factoring trinomials

This document provides directions for factoring trinomials by two binomials. It gives the example of factoring x^2 - 5x - 14 and shows that it can be written as (x - 7)(x + 2), with the first term being x - 7 and the second being x + 2. The directions include writing out the trinomial and then using trial and error to find the two binomial factors that multiply to give the original trinomial.