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Please help me i don't know how to factor polynomials

Please help me i don't know how to factor polynomials-example-1
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Hello from MrBillDoesMath!

Answer:

(3 x - 1) (2 x - 1)

Discussion:

Polynomial = 6x^2 -5x + 1.

Look at the factors of the leading (x^2) term: 6. Factors of 6 are 2 and 3 and 3-2 equals 1 which is the constant term. So the numbers 2 and 3 are key to the factorization.A little fiddling around (how's that for a math concept!) shows the factorization is

(3 x - 1) (2 x - 1)

Note that 3 and 2 appear in the factorization.


Thank you,

MrB

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