Question

Please help me solve this step-by-step!
Factor: 20v^2+13v-15

Answer 1

is this factoring?

Answer 2

Yup!

Answer 3

okay then i can help you :)

Answer 4

as soon as dad leaves
xD

Answer 5

i cant focus unless im alone

Answer 6

Lol xD I gotcha, it's all good!

Answer 7

okay hes gone

Answer 8

ok first before you can even start factoring you need to find the GCF or greatest common factor of the numbers. do you see one?

Answer 9

\[20v ^{2}+13v-15\]

Answer 10

youre going to want to make a diamond chart (This is the easiest way to do factoring in my oppinion c:)

Answer 11

for the top number you multiply a and c. a being20 and c being 15, so that comes out to be 300. then the bottom number is going to be B which is 13.

Answer 12

hm, well the format I'm meant to answer in should look something like
\[20v^2+13v-15\] = \[(?v +/- ?)(?v =/-?)\]

Answer 13

oh
actually to be honest i cant remember how to do this... im sorry :/ I thought i knew how but i forgot it haha

Answer 14

Aw, okay. Well thank you anyway! :)

Answer 15

It's "foil" format. (Have you heard of it?) Would it help if I gave an example of one that i've solved that way there's not random question marks all over? :P

Answer 16

oh! yes. Please give an example :)

Answer 17

Factor trinominal: \[w^2+15w+56\]
Answer: (w+8)(w+7)

Answer 18

Or
Multiply: (x-6)(x-9)
Answer: \[x^2-15x+54\]

Answer 19

yeah i know how to do that but not if the first number is greater than one

Answer 20

OH nevermind!!

Answer 21

you have to find the equation that would equal that equation?

Answer 22

Let me find an example like that one :)

Answer 23

nooo its ok! i know what to do now!

Answer 24

Ah, ok. Fantastic ^-^

Answer 25

ok so 20 is a, 13 is b and 15 is c right? :)

Answer 26

so youre gonna make a lil box (il draw it for u!)