Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 361: 51

Answer

$(y+2)(4y+1)$

Work Step by Step

$4y^{2}+9y+2=$ ... ... Searching for two factors of $ac=+8$ whose sum is $b=+9,$ we find$\qquad+8$ and $+1.$ Rewrite the middle term and factor in pairs: $=4y^{2}+8y+y+2=$ $=4y(y+2)+(y+2)$ = $(y+2)(4y+1)$
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