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| Question 392578:  factor 2x^2-9xy+10y^2
 
 Answer by haileytucki(390)
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 2x^(2)-9xy+10y^(2)
 In this problem -2*-(5)/(2)=10 and -2-(5)/(2)=-9, so insert -2 as the right hand term of one factor and -(5)/(2) as the right-hand term of the other factor.
 (x-2)(x-(5)/(2))
 Remove the fraction by multiplying the first term of the factor by the denominator of the second term.
 (x-2y)(2x-5y)
 
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