SOLUTION: Rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms and them factor completely. 25x^2 + 35x + 12 I am not understanding the rewriting the middle terms and need some help.Thanks

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Question 70968This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: Rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms and them factor completely.
25x^2 + 35x + 12
I am not understanding the rewriting the middle terms and need some help.Thanks
 This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms and them factor completely.
25x^2 + 35x + 12
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Maybe this is what they want you to do:
:
25x^2 + 20x + 15x + 12
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Factor out 5x from the 1st two terms, and 3 from the last two terms
5x(5x + 4) + 3(5x + 4)
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Factor out the (5x+4) and you are left with:
(5x + 4) (5x + 3)