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Which factors can be multiplied together to make the trinomial 5x^2+8x-4

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hello :

5x²+8x-4 quadratic expression when : a = 5 and b=8 and c= -4

∆ = b²-4ac ∆ = 8²-4(5)(-4) = 64 +80 = 144 = 12²

X1 = ( -b -√∆)/2a X1 = (-8-12)/10 = -20/10= -2

X2 =(-b+√∆)/2a X2 = (-8+12)/10 = 4/10 = 2/5

us factorisation : a(X-X1)(X-X2)

5x²+8x-4= 5(x+2)(x-2/5) = (x+2)(5x-2)

you can verify ; (x+2)(5x-2) = 5x²-2x+10x-4 = 5x²+8x-4

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