Question

is 6x^2+5x-5
factorable?

Answer 1

I came across this and I need to know if it can be factored, or if I need to do other ways of simplifying it

Answer 2

It's not easily factorable. T simplify something like this you either need to use the quadratic formula or the completing the square method.

Answer 3

I also cam across this q10, it is quite messy but quadratic formula should do the trick

Answer 4

\[6x^2+5x-5\]\[x^2 +\frac{5}{6}x -\frac{5}{6}\]\[\left(x^2 +\frac{5}{6}x\right) -\frac{5}{6}\]\[\left(x^2 +\frac{5}{6}x+\frac{25}{144}\right)-\frac{5}{6} -\frac{25}{144}\]\[\left(x+\frac{5}{12}\right)^2-\frac{145}{144}\]

Answer 5

That would be your factored form in completing the square method (what I love to do)