Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Chapter R-9 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 642: 22

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

Using the factoring of trinomials in the form $ax^2+bx+c,$ the expression \begin{align*} 24y^2-7y-6 \end{align*} has $ac= 24(-6)=-144 $ and $b= -7 .$ The two numbers with a product of $c$ and a sum of $b$ are $\left\{ -16,9 \right\}.$ Using these $2$ numbers to decompose the middle term of the trinomial expression above results to \begin{align*} 24y^2-16y+9y-6 .\end{align*} Grouping the first and second terms and the third and fourth terms, the expression above is equivalent to \begin{align*} (24y^2-16y)+(9y-6) .\end{align*} Factoring the $GCF$ in each group results to \begin{align*} 8y(3y-2)+3(3y-2) .\end{align*} Factoring the $GCF= (3y-2) $ of the entire expression above results to \begin{align*} (3y-2)(8y+3) .\end{align*}
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