Question

2x^2-9x-5
one factor is -1/2 what is the other one?

Answer 1

x = 5

Answer 2

(2x+1)(x-5)

x= -1/2
x= 5

Answer 3

\[2x^2-9x-5=\frac{-1}{2}(-x^2+\frac{9}{2}x+\frac{5}{2})\]

Answer 4

What is that @Mertsj ??

Answer 5

Well you asked if one factor is -1/2, what is the other.
If one factor of 12 is 3, what is the other?

Answer 6

It's not like this @Mertsj

Answer 7

So what did you really mean to ask?

Answer 8

The question is this
2x^2-9x-5
one factor is -1/2 what is the other one?

and the answer is so simple which is :
(2x+1)(x-5)

x= -1/2
x= 5

Answer 9

That makes no sense. Factors are things that you multiply. If one factor is -1/2, what are you going to multiply it by?

Answer 10

What you meant to say is one root is -1/2

Answer 11

Let's ask @RiyaMoon and see what is the multiple choice she has?

Answer 12

Hey @RiyaMoon Are you there?

Answer 13

i need the other factor that goes into it. and it is 5

Answer 14

thanks @RiyaMoon