SOLUTION: Megan factored the expression 28x^2+x-15 as (4x-3)(7x+5). But when Jacob applied the FOIL principle and multiplied out (4x-3)(7x+5), he got 28x^2-x-15; thus, Megan�s solution

Question 386585: Megan factored the expression 28x^2+x-15 as (4x-3)(7x+5). But when Jacob applied the FOIL principle and multiplied out (4x-3)(7x+5), he got 28x^2-x-15; thus, Megan�s solution does not appear to check. Why is that? Please help Megan to understand this better. Explain your reasoning and correctly factor the original expression, if possible. If the expression is prime, so state.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Because it should be
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