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 $\color{blue}{ a = 4 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = -63} $.
$$ a \cdot c = -252 $$Step 3: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = -252 $ and add to $ b = 19 $.
Step 4: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ -252 $ are:
| PRODUCT = -252 | |
| -1 252 | 1 -252 |
| -2 126 | 2 -126 |
| -3 84 | 3 -84 |
| -4 63 | 4 -63 |
| -6 42 | 6 -42 |
| -7 36 | 7 -36 |
| -9 28 | 9 -28 |
| -12 21 | 12 -21 |
| -14 18 | 14 -18 |
Step 5: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = 19 }$
| PRODUCT = -252 and SUM = 19 | |
| -1 252 | 1 -252 |
| -2 126 | 2 -126 |
| -3 84 | 3 -84 |
| -4 63 | 4 -63 |
| -6 42 | 6 -42 |
| -7 36 | 7 -36 |
| -9 28 | 9 -28 |
| -12 21 | 12 -21 |
| -14 18 | 14 -18 |
Step 6: Replace middle term $ 19 x $ with $ 28x-9x $:
$$ 4x^{2}+19x-63 = 4x^{2}+28x-9x-63 $$Step 7: Apply factoring by grouping. Factor $ 4x $ out of the first two terms and $ -9 $ out of the last two terms.
$$ 4x^{2}+28x-9x-63 = 4x\left(x+7\right) -9\left(x+7\right) = \left(4x-9\right) \left(x+7\right) $$