Factorise the following by splitting the middle terms:
c) $x^{2} + 5 x - 6$

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Solution

Given: $x^{2} + 5 x - 6$
By splitting the middle term, we get,
$= x^{2} + 6 x - x - 6$
$= x (x + 6) - 1 (x + 6)$
$= (x + 6) (x - 1)$
Hence, the answer is $(x + 6) (x - 1)$ .

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