Step 1: Identify constants $ a $ , $ b $ and $ c $.
$ a $ is a number in front of the $ x^2 $ term $ b $ is a number in front of the $ x $ term and $ c $ is a constant. In this case:
Step 2: Multiply the leading coefficient $\color{blue}{ a = 10 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = 28} $.
$$ a \cdot c = 280 $$Step 3: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = 280 $ and add to $ b = 43 $.
Step 4: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ 280 $ are:
| PRODUCT = 280 | |
| 1 280 | -1 -280 |
| 2 140 | -2 -140 |
| 4 70 | -4 -70 |
| 5 56 | -5 -56 |
| 7 40 | -7 -40 |
| 8 35 | -8 -35 |
| 10 28 | -10 -28 |
| 14 20 | -14 -20 |
Step 5: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = 43 }$
| PRODUCT = 280 and SUM = 43 | |
| 1 280 | -1 -280 |
| 2 140 | -2 -140 |
| 4 70 | -4 -70 |
| 5 56 | -5 -56 |
| 7 40 | -7 -40 |
| 8 35 | -8 -35 |
| 10 28 | -10 -28 |
| 14 20 | -14 -20 |
Step 6: Replace middle term $ 43 x $ with $ 35x+8x $:
$$ 10x^{2}+43x+28 = 10x^{2}+35x+8x+28 $$Step 7: Apply factoring by grouping. Factor $ 5x $ out of the first two terms and $ 4 $ out of the last two terms.
$$ 10x^{2}+35x+8x+28 = 5x\left(2x+7\right) + 4\left(2x+7\right) = \left(5x+4\right) \left(2x+7\right) $$