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How do you factor the expression #2x^2+ 5x + 3#?

User Zigg
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Suggest using the quadratic formula here (altho' other methods would work):

a = 2; b = 5; c = 3.

-5 plus or minus sqrt( 25-4(2)(3) )
Then x = ----------------------------------------------
2(2)
-5 plus or minus sqrt (1) -5 plus or minus 1
= -------------------------------------- = --------------------------
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-1 is one root, so x+1 is one factor. Can you find the other root and factor?

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