Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 361: 76

Answer

$2(2x-y)(3x+4y)$

Work Step by Step

$ 12x^{2}+10xy-8y^{2}\qquad$...factor out the common term, $2$. $=2(6x^{2}+5xy-4y^{2})$ ... Searching for two factors of $ac=-24$ whose sum is $b=+5,$ we find$\qquad-3$ and $8.$ Rewrite the middle term and factor in pairs: $=2(6x^{2}-3xy+8xy-4y^{2})=$ $=2[3x(2x-y)+4y(2x-y)]$ = $2(2x-y)(3x+4y)$
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