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How do I factor 2w^2 +13w +15

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(2w+1)(w+5) would be the factor
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in order to factor this you have to divide in 2 the first and last to get the middle term, now 2 can only be divided in 2 by multiplying 2 by 1 so those are your first terms now for 15 it can be divided by 2 if you multiply 3 times 5 now we have (2x+3)(x+5) since the polynomial has 2 positives both signs will be positive so that would be your answer

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