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What is the completely factored form of 6X squared -13 X -5

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Answer:

(3x + 1)(2x - 5)

Explanation:

6x² - 13x - 5

consider the factors of the product of the coefficient of the x² term and the constant term which sum to give the coefficient of the x- term , that is

product = 6 × - 5 = - 30 and sum = - 13

the factors are + 2 and - 15

use these factors to split the x- term

6x² + 2x - 15x - 5 ( factor the first/second and third/fourth terms )

= 2x(3x + 1) - 5(3x + 1) ← factor out (3x + 1) from each term

= (3x + 1)(2x - 5) ← in factored form

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