Question

your friend says that to solve the equation 5x squared + x - 4 = 2 you should start by factoring the left side as (5x - 4)(x + 1) is your friend correct?

Answer 1

that would not be correct

Explanation:

its not correct because since its 5x squared thats going to be in a separate parenthesis for example it would look like this
`(5x^2 +4)- (x) =2`

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