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Algebra.Com's Answer #504830 by josh_jordan(263) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Hello. This polynomial cannot be factored with rational numbers. If the original polynomial was $\"2x%5E2-7x%2B3\"$ , it could be factored as (2x - 1)(x - 3). However, since the 3 in the polynomial is negative, it cannot be factored rationally. \n" ); document.write( "

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