SOLUTION: please help factor the trinomial completely. 1) 3p^2 -2p - 5

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Question 175184: please help factor the trinomial completely.
1) 3p^2 -2p - 5

Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(3p-5)(p+1)=answer
First figure out what are the factors that give u 5
1,5
What are the factors that give u 3
3,1

Based on this we need to find the two numbers from above that will give u -2
3-5=-2

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