Answer:
Factoring 3x2 - 2x - 1
The first term is, 3x2 its coefficient is 3 .
The middle term is, -2x its coefficient is -2 .
The last term, "the constant", is -1
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 3 • -1 = -3
Step-2 : Find two factors of -3 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -2 .
-3 + 1 = -2 That's it
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -3 and 1
3x2 - 3x + 1x - 1
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
3x • (x-1)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
1 • (x-1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(3x+1) • (x-1)
Which is the desired factorization
Final result :
5xy2 • (x - 1) • (3x + 1)