Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 361: 64

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$6x^{2}-5xy-6y^{2}$ ... Searching for two factors of $ac=6\cdot(-6)$ whose sum is $b=-5,$ we find$\qquad 4$ and $-9.$ Rewrite the middle term and factor in pairs: $=6x^{2}+4xy-9xy-6y^{2}=$ $=2x(3x+2y)-3y(3x+2y)$ = $(3x+2y)(2x-3y)$
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