Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2+bx+c - Exercise Set - Page 435: 21

Answer

$(3m+5)(5m-3)$

Work Step by Step

$15m^2-16m-15$ Factors of -15: 1 and -15, 3 and -5, 5 and -3, 15 and -1 Factors of 15: 1 and 15, 3 and 5, -1 and -15, -3 and -5 $(3m-5)(-5m+3)$ $3m*-5m+3m*3+(-5)(-5m)+3*-5$ $15m^2+9m+25m-15$ $15m^2+34m-15$ $(3m+5)(5m-3)$ $3m*5m+3m*-3+5*5m+5*-3$ $15m^2-9m+25m-15$ $15m^2+16m-15$
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