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How do you factor this quadratic?
6x^2 + X - 2

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Break expression into groups such as for formula ax^2+bx+c, find u and v such that u*v=a*c and u+v=b. In this problem, next step is (6x^2-3x)+ (4x-2). Now factor out 3x from (6x^2-3x)= 3x(2x-1). Now factor out 2 from (4x-2)= 2 (2x-1).
Now you have 3x (2x-1) +2 (2x-1) so factor out common term of (2x-1).Thus, the final answer is (3x+2)(2x-1).
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