Answer:
3(x + 2)(2x - 5)
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
6x² - 3x - 30 ← factor out 3 from each term
= 3(2x² - x - 10) ← factor the quadratic
Consider the factors of the product of the coefficient of the x² term and the constant term which sum to give the coefficient of the x- term
product = 2 × - 10 = - 20 and sum = - 1
The factors are + 4 and - 5
Use these factors to split the x- term
2x² + 4x - 5x - 10 ( factor the first/second and third/fourth terms )
= 2x(x + 2) - 5(x + 2) ← factor out (x + 2) from each term
= (x + 2)(2x - 5), thus
2x² - x - 10 = (x + 2)(2x - 5) and
6x² - 3x - 30
= 3(x + 2)(2x - 5) ← in factored form
A. Thay intersect at one point.
The small number is 2.
The large number is 3.
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Let the two consecutive numbers be x and x+1.
- x be the small integer.
- x+1 be the large integer.
The sum of these two consecutive integers = small integer + large integer
The sum of these two consecutive integers is x+x+1 = (2x+1)
It is given that,
- The sum of two consecutive integers is one less than three times the smaller integer.
- This means that, (2x+1) is one less than three times the smaller integer.
- Here, the small integer is represented as x.
<u>Therefore, it can determined that :</u>
(2x+1) = 3x-1
Keeping x term on one side and constants on other side,
3x-2x = 1+1
x = 2
Therefore, the small number is 2 and the large number is x+1 = 3.
