<PRE><B>Question 87645</B>
6y^2+5y-4 
I have to factor
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Rewrite the problem replacing the middle term with 8y-3y:
6y^2+8y-3y-4
Factor the 1st two and the last two terms separately:
2y(3y+4)-(3y+4)
Factor again to get:
(3y+4)(2y-1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>