SOLUTION: Dear Tutor I'm not sure if I did this correctly. Direction is factor completely 15z^2 - 2z -8 I did 5*3(2-4)(2+4)

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: Dear Tutor
I'm not sure if I did this correctly. Direction is factor completely
15z^2 - 2z -8
I did 5*3(2-4)(2+4)
This question is from textbook Basic Technical Mathematics

Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what happened to the z?

factors of -8 have to "combine" with factors of 15, to result in -2

two factors of -8 ___ -4,2

two factors of 15 ___ 3,5

3 times -4 is -12 ___ 5 times 2 is 10 ___ -12 plus 10 is -2

(3z+2)(5z-4) are the factors

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