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Factor the trinomial: 2x^2+7x+3

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Answer:

(x+3)(2x+1)

Explanation:

2x^2 + 7x + 3

1st step) Multiply the 2 from 2x^2 with the 3

2nd step) Then when you get x^2 + 7x + 6, find the factors of 6 that add up to the 7 from 7x.

3rd step) The factors that add up to the 7 from 7x are 6 and 1. - these factors can be represented as (x+6)(x+1).

4th step) After this, since you multiplied the 2 from 2x^2 with the 3(shown in the first step), you must divide each each factor by the 2 from 2x^2.

5th step) Finally, you should get (x+3)(2x+1). - when dividing 1 and 2, the denominator(2) should be next to/multiply with x, and when dividing the numerator(6) and the 2 from 2x^2 together, you should get x+3 since 6 divided by 2 is 3.

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