Question

factor out the greatest common factor from the terms of the trinomial. Then factor the remaining trinomial. 2x^2+30x+52

Answer 1

The factor 2 is the greatest common factor. So your equation becomes

\[(x ^{2}+15x+26)(2)\]

The quadratic factors to (x+2)(x+13)

So your equation now factors to (2)(x+2)(x+13)