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 $\color{blue}{ a = 9 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = 70} $.
$$ a \cdot c = 630 $$Step 3: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = 630 $ and add to $ b = -73 $.
Step 4: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ 630 $ are:
| PRODUCT = 630 | |
| 1 630 | -1 -630 |
| 2 315 | -2 -315 |
| 3 210 | -3 -210 |
| 5 126 | -5 -126 |
| 6 105 | -6 -105 |
| 7 90 | -7 -90 |
| 9 70 | -9 -70 |
| 10 63 | -10 -63 |
| 14 45 | -14 -45 |
| 15 42 | -15 -42 |
| 18 35 | -18 -35 |
| 21 30 | -21 -30 |
Step 5: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = -73 }$
| PRODUCT = 630 and SUM = -73 | |
| 1 630 | -1 -630 |
| 2 315 | -2 -315 |
| 3 210 | -3 -210 |
| 5 126 | -5 -126 |
| 6 105 | -6 -105 |
| 7 90 | -7 -90 |
| 9 70 | -9 -70 |
| 10 63 | -10 -63 |
| 14 45 | -14 -45 |
| 15 42 | -15 -42 |
| 18 35 | -18 -35 |
| 21 30 | -21 -30 |
Step 6: Replace middle term $ -73 x $ with $ -10x-63x $:
$$ 9x^{2}-73x+70 = 9x^{2}-10x-63x+70 $$Step 7: Apply factoring by grouping. Factor $ x $ out of the first two terms and $ -7 $ out of the last two terms.
$$ 9x^{2}-10x-63x+70 = x\left(9x-10\right) -7\left(9x-10\right) = \left(x-7\right) \left(9x-10\right) $$