SOLUTION: please help me factorise this 2x3-5x2-4x+3

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Question 756941: please help me factorise this
2x3-5x2-4x+3
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + 1 divides into 2x^3 - 5x^2 - 4x + 3
Leaving 2x^2 - 7x + 3
(2x - 1)(x - 3)
so factorised:
(2x^2 - 1)(x - 3)(x + 1)
Hope this helps
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