document.write( "Question 570781: How do I factor a trinomial? I have seen many examples of this problems but i still dont understand, the problem is, -6s2 - s - 5. Can you help me? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #367777 by mananth(16946) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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-6s2 - s - 5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The coffecient of s^2=-6
\n" ); document.write( "The coefficient of third term is -5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both you get 30\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You have to split this number (30)into two parts such that when you add them you get the coefficient of the middle term which is -1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Factorize 30
\n" ); document.write( "the prime factors are 2*3*5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the factors you get, combine the factors. For example 2& 3 , & 5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2*3=6
\n" ); document.write( "& 5
\n" ); document.write( "5-6=-1
\n" ); document.write( "That is the coefficient of the middle term
\n" ); document.write( "So you can now write
\n" ); document.write( "-6s^2-6s+5s-5
\n" ); document.write( "-6s(s-1)+5(s-1)
\n" ); document.write( "(s-1)(5-6s)\r
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