Question

factor completely -5x^2+10x-15?
A. -5(x^2-2x+3)
B. -1(x^2-10x+15)
C.-5x(x^2-2x+3)
D. -5(x^2-2x-3)

Answer 1

Okay, do you know how to factor quadratics?

Answer 2

Yeah @bloomlocke367

Answer 3

Alrighty, then what do you think the answer is? If you have no idea, I can walk you through it.

Answer 4

Could you walk me through it? @bloomlocke367

Answer 5

Yes, one moment please.

Answer 6

What exactly is throwing you off? Is it the fact that there is a leading coefficient other than one? To handle that, you simply factor that out of the entire equation. Can you do that?

Answer 7

Thank you I think I got it now @bloomlocke367

Answer 8

Okay, what did you get as an answer?