Question

Factor completely... 5x^2-48x-20

Answer 1

The given expression is:

`\begin{gathered} 5x^2-48x-20 \\ =5x^2+2x-50x-20 \\ =x(5x+2)-10(5x+2) \\ =(x-10)(5x+2) \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the expression completely factored is:

(x - 10)(5x + 2)

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