of factoring .