SOLUTION: Directions: solve quadratci expression by factoring. I do not see how it could be factored. 12x^2 + 17x

SOLUTION: Directions: solve quadratci expression by factoring. I do not see how it could be factored. 12x^2 + 17x - 5= 0

Question 88836: Directions: solve quadratci expression by factoring. I do not see how it could be factored.
12x^2 + 17x - 5= 0

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Solved by pluggable solver: Factoring using the AC method (Factor by Grouping)

Set the factored expression equal to zero

or Set each factor equal to zero

or Get the constant term to the other side

or Divide both sides by the respective coefficient to isolate x

So the answer is

or
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