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The polynomial 6x2 + x − 15 has a factor of 2x − 3. What is the other factor?

3x − 5
3x + 5
4x − 5
4x + 5

User KitKit
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Answer:

3x+5

Explanation:

User Vie
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The correct factorization gives you B (3x + 5).

The easiest way to find the right answer is to start by looking for a term that will give you the appropriate front term. Since the final, front term is 6x^2. Since we know this is a product of 2x and another, we can divide to find the other.

6x^2/2x = 3x

And we can do the same for the end term using the final term of the polynomial (-15). We know this is a factor of -3 and another.

-15/-3 = 5

Then we put those two answers together to get the final result (3x + 5)

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