Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 361: 75

Answer

$3(x+y)(8x-9y)$

Work Step by Step

$ 24x^{2}+3xy-27y^{2}\qquad$...factor out the common term, $3$. $=3(8x^{2}+xy-9y^{2})$ ... ... Searching for two factors of $ac=-72$ whose sum is $b=1,$ we find$\qquad 8$ and $-9.$ Rewrite the middle term and factor in pairs: $=3(8x^{2}+8xy-9xy-9y^{2})=$ $=3[8x(x+y)-9y(x+y)]$ = $3(x+y)(8x-9y)$
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