Algebra 2 Common Core

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ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 4 - Quadratic Functions and Equations - 4-4 Factoring Quadratic Expressions - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 222: 87

Answer

$(3x+14)(2x+9)$

Work Step by Step

Let $z= x+5 .$ The given expression, $ 6(x+5)^2-5(x+5)+1 ,$ is equivalent to \begin{align*} 6z^2-5z+1 .\end{align*} Using the factoring of trinomials in the form $ax^2+bx+c,$ the expression above has $ac= 6(1)=6 $ and $b= -5 .$ The two numbers with a product of $ac$ and a sum of $b$ are $\left\{ -2,-3 \right\}.$ Using these $2$ numbers to decompose the middle term of the trinomial expression above results to \begin{align*} 6z^2-2z-3z+1 .\end{align*} Grouping the first and second terms and the third and fourth terms, the given expression is equivalent to \begin{align*} (6z^2-2z)-(3z-1) .\end{align*} Factoring the $GCF$ in each group results to \begin{align*} 2z(3z-1)-(3z-1) .\end{align*} Factoring the $GCF= (3z-1) $ of the entire expression above results to \begin{align*} (3z-1)(2z-1) .\end{align*} Substituting back $z= x+5,$ the expression above is equivalent to \begin{align*} & (3(x+5)-1)(2(x+5)-1) \\&= (3x+15-1)(2x+10-1) \\&= (3x+14)(2x+9) .\end{align*}
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