Solution - Simplification or other simple results
5x^2-x+12
Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
((5x2 - 6x) + 5x) + 12
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 5x2-x+12
The first term is, 5x2 its coefficient is 5 .
The middle term is, -x its coefficient is -1 .
The last term, "the constant", is +12
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 5 • 12 = 60
Step-2 : Find two factors of 60 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -1 .
| -60 | + | -1 | = | -61 | ||
| -30 | + | -2 | = | -32 | ||
| -20 | + | -3 | = | -23 | ||
| -15 | + | -4 | = | -19 | ||
| -12 | + | -5 | = | -17 | ||
| -10 | + | -6 | = | -16 |
For tidiness, printing of 18 lines which failed to find two such factors, was suppressed
Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored
Final result :
5x2 - x + 12
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