document.write( "Question 601563: How do you factor 5xy^2-9xy+4x? factoring trinomials \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #379854 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+5x%2Ay%5E2-9x%2Ay%2B4x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Factor out $\"x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%2A%28+5y%5E2+-+9y+%2B+4+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2+-+4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+-9+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+%28-%28-9%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-9%29%5E2+-+4%2A5%2A4+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A5%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+%28+9+%2B-+sqrt%28+81+-+80+%29%29+%2F+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+%28+9+%2B+1%29+%2F+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+1+=+0+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+%28+9+-+1+%29%2F10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+4%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+4%2F5+=+0+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5y+-+4+=+0+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The factors are:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%2A%28+y-1+%29%2A%28+5y+-+4+%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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