Respuesta :
Answer: -7x should be written as -15x+8x or 8x-15x
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Explanation:
Multiply the first coefficient 6 and the last term -20 to get -120
We need to find factors of -120 that add to the middle coefficient -7
Through trial and error you should find that
-15 + 8 = -7
-15 * 8 = -120
Therefore, we break the -7x into -15x+8x
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Extra info: if you want to fully factor by grouping, then follow these steps
6x^2 - 7x - 20
6x^2 - 15x + 8x - 20 ... break up -7x
(6x^2 - 15x) + (8x - 20) .... group into pairs
3x(2x - 5) + 4(2x - 5) .... factor each group
(3x + 4)(2x - 5) ..... pull out the overall GCF 2x-5
So 6x^2-7x-20 fully factors to (3x+4)(2x-5)
We can check the answer by FOILing out the last expression above to get the original expression back again. The box method works as well. So does the distributive property.
