SOLUTION: can you show me the reverse foil of 3m^2 + 14m -5

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Question 294886: can you show me the reverse foil of
3m^2 + 14m -5

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If you FOIL the right hand side, you get,


Comparing to your equation,


Integer factors of 5 are 1 and 5.
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All of those combinations solve
Now check using the other equation to see which one is correct.
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No, next set.
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That's the one.
So then a=-1, b=5.


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