Question

How to you factor trinomials an example is Factor the trinomial: 2x2 - 5x - 3

Answer 1

I just went through this with someone else

there are a few ways to see it, but first; can you factor something like x^2+7x+12 easily?

Answer 2

no im not really quite sure what factoring really is...

Answer 3

ok, can you foil out something like\[(x+1)(x+2)\]?

Answer 4

like x+x and 1+2

Answer 5

what do you mean by foil

Answer 6

can you simplify this?
can you multiply out\[(x+1)(x+2)\]FOIL means first, outer, inner, last
it refers to the pattern in which you multiply the terms

Answer 7

yeah one sec

Answer 8

try to foil it out if you can