SOLUTION: please help, factor each expression 2x2-3x+1

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Question 88207: please help, factor each expression 2x2-3x+1
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is another problem from the section that I call Advanced Trinomial Factoring.

2x%5E2-3x%2B1
First times First has to come out to 2x%5E2. This would have to be 2x*x
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The Last times Last has to come out to +1. This would have to be 1*1, with the SAME signs--that is either a (-1)*(-1) or a (+1)*(+1).
%282x__1%29%28x__1%29+

Now, the middle term must come out to a -3x, so the signs must both be negative.
%282x-1%29%28x-1%29+

The Lesson on Advanced Trinomial Factoring can be found in algebra.com or go to my own website by clicking on my tutor name "rapaljer" anywhere in algebra.com. Next, click on "Basic Algebra", then "Samples from Basic Algebra: One Step at a Time", then in Chapter 2, look for the section about "Advanced Trinomial Factoring." While you are there, check out ALL the sections on Factoring. There are several sections devoted to this important skill.

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