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Factor 2x² + 13x + 20​

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User Amindri
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Answer:

(2x+5)(x+4)

Explanation:

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User Martin Naughton
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Answer:

(x +4)(2x +5)

Explanation:

To factor this, you look for factors of 2·20 = 40 that have a sum of 13.

The factor pairs of 40 are ...

40 = 1·40 = 2·20 = 4·10 = 5·8

The sums of these factor pairs are 41, 22, 14, 13. The last one is the one we want.

There are several ways to use this factor pair. One of the more straightforward methods is to rewrite the middle term as a sum using these numbers:

2x² +5x +8x +20

= x(2x +5) +4(2x +5) . . . . . factor pairs of terms

= (x +4)(2x +5) . . . . . . . . . factor out the common factor

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