Can you please factor x^2-2x-31?

Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the following sequence. round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

Simplify 5 square root of 7 end root plus 12 square root of 6 end root minus 10 square root of 7 end root minus 5 square root of 6 . (1 point) 5 square root of 14 end root minus 7 square root of 12 5 square root of 7 end root minus 7 square root of 6 7 square root of 12 end root minus 5 square root of 14 7 square root of 6 end root minus 5 square root of 7

Issof claims that the scale factor is 1/2. which statement about his claim is correct