Question

How do you factor the trinomial 3n^2 + 5n +2

Answer 1

For a polynomial of the form ax2+bx+cax2+bx+c, rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is a⋅c=3⋅2=6a⋅c=3⋅2=6 and whose sum is b=5b=5.