Question

factoring trinomials
3p^2-2p-5

Answer 1

It is (3p-5)(p+1)

Answer 2

to check to see if it is right, just foil it back out
3p*p=3p^2
3p*1=3p
-5*p=-5p
-5*1=-5 so put it together to look like
3p^2-2p-5 :)