SOLUTION: Hello, The problem is on factoring. I do need a complete step by step...because I know I'm missing something....I tried doing the GCF, and their isn't one. So I did the breakd

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: Hello,
The problem is on factoring. I do need a complete step by step...because I know I'm missing something....I tried doing the GCF, and their isn't one. So I did the breakdown of the 1st & 3rd number...but I totally missing something.
Thanks!
Factor the trinomial completely
20w^2 - 11w - 3
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor the trinomial completely
20w^2 - 11w - 3
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Rewrite as follows:
20w^2 -15w+4w -3
Factor the 1st two and the last two terms separately:
5w(4w-3) + (4w-3)
Factor again to get:
(4w-3)(5w+1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.