Question

Factor 15x^2-26x+8

Answer 1

(5x-2)(3x-4)

Answer 2

How?

Answer 3

Can check by FOIL. To factor requires a bit of trial and error, "reverse FOIL."

Answer 4

15(8)=5(24)=10(12)=20(6)
-26=-26-6
-26x=-26x-6x
\[15x^2-26x-6x+8\]
Factor by grouping we shall

Answer 5

oops type0

Answer 6

i'm so bad

Answer 7

\[-26=-20-6\]

Answer 8

\[-26x-20x-6x\]

Answer 9

so we have
\[15x^2-20x-6x+8\]

Answer 10

Thank you both.

Answer 11

\[5x(3x-4)-2(3x-4)=(3x-4)(5x-2) \]