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You need two numbers whose sum is -1 and whose product is -30.

The numbers are -6 and 5

So

x2 -x - 30 = x2 - 6x + 5x - 30 = x(x - 6) + 5(x - 6) = (x - 6)(x + 5)

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(x - 6)(x + 5)

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