Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 361: 49

Answer

$(y+8)(3y-2)$

Work Step by Step

$3y^{2}+22y-16=$ ... ... Searching for two factors of $ac=-48$ whose sum is $b=+22,$ we find$\qquad+24$ and $-2.$ Rewrite the middle term and factor in pairs: $=3y^{2}+24y-2y-16=$ $=3y(y+8)-2(y+8)$ = $(y+8)(3y-2)$
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